Since the glue ban Ive been looking for a rubber that had a built in glue effect. So far Ive tried Genius, Genius+ Optimum, Magna TC II, Tenergy 05 and Sriver G2 FX. All of these rubbers did not feel 100% like glued rubber. It seemed as the throw angle was a little off or they didnt allow you to go through all the gears. Many were hard to control with a full loop kill swing and I only had the ability to play the long angles and any attempt to go for the shorter wider angle was extremely risky. Plus I like to change my racket angle just before contact to hit either the inside or the outside of the ball. This was a recipe for disaster with most of the tensor rubbers that Ive played with. The other big problem that I had was finding one sheet of rubber that allowed me to both aggressively attack some under spin balls while safely looping others. Most of the tensors only executed one good.
Nimbus soft on the other hand feels like a glued sheet of Bryce or maybe Cermet. There is no problem looping topspin, under spin, counter driving or blocking. It does all of these things well. It is a little hard to push aggressively and consistently but I suspect Ill adjust OK over time.
I am a little concerned about durability though. After only 4 hours of play the sweet spot looks a little worn. However there is no change in the quality of the rubber. Even if I only get two or three months’ worth of use its still cheaper than paying $75 a sheet for Tenergy 05 and I like Nimbus better anyway.
I may continue to try different rubber but Nimbus replaces Tenergy as my new benchmark.
Amazing stuff!
Nimbus soft on the other hand feels like a glued sheet of Bryce or maybe Cermet. There is no problem looping topspin, underspin, counter driving or blocking. It does all of these things well. It is a little hard to push agressively and consistently but I suspect Ill adjust OK.
I am a little concerned about durability though. After only 4 hous of play the sweet spot looks a little worn. However there is no change in the quality of the rubber. Even if I only get two or three months worth of use its still cheaper than paying $75 a sheet for Tenergy 05 and I like Nimbus better anyway.
I may continue to try different rubber but Nimbus replaces Tenergy as my new benchmark.
Amazing stuff!