Bag Check: Wilson NXT Power 18 Gauge

By Kyle Mollison, USPTA

As a stringer for the club I get asked all the time about strings. I’m going to be bluntly honest here, for the majority of club players, the strings are not going to make that big of a difference. However, many club players find themselves with debilitating tennis elbow. That, is one thing that I know for a fact that can helped by a change of string.

Wilson NXT Power 18 is without a doubt our best string for those who are ailing from tennis elbow. NXT Power is a PU multifilament string featuring Wilson’s trademarked high crystallinity Xycro Micro Fibers. These fibers offer tremendous power and an unsurpassed soft feel.

This soft feel coupled with its 18 gauge thickness (which is almost a full millimeter thinner than the common 16 gauge string) greatly reduces the shock that is delivered to a player’s arm, which will not only alleviate immediate tennis elbow pain, but also help prevent the condition in the future.

If you have tennis elbow problems and need relief, see a WRRFC stringer and have them put some Wilson NXT Power 18 and get ready to feel better!