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Nittaku's long-running short-pips bestseller, whose pimples are coated with a tacky layer to create deceptive strokes unlike any other short-pips rubber.
About this product
The only short-pimple rubber among the Nittaku products here. Spin 7.25 and speed 10 put it in a different band of figures from the inverted rubbers entirely.
Short pimples face outward. The sheet does not wrap the ball, so it imparts less spin — and equally, absorbs less of the opponent’s. A spin figure of 7.25 is the consequence of that structure, not a shortfall.
There are situations where this is a weapon. Taking a heavily spun ball and pushing it back flat does not return the opponent’s rotation to them. It suits fast close-to-table returning, and is most often used on the backhand.
It does run against the grain of modern spin-based play. Starting here before learning the basics on inverted rubber means never developing the feel for generating spin at all.
What the numbers say
Short pips, 30° sponge. Its speed of 6.1 ranks 12 of 23 rubbers, mid-range. The other axes sit at a similar level, so the profile is well balanced. Based on the manufacturer’s published figures.
This paragraph is not a copied review — it is generated from the figures and rankings collected on this site, and changes when they do.
Where this rubber sits among Nittaku inverted rubbers
Speed and spin figures Nittaku publishes for 14 of its inverted rubbers. Nittaku does not state a maximum, so read this as relative position within the family. Further right is faster; higher means more spin. Other brands use different scales and are not mixed in.
Manufacturer figures
Nittaku official (scale maximum not published)· bar shows position among products on the same scaleEach brand uses its own scale, so these numbers cannot be compared directly across brands
Full specifications
| Surface type | Short pips |
| Sponge hardness | 30° |
| Thickness options | Thin (1.2-1.4mm) / Medium (1.4-1.7mm) / Thick (1.7-1.9mm) |
| Colours | Red / Black |
| Made in | Japan |
Blades that pair with this rubber
Real player setups and level-based recommendations come first.
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Matched at a similar mid-range grade
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5-ply + 2 Arylate-Carbon plies
Matched at a similar mid-range grade
Korbel
7-ply
Matched at a similar mid-range grade