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As for the number of players still using metal spikes at the professional level, it's roughly 15 percent of the field during a given tournament week. That's not a significant number.

When combined with this technique, the metal not only becomes clear, but it remains just as strong as before. There are, of course, multiple possible use cases for a transparent metal like this.