Wilson NXT 17
ComfortMulti
The rec / 3.0–3.5 and tennis-elbow default. You restring more often than poly.
$23.95 / set
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String advice · not medical treatment
Sore arm, tennis elbow, and string
If the elbow is actually injured, see a clinician. From the stringer side: a full bed of ALU Power or Hyper-G is a common way rec adults make a sore arm worse.
What I tell players
Poly is firm. That is the point of it for heavy hitters. It is also why a rec adult with a talking elbow should not “get used to†a full ALU or Hyper-G bed. Comfort first, then add poly later if the arm allows.
- Start multi. NXT 17 for kids and a talking elbow. Velocity for rec adults. X-One if they want a nicer multi.
- Or hybrid. Poly mains + multi crosses so you keep some bite without a full stiff bed. Recipes.
- Tension: if the frame range allows, a couple pounds lower is kinder than cranking for “control.†See tension basics.
- Tour Bite Soft is a kinder poly than ALU or Hyper-G. It is still a poly. It is not an arm-rehab string.
This page does not diagnose or treat tennis elbow. It is about which sealed sets in our catalog are less hostile to a sore arm.
Comfort multis I actually string
Prices as of Aug 28, 2026. Amazon may change. Full ALU or Hyper-G is a 4.0+ bed, not a rehab bed. Kinder poly lives on Wildcards.
HEAD Velocity MLT 16
ComfortMulti
Soft 16 ga multi for rec / senior. Easy pocket. Not a spin string.
$10.00 / set
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Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 16
ComfortMulti
Premium multi with more pop than NXT. If you break multi every other week, this category is the wrong fight — but for a sore arm it is still kinder than full poly.
$21.95 / set
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