What is the difference between 17g and 17L tennis strings?

Answer 1

First I would like to make a correction to an earlier post by tennisnic. I would also like to state that I have read a couple of his posts and he does know about tennis. However, in this case the L designation does not refer to a European brand. Case in point Prince and Head are both American brands and both companies make string in 15L and 16L guage. Now to answer your question, the L refers to a 1/2 guage or to be more specific it is between guages. Strings are measured millimeters such as 1.20mm , 1.25 mm and 1.30mm ...A string of say 1.28 mm or 1.24 mm would be an L guage string because it is between the common guages. It is also important to note that the higher Guage number on the string the (Thinner the string) A 17guage string is thinner than a 16 guage which is thinner than a 15 guage. A 15L guage string is thinner than a 15g, a 16L guage string is thinner than a 16guage string. The difference is like a 16L guage is like a 1.27mm string and a 1.30mm is like a 16 guage string.

Answer 2

The rhythm and sounds, although closely matched, there are some subtle, and delightful, differences. With sexual intercourse there is more ahhing oohing and ughing, with some squeaking and squealing, whereas with tennis its mainly ughing, a little gr'huhing and shuffling.. Tennis lacks the richness and depth of intercourse, or, in the old terminology, now shunned; * F.U.C.K -ing. [Fornication Under Consent of the King] * Uh, no, i don't like watching either tennis or porn, better things to do, like do it for real, .... or?

Answer 3

If you're talking about string they're the same thing they're just from different countries. 17g is from the U.S. and 17L is from a European country.

Answer 4

Looking at packets of string and comparing them, 17G =1.25mm and 17L is 1.24mm thick.