LATIKA

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Spin are excellent.
LATIKA
LATIKA

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Averages reviews points

  • Evaluation: 7.81 / 10
  • Number of review: 31
    • Speed: 6.61
    • Spin: 7.48
    • Control: 8.81

    5 ply wood, based on “KASUMI BASIC”
    "Anyone can achive things if they really want to. That's why they say your efforts will always pay off" The model is developed on the basis of Kasumi Basic and conveys the elegance of this beautiful player. It uniquely combines the power and control. Recommended for different levels of play. Made in Japan.

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    Specifications

    Price
    6,500 Yen(Include tax 7,150 Yen)
    Producer
    Nittaku
    Product code
    NE-6856,NE-6857,NE-6412
    Speed
    Mid
    Touch
    Middle
    Size
    Vertical 158mm horizontal 152mm
    Weight
    88g
    Material
    Five plywood (Wood, 5 ply wood)
    Thickness
    5.8mm
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    Highly rated as a versatile racket for beginners to intermediate players, featuring excellent control and stability. However, advanced players frequently note insufficient speed and distance, with clear differentiation in evaluations based on skill level.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Beginner-friendly with no quirks and good compatibility with all rubbers
    • Excellent control and stability ideal for learning fundamentals
    • Good ball retention and easy spin application
    • 5-ply construction with modest bounce and limited drive distance
    • Feels insufficient for intermediate and advanced players
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveHighly manageable as a first racket with compatibility across different rubber types. Good feel and stable shots with excellent cost-performance ratio.
    ▽ CriticalIntermediate and advanced players experience insufficient distance and inability to finish plays decisively. Shots slow down in mid-court and racket is susceptible to opponent spin.

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    • MK

      MK

      Player reviews

      Super easy to use. It's a beginner blade, but you can keep using it even as you improve. Blades usually have compatibility issues with certain rubbers, but this one doesn't.
      Recommended for people who want to try out different playing styles.

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      2019/07/17
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10
      Hardness Soft
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    • The Pride of Junior High School Table Tennis

      The Pride of Junior High School Table Tennis (Experience: ２〜３ years) Easy to use even long-term

      Player reviews

      Easy to use even as your very first blade, and I felt it matched well with any rubber.
      It really shows its strengths on the forehand especially, letting you hit consistently.
      The weight is just right too, and the feel left a really good impression.

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      2024/12/18
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Touch
      9
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza X

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) REDMONKEY Spin

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    • visitor

      right (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Feels similar to Joo Se-hyuk

      Player reviews

      I'm a chopper who used the Joo Se-hyuk blade for over 10 years.
      The grip came loose, so I finally decided to change blades, and after trying a few, the Ratica surprisingly felt close to the Joo Se-hyuk.

      What made me try this blade was hearing that its performance was similar to the Korbel.
      The Korbel is also used by choppers, so I figured the Ratica might work too and gave it a try.

      I feel like the solid core feel, the blade thickness, and the sense of weight in your hand (balance point?) are all very similar.
      Topspin drives and chops felt close on both sides too. The Ratica is admittedly faster on drives and a bit harder to control on chops, but the difference isn't that big.

      Overall, I'd highly recommend this to attacking choppers whose forehand is mainly drives rather than chops.
      One thing to watch out for: you have to pick a heavier individual blade.
      Since the blade is small, you can't make up the weight with rubber, so pick as heavy an individual blade as you can.
      If you don't care about the design or grip shape, the Korbel tends to have more heavy individuals available, so I'd recommend the Korbel instead.

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      2023/03/05
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Touch
      10
      Hardness little hard

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Dignics 09C

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint · LONG 3 ultra Gokuusu

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    • visitor

      high school student (Experience: ４〜５ years) Recommended for middle schoolers

      Player reviews

      Basically, you can do everything with it.
      Matches any rubber
      For a skilled intermediate to advanced player, it feels like something's
      missing

      Recommended for junior high schoolers (1st-2nd year)

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      2022/12/22
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      6
      Control
      9
      Touch
      7
      Hardness Soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) ROZENA

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Vega Europe

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    • visitor

      Transition to SWAT POWERMan (Experience: ２〜３ years) Makes a hollow poko-poko sound

      Player reviews

      Doesn't fly much
      Good control
      Spin bites well
      Barely usable for a junior high schooler aiming for the top in a city-level tournament

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      2022/10/19
      Overall
      7/10
      Speed
      5
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Touch
      10
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) QUANTUMX PRO SOFT

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) SuperSpinpips

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    • visitor

      Sr38 (Experience: Less than a year) Easy-to-use 5-ply

      Player reviews

      I think this is an easy-to-use blade no matter what rubber you put on it. Recommended as a first blade!

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      2022/08/13
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      8
      Control
      9
      Touch
      8
      Hardness Little soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) RAKZA Z

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Zieger PK50

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    • Dai-chan junior high school teacher

      Dai-chan junior high school teacher (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Perfect for new students

      Player reviews

      This is an all-around blade usable from complete beginners up through intermediate players
      People say the Kasumi Basic is Nittaku's version of the Korbel, but the blade size was different.
      This blade, though, is a true Nittaku version of the Korbel - it's the Kasumi Basic with a bigger blade size
      Being close to the Korbel, it pairs well with both long pips and short pips, so it doesn't pick a rubber

      The ball sits really well and it's easy to handle
      If you play a forehand-focused style of table tennis, I think this can satisfy quite a lot of people

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      2020/12/29
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      6
      Spin
      8
      Control
      8
      Touch
      7
      Hardness Soft

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc C-1

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc S-1

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