Name: AA
Brand: Nittaku
SKU: 539-racket
Price: 18.000 JPY
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 9.6 (5 reviews)

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Everyone's rating

[Hardness] Soft
[Performance] Speed and Spin are excellent.

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Averages reviews points

Evaluation: 9.6 / 10

Number of review: 5

Speed: 9.6
Spin: 9.4
Control: 8.8

Single-plate drive type of Kiso hinoki: Using the traditional Kiso hinoki, a single-plate angle type drive type. Japan's three most beautiful forests Kiso cypress in the harsh natural environment, grew up over the luxury of time to Yosu twice years of compared to other regions cypress. Distortion and shrinkage superior to less durability, elasticity is high, and also grain emits a pleasant aroma and depth. It will deliver along with the work of carefully selected Kiso hinoki.

Japanese pen

Specifications

Producer: Nittaku

Product code: NE-6604

Speed: Mid-Fast

Touch: soft

Size: 162 × 130mm

Weight: 85g

Material: Veneer Kiso picture (Hinoki wood, Single panel)

Thickness: 9mm

Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary

This 9mm single-ply blade is recognized as a valuable option in an era of increasing 10mm blades, praised for its excellent feel and ease of use from quality hinoki wood. While drive performance and control receive high marks, achieving peak power requires substantial technical skill.

■ Frequently Mentioned Points

Premium hinoki wood with centuries of maturation and superior feel
Rarity and contemporary value of 9mm single-ply construction
Compact blade design offering lightweight and easy handling
Powerful drives and stable soft touch play
Requires technical proficiency to fully utilize its power

■ Representative Voices

▲ PositiveThis Nittaku hinoki single-ply offers an incredible feel and produces forceful drives. The compact blade makes backhand transitions easy, and playing it delivers a satisfying sensation throughout the stroke.

▽ CriticalThe high power output demands a proportional level of technical skill to control properly and deploy effectively.

User reviews

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jonko (Experience: ６〜１０ years)

Compared to other single-ply blades, the blade size is a bit smaller, and being lighter,
I think it's a pretty manageable blade even for players without a lot of arm strength.
Also, the feel on contact is really good - there's a nice sensation that resonates in your hand.
I've used things like the Speed 90 and Cypress before, but for the reasons above I've settled on this racket.

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2020/01/27

Overall	9/10
Speed	9
Spin	9
Control	9
Touch	10
Hardness	Soft

Recommended rubber (Forehand) Vega Asia DF

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Masamune (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Boasts a pleasant impact feel

This is Nittaku's proud hinoki (cypress) single-ply blade, made from wood that's hundreds of years old.
As proof of that, you can unleash powerful drives along with an incredible feel on contact!
It's also a compact blade, so switching over to the backhand is easy too.
Now that 10mm single-ply blades have become a bit more common, don't count out 9mm — it's still got plenty going for it, don't you think?

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2024/07/14

Overall	10/10
Speed	10
Spin	10
Control	10
Touch	10
Hardness	Soft

Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05

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Tanaka 0569 This is THE 9mm single-ply blade

With 9mm single-ply blades becoming rarer these days, I think this is a valuable option.

Also, Nittaku's hinoki (cypress) wood is great quality, and it gave me a really refreshing feel when hitting.

I really want drive-oriented players who value control to try this one.

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2023/11/18

Overall	10/10
Speed	10
Spin	10
Control	10
Touch	10
Hardness	Little soft

Recommended rubber (Forehand) DIGNICS 64

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friend (Experience: ６〜１０ years)

I use this for large ball.
I think it's a wonderful blade with really good stability.
For large ball, I'd been using the Jewel Blade, but it wasn't well suited to detailed short-game play.
The Nittaku AA I just bought makes the short game easy, holds the ball very well, and when you hit it hard the feel on contact beats any other blade.

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2022/05/15

Overall	9/10
Speed	9
Spin	8
Control	9
Touch	10
Hardness	Little soft

Recommended rubber (Forehand) Allegro

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Tatsuya (Experience: ４〜５ years) Good blade!

Honestly I wanted the Cho-Tokusen A, but budget-wise I ended up with this one instead (lol)
The power this puts out is insane. When you hit hard, the power is no joke. And being a penhold blade, it's a natural for the short game too.
The downside - though this is really down to my own lack of skill - is the control. Since it puts out so much power, I felt you need the technique to match in order to control it properly.
If you have the technique to set up your opponent so you can unleash that powerful forehand, I think it can hold its own against shakehand players.
By the way, my racket was a fairly heavy specimen at 92g before I sanded it down.
I said I wanted the Cho-Tokusen A, but I think this racket is also a really good racket!

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2019/08/03