Stiga Boost TP

Very good forehand rubber. Speed is fantastic, spin is very good, and the control is excellent. I have this rubber on both forehand and backhand, but I must say I didn’t like it as much on the backhand, mainly because of the speed and relatively low throw. This means that you can’t (or maybe I can’t) use it on opening loops with good success. However, this is all about technique, I guess. But as a forehand rubber for offensive play, it’s really good!

A great rubber for the backhand. It can produce powerful shots from a distance and is very controllable on a carbon acrylate blade. It’s a slightly slower version of Almana, less punishing, but with a lot more spin and control in loops, and better balanced.

It’s a good rubber for players who have just learned how to loop and spin the serves. In general, it’s a medium-average rubber.

It is quite hard to play at first due to the lack of power and the hardness in the sponge. However, after a few moments playing, it gains more power. You can use it for flicking, top-spinning, and smashing. For top-spinning players, it will be better if you use a blade with a slightly longer dwell time.

My favourite rubber so far! I use 2.0mm with a Stiga Allround Classic, and it has a lovely combination of speed, spin, and control. I replaced Sriver with it, and it was an easy transition. I can really feel the ball in this blade. It also makes a great sound!

Boost TP

Despite being a fast rubber, the Boost TP can be challenging for executing kill shots. However, it excels in rallies and close-to-table attacking playstyles. Its slightly tacky surface generates more spin than other STIGA rubbers. When paired with harder blades, the Boost TP can create a formidable combination.

Boost TP is the harder version of Boost TC, featuring the same topsheets but with different sponges. TP is very grippy, almost tacky.

Compared to TC, TP offers better serving due to its harder sponge. Blocks and smashes are faster, while loops are effective when executed from a distance, requiring ample power.

TP appears to perform better on an ALC blade than TC.

This rubber requires a break-in period to reach its full potential. Initially, TP feels very hard, but after a few sessions, the sponge softens and gains some springiness.

A harder sponge than Boost TX and a little bit slower. However, it is a very nice rubber.

The TP is the harder brother of the Boost TC rubber. The TP fixes a lot of the problems with the TC, ie it has much better power over the table and killing backspin is much easier than TC. However, it loses a little bit of power when you are counter-looping from far away.

The TP has quite amazing spin on loop-drives, as long as you use thin contact and get your wrist involved in the action.

It serves much much better than the TC since the hard sponge allows you to dig harder into the sponge before the ball is released and you can really graze the ball.

With the medium to medium-soft sponge, I’d recommend using it on a good old all-wood 5 or 7 ply.