Luxilon, arm pain...
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Ripper
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It depends. Unless it's an important pain, I think he could try some hybrids, before deciding. Having said that, I'd suggest you to try a hybrid with one of the softer solid core syn guts (LaserFibre Classic, f.e.), before thinking about multis.
well..it's apparent that the polyester/copoly strings are the reason for your arm pain...hybrids might work for you...but i doubt it unless you put some soft multis like x1 biphase or nrg2 in the crosses
WhiteSox05CA
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Have you used poly's before? Luxilon isn't the stiffest feeling poly. Just try to hybrid it with a very soft set of crosses.
qwerty66
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thinktowin
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How would the luxilon at 46-48 in a relatively dense string pattern impact your arm?
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gb.tennis.junky
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well, luxilon, along with other polyesters, shouldn't be used by persons with arm problems.
in addition, luxilon, is a string that should be strung at least 5 lbs under your usual string tension, for it is stiffer than other polys.
if you really want to play with luxilon, you should combine it with a softer string such as gut.
use the polys, as your main since, it's usually the mains that break first.
and use gut, as your cross, for a better feel.
Bottle Rocket
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This doesn't just go for ALU, it goes for all Poly's. Since when is Luxilon so much stiffer than other poly's?
And it is 10% not 5 lbs. For most people this ends up being a drop of 6 lbs or slightly more. I think there are performance benefits going to the lower tension anyway.
People seem to think just because a string feels more comfortable it is not as stiff. Sometimes our feelings are misleading because Luxilon is far from the stiffest.
Of every poly I have ever used, ALU power does seem to be the most powerful. I feel like it is in a different class of strings than what it is usually compared with. I think most other poly's talked about around here are a much better match-up for Luxilon Original, not ALU.
I think the issue of Luxilon stiffness really comes into play after you've got a lot of time on it. After a few weeks, when it totally dies, I think that is when it is most dangerous. That is when the arm/eblow problems really show themselves. The only poly that I've tried that didn't seem to totally die was SPPP.
I think if you're experiencing arm pain with it, you should forget about. It really isn't worth it. A lot of the Luxilon craze is hype and marketing, is it really worth it to you? Did it improve your game? Don't underestimate the performance of synthetic guts and multi's.
