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Hello everyone!
I've been watching and reading a bunch of equipment reviews during quarantine and Stiga Genesis caught my attention.
I'm once again thinking about trying out a new rubber (as I might buy new rubbers soon anyway), but I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not.
My previous setup was: Azalea Allround + Mantra M on both sides.
At the moment I'm using Azalea Offensive and DNA M on both sides. I've used this setup for around 3 months.
DNA definitely doesn't feel right on my backhand and I'm pretty sure I'll go back to Mantra M.
On my forehand DNA felt pretty comfortable, but I still miss some things about Mantra, mostly on my serve and recieve game. I like DNA a lot better on open-ups and topspins though, probably because of its grip.
What I thought was: Genesis might have better grip and offer better control, so it should help with what I feel might be lacking in my game.
My questions are:
Is 3 months of playing enough to know what I like and don't like about a setup?
Can my preference for Mantra on serve and receive be because I was used to using it (or maybe because of its low responsiveness to spin)?
How does Genesis compare to my current rubbers (how is its responsiveness to spin, what is its throw angle like)?
Does trying Genesis (what version?) make any sense or is it just my EJ inner self?
Please help me not to make a stupid decision again.
I've been watching and reading a bunch of equipment reviews during quarantine and Stiga Genesis caught my attention.
I'm once again thinking about trying out a new rubber (as I might buy new rubbers soon anyway), but I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not.
My previous setup was: Azalea Allround + Mantra M on both sides.
At the moment I'm using Azalea Offensive and DNA M on both sides. I've used this setup for around 3 months.
DNA definitely doesn't feel right on my backhand and I'm pretty sure I'll go back to Mantra M.
On my forehand DNA felt pretty comfortable, but I still miss some things about Mantra, mostly on my serve and recieve game. I like DNA a lot better on open-ups and topspins though, probably because of its grip.
What I thought was: Genesis might have better grip and offer better control, so it should help with what I feel might be lacking in my game.
My questions are:
Is 3 months of playing enough to know what I like and don't like about a setup?
Can my preference for Mantra on serve and receive be because I was used to using it (or maybe because of its low responsiveness to spin)?
How does Genesis compare to my current rubbers (how is its responsiveness to spin, what is its throw angle like)?
Does trying Genesis (what version?) make any sense or is it just my EJ inner self?
Please help me not to make a stupid decision again.