won't you feel it's kinda "hard" (the wood) without using any grip? hmm..i not sure about the tennis elbow but anyway.. I'm able to try out a racket with g4 grip (arc-9) today, with the original grip. i think g4 grip with replacement grip + overgrip should suit me. anyway, finally i found that g3 grip with overgrip isn't too bad at all, just that, i prefer to have a replacement grip because the overgrip's "sofa" (i dunno how to say lol) is too thin btw..kinda weird with the arc-9..maybe not get use of the 20 or 22lbs tension (the racket come with ready string) hmm..shouldn't be considering those in near future as i just bought my rackets.. if i have any chance to go hk, will go there buy few of it at least..compare with my carlton.. arc-10 still the better 1 for me. thx btw. cheers i wanted to try out at700 and ns9900 too, wonder how they differ in feeling hopefully have any chances to try out next time.