Fastarc G-1
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Spin and Speed to have excellent |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed:8.07
- Spin:8.85
- Control:8
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Most players are looking for that rubber that fits them just right. Nittaku has introduced the Fastarc series with a variety to choose from. The Fastarc G-1 has the most power of the series. It's a very direct and to the point rubber. All offensive strokes from fast drives at the table to long distance counterlooping are executed with high precision. The hardest and fastest of all the Fastarcs.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Nittaku
- Product code
- NR-8702
- Speed
- 98
- Spin
- 93
- Control
- 51
- Hardness
- Middle hard
Players use Fastarc G-1
- Excellent balance between spin and speed
- Versatile performance across drive, smash, and short game
- Outstanding durability and cost-effectiveness
- Dull sheet provides stable block and receive
- Suitability varies greatly by playing style and thickness choice
Reviews by user
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Pin-chan (Experience: More than ２０ years) An honor-student rubber with excellent spin
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2017/11/06
Of all the rubbers I've used, this one drew the strongest arc.
The spin performance on the short game is excellent — it's an all-around top performer at stops, pushes, flicks, chiquitas, no matter the technique.
As for bounce, it bounces more than high-elasticity rubbers. Because it draws such a strong arc, topspin rallies are easy too, but when I backed away from the table I felt a lack of power. I think this rubber is perfect for players who like to play close to the table and take the ball early.
The blades I used it with were the Hurricane Ryu, Sense 7.6, Acoustic, Joo Se Hyuk, Defplay, and Innerforce ZLC, and it worked without any issues on defensive blades. On offensive blades like the Hurricane Ryu and Innerforce ZLC, it felt like there was too much power, which killed the spin performance. On the other hand, with softer blades like the Sense 7.6 and Acoustic, the spin performance came through fully, and I could hit drives with real extension too.
I think you can get the most out of this rubber's performance with either a wood blade or a softer special-material blade.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use SENSE 7.6
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katsuo000 (Experience: More than ２０ years) Didn't suit me
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2017/10/30
I used this on my backhand side.
It wasn't bad at all. It didn't have that overly-flying feel; it was more of a hard rubber, like an old Sriver that had been coated with some kind of solvent. Even though the rubber itself has quite a bit of tension built in, it still grips the ball firmly, and it was quite easy to handle.
However, over the past year I've only been using spring-sponge rubbers on my backhand, and I've gotten into the habit of putting spin on the ball by letting it sink in, so most of my backhand drives ended up falling short. Loop drives still seemed hittable, but I couldn't get that satisfying fast backhand drive feeling. On the other hand, meet hitting was quite a bit easier with this than with spring-sponge rubbers. I think that's because spring sponge tries to put spin on the ball even when you hit it like a meet shot.
If you're strong on the forehand and using this on the backhand, it may be somewhat picky about who it suits, and people who prefer Butterfly-made rubbers might not find it a good match.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use FORTIUS FT ver.D
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Takekazu (Experience: ２〜３ years) Great performance, easy to handle
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2017/10/25
The first time I used this rubber, I was honestly impressed lol
It gives quite a lot of speed and spin comes easily too.
When you hit an underspin serve, the way it comes back over the table feels really satisfying.
I think intermediate players and up should be able to handle it just fine, so if you're curious, definitely give it a try!
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
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Alto (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2017/10/16
Overall it's a good rubber. But if you don't handle it well, you might not be able to put spin on your serves. That said, it's easy to hit not just spin drives but speed drives too. Personally I don't think it's great for rallying from mid-distance or away from the table. Control might not be super easy either. Personally I think it's better on the backhand, though that depends on the person. Lastly, I think this is a rubber that's worth trying, no regrets. If you want to hit both spin drives and speed drives, why not give it a try? I recommend it. It's not that expensive either.
All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Racket recommended use Swat
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Rubber Mania (Experience: ４〜５ years) Made it to the prefectural tournament
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2017/10/16
I do think this rubber is easy to hit, but it's tricky on the forehand.
On the forehand it flies way too much and was hard to use. On the backhand it's stable. The spin is so-so I guess. If you're good at serving, the spin is amazing, but if you're not very good, it just doesn't spin much.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use CARBONADO 190
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Glassman (Experience: ４〜５ years) An honest rubber
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2017/10/11
This is an honest rubber, in both good and bad ways.
Overall it's easy to handle, but it feels like it transmits your own skill level as-is,
so it's not a good fit for people who rely on rubber performance to carry them.- Serve
If you can hit a serve with real spin, you can get an absolutely vicious serve out of this.- Receive
It reacts honestly to the opponent's spin, so you need a certain level of skill.
Between players of the same level, you can return the ball without any problem.- Short game
Flicks, pushes, blocks — they're all easy to hit
and there's nothing to complain about.- Backhand
It goes in as long as you make contact, so this is easy too.- Chop
Among rubbers of the same type, this is the easiest to chop with.
It might be a good recommendation for choppers.- Mid-distance to away-from-the-table play
If your form is stable,
you can easily hit sharp, straight-arcing shots,
but if it's unstable you get flat, spinless balls, shots that drop short, or shots that go long,
and control becomes difficult.
(I think this part is a matter of my own skill)All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use Swat
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Retort Curry (Experience: Less than a year) A very good rubber
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2017/10/04
I put the Fastarc G-1 on the backhand side of my Wa no Kiwami Ren. My impression after using it is that meet hitting was really easy to do.
Also, the feel on contact is very good. The spin and speed were especially good. It's easy to handle even for beginners.All Speed Spin Control Hardness Little hard
Racket recommended use WANOKIWAMI REN OFF
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