Sterling 17 Racquet String
Sport: Tennis, Racquetball, Squash
Color: Grey/Silver
Gauge: 17 / 1.25mm
Resiliency: R-9
Durability: D-4.5
General Info:
Our most popular multi-filament string delivers outstanding response, power, comfort and feel. Provides a classic gut-like feel but with added durability. This 17 gauge version offers slightly more feel and bite compared to the 16 gauge version.
Benefits:
More accurate return of serve, controlled volleys, greater serve placement and increase bite on the ball.
Player Type:
Competitive players who want a responsive string that also provides added control.
Construction:
Platinum alloy spirals, multi-filament wraps, with NuBlend outer coating around a Du Pont fiber center core.
Brand Name Comparison:
- Babolat Xcel
- Gamma TNT2 Touch
- Prince Premier Power
- Technifibre NRG2
- Wilson NXT DuraMax
Excellent prices for excellent products! Sterling String, Klipper tape and grips - the best!!!
Just to qualify the review: I used the Stirling 17g to string my Wilson Blade 18x20 racket. I'm 60+ and had tennis elbow about 13-15 years ago. I wouldn't use anything else other than multifilament.
Stirling is a very good multifilament, I'd say a tad below the Tecnifibre X-One (my favourite one so far). But much better than many other multifilaments I used in the past, (especially considering the price!).
I live in Canada and Sterling is not readily available on this market. But I would continue using it if I could.
I combine this with Head Rip Control, the Sterling for mains
Sterling 17 Racquet String
Unfortunately, my experience with Sterling 17 was not a good one. I strung my Wilson Clash 100 Pro V2 at 54 lbs. With just under 6 hours of playing a main snapped. I strung the racket myself taking care not to stress the strings, I've not had a string snap this quickly before.
My style of play is heavy topspin serve and medium topspin on the backhand. 4.0 level.
It's possible a defect in the string or even a nick occurred during stringing. I did, however, like the feel of the string and found it easy on the arm. I did have to work a little harder to get topspin and found there to be effortless power. I may try it again later hoping that this string is more durable than what I experienced.
Update: Dave from Klipper was good enough to email me and make suggestions based on my experience. Although the strings didn't hold up as I expected, they played well. More importantly, Klipper provides an excellent customer experience and cares about its customers.