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From a website:I don't have the arm to play this in my entire string bed now, but mixing this in the mains, and a high quality ...Is "not have the arm" an idiom?Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

It is "shop talk" describing the qualities of a professional tennis racket, and how it matches up with the physical nature of the individual player.
Every human pursuit has lingo or jargon that the aficionados understand, but people not familiar with the jargon may find it gibberish.

Do you play tennis, or do you just like to post random stuff?

Comments: About 15 years ago, I used nothing but Prince Durathin 18g on my full string bed while playing in high school and college. I was sad to see Prince discontinued that string a number of years ago. Honestly, I've been looking for something similar ever since...and I finally found it. This is excellent string for sure. I don't have the arm to play this in my entire string bed now, but mixing this in the mains, and a high quality synthetic in the crosses such as Tecnifibre NRG2, X-one Biphase, or even a Gamma TNT2, produces excellent spin and bite on the ball. I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about the spin generated with polyester based strings. I've used many polys from Luxilon (my favorite), Babolat, and even Volkl. But if I want max spin, I aim for 18g Kevlar based string in the mains and an 18g premium synthetic in the crosses. No poly can product this type of spin...18g poly or not. No, it's not the easiest string for the arm. Neither is polyester based strings. Give this a try and see what you think. I string at 62. Nothing feels quite this "crisp" as plowing through the ball with this setup.

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I understand. Thanks

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