My Nianmor and Genius Review

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I am now using Nianmor(R) on backhand and Genius(B) on forehand and I can finally honestly say that my fiddling for a post glue generation setup is finished. I have found the performance to weight ratio I have been looking for. 

I am using Tenergy 05 as my benchmark for comparison as I have used it for some time and the knowledge of which is generally common. 

The Nianmor is the best backhand rubber of the post glue generation. Not only is the speed faster than 05 or the Boost series, but the best part is the control. Coming from playing 05 on my backhand, I too thought anything faster would be crazy, but the level of control gained allows the speed at a much greater consistancy. It also allows the one shot T05 rarely allows, a consistant punch. It is light and precise with its spin, very fast, but controlled and with a more classic feeling short game, again unlike that of 05. 

The Genius will not be for everyone, I am finding it ideal in several regaurds.  It is slightly softer and noticeable slower than 05, but these are offset by the increase in control and lighter weight. The feeling will be best described as a hybrid rubber that allows the spinny shots of T05 away from the table, allows the "at the table" control shots of an unglued Sriver, and a rubber that allows the "off the bounce" Timo Boll esq topspin putaways as a soft 4th generation ESN rubber. Basically its everything you liked about Tenergy, but without everything you disliked about Tenergy. 

Post glue ban I went from be being displeased initially with the high
weight and low control of duel 05s to being displeased with the low spin to
speed of Boost/ESNs, to finally compromising again with 05s. I did so again because I believed the perfomance warrented the high weight, but in hindsight this was foolish of me. 

I was and am using a Waldner Senso Carbon V1 if wondering. 