Stiga genesis II

AndiHL wrote: what do you think, are any alternatives on the market with the same characteristics but with slightly harder sponges? I really loved my G2M when it was new, but now the sponge is softer than in the beginning. And I don't like this as much.  I allready spoke to Stiga, but they don't plan to bring a G2H to the market...

I think there is no reason to keep Genesis 1 around since Genesis II is so similar, but much better. 

Thanks for the updates!

I just wanted to give an update on the Genesis ii M. I've been playing it for about two weeks. The topsheet already looks quite old, I can already see a lot of wear in the spot where I normally hit the ball. The speed has also kicked up a bit after the break-in period. The overall feel isn't quite as hard a before, I guess the sponge has loosened up a little bit. I'm still enjoying the rubber. 

Hard tacky rubbers are no go on RPB, the stroke needed to get the most out of the rubber just doesn't make sense on the backhand.

Had another session with Genesis II s, really enjoying the safety of shots even on hard strokes. Kill shots often have a wicked low trajectory with good spin.

Spin sensitivity is a little more than usual, which is to be expected due to the tacky topsheet.

Interesting to find that fast brush shots with thin contact have enough pace to pressure opponents, but engaging the sponge puts an extra blast on the ball. It's kinda tricky to find the right angle to use such that both kinds of shots can be available at hand, but I seem to favor the brush stroke, which while capable, isn't as strong as a semi brush, semi sponge engaged shot.

I'll give it a go on another blade, I think I understand the playing properties of it to make it work, hoping for not a too big drop off in playing performance

I just finished up my 4th session playing with Genesis 2 M. I'm finally starting to figure out how to generate more spin and power with this rubber. Coming off Tenergy 05, it's taken some time for me to get zoned in with G2M. The contact required is much more similar to what you would use with a Chinese rubber. Much thicker contact and accelerate as the ball dwells on the bat. It was a combintion of that and figuring out exactly the correct bat angle for each stroke. I'm starting to like this rubber more day by day. 4-1 on the day by the way.   

Sounds like the Genesis 2 is a must try. The official description also claimed that this generation would be more durable.
Did you guys also try the mantras? How do they compare?

tom wrote: for me boosted H3 is still the best.  I use substitue sheets that don't need boosting on certains blades out of convenience.

What are those substitutes? Needing to boost is the main reason why I don't want to move to h3.

So far, I preferred the boosted H3 to this to be honest. The feel just reminds me of that a bit.

Hi Tom. I don't normally boost my rubbers either. The Hurricane Provincial boosted that I tried was on a friends paddle who just happens to use the same blade that I use. Therefor, I have a good idea as to what it feels like to play that rubber. I personally don't like fooling around with boosting. I just wondered if it would be beneficial with this rubber. 

Edited by ericd937 - 08/22/2018 at 10:31am

The most similar thing I can think of (that I've tried) is boosted Hurricane 3 provincial, although it's not exactly like that. I was actually wondering if it would be beneficial to boost this rubber? The tack is slightly or a bit less than Hurricane 3, but it does pick up a lot of dust so far. Whatever you do, don't wipe it with a normal towel or the towel fibers will be stuck all over your rubber. You'll need one of those micro fiber towels. That being said, it doesn't seem to pick up as much moisture as some other rubbers. Some ESN and also Tenergy rubbers are really hard to keep dry in humid conditions. Even after you wipe them with a dry towel, they still seem to have some condensation on them.