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Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Speed to have excellent
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  • Rating: 5.45 / 10
  • 11 reviews
    • Speed:4.64
    • Spin:3.73
    • Control:5.73

    This is well-balanced pimples out rubber with sticky pimples but good speed. Made in Japan

    • Short pimples

    Specifications

    Price
    3,000 Yen(Include tax 3,300 Yen)
    Producer
    Nittaku
    Product code
    NR-8521
    Speed
    10.00
    Spin
    7.25
    Hardness
    soft
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    This distinctive rubber combines soft top sheet with tackiness and is highly valued as an affordable beginner-friendly option, though opinions vary on the actual feel of tackiness and spin performance. Users prioritizing control and stability praise it, while those seeking speed and spin rotation find it insufficient.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • Superior control and stability thanks to tackiness
    • Excellent for meet-style strokes and defensive shots
    • Affordable rubber ideal for beginners
    • Subtle tackiness with varied user perception
    • Speed and spin performance at standard level
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveThe tackiness prevents slipping, making meet-style techniques easier and delivering stable shots even with poorly controlled rackets. For defensive shots like cuts and blocks, the ball doesn't deflect and lands in the intended course.
    ▽ CriticalDespite being a tacky top sheet rubber, the ball frequently drops during play. Speed output is minimal and dramatic spin is completely absent, making it impossible to appreciate the rubber's advantages.

    Reviews by user

    • Yutchi @ cut

      Yutchi @ cut A tacky short pips?

      Reviews by user

      It's a rubber with the odd combination of short pips and tackiness, lol. It slips and drops the ball completely normally at times, and the tackiness is only to the degree of feeling a bit sticky. The first thing worth noting is that it's cheap! Even in the worst case where it doesn't work out, you can just tell yourself "oh well," lol. It has quite a hard feel, so unless you hit through it firmly, it won't be stable. Its cutting performance is high, so I'd recommend it to choppers who want to try short pips, or to anyone looking for versatility!

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      2016/05/17
      All
      4/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      3
      Control
      3
      Hardness Little soft

      Racket recommended use Hadraw Shield

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    • Per-chan

      Per-chan (Experience: 4〜5 years) An entry-level short pips...

      Reviews by user

      With the switch to plastic balls, I tried out a short pips rubber for the first time, just as an experiment.
      It's supposed to be tacky, but if your swing is slow, it still slips.
      For receives, if you hit a no-spin ball flat, it comes back as a proper knuckle ball.
      With pushes too, if you don't cut it well, you'll mess up the return.
      I felt it works better on the backhand than the forehand.
      For anyone trying short pips for the first time, the price is reasonable too, so I think it's a good choice.

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      2016/01/21
      All
      3/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      1
      Control
      3

      Racket recommended use OFFENSIVE CLASSIC WRB

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    • visitor

      One in the front and back Senkei Not great for forehand..

      Reviews by user

      I had it on my forehand side, and it was easy to control, so I thought it was pretty good, but it's slippery, so forehand pushes were hard to do. That said, since it's easy to control, I think it's better to put it on the backhand side.

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      2015/07/13
      All
      4/10
      Speed
      1
      Spin
      1
      Control
      5
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    • visitor

      Liao (Experience: Less than a year) Put it on the backhand side of my Routis

      Reviews by user

      This is the first short pips rubber I've used. It's cheap, cheap enough that I could keep using Fastarc G-1 on my forehand alongside it as a fixed pairing. Also, it's supposed to be a tacky rubber, and it does seem to slip less than a normal short pips rubber.

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      2014/10/19
      All
      5/10
      Speed
      3
      Spin
      2
      Control
      5

      Racket recommended use RUTIS

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