Customer review for Nittaku Best Anti

External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on February 26, 2026

My first Anti. I've tried a couple and this one still fits my playstyle the most. I'm not a defensive player, but All+ contrast with alot of variation. My Best Anti racket has a Fastarc G-1 on the forehand on a Series S S-7 blade (listed as OFF but feels more OFF- or ALL+ due to being softer than most OFF allwoods).
The Nittaku Best Anti is often understood and reviewed as an entirely defensive tool, but due to it's medium hardness sponge, you can do pretty quick anti-shots with it that tend to surprise opponents with a no spin, fast dropping ball that is usually sent into the net.
It's also one of the few classic antis that can be used mid-range and is nice for choppers (I chop quite often especially against quick long serves to the backhand). It can produce zero spin chops or spin-reversal chops depending on chop angle and technique. Although its not alot of spin-reversal, its often enough to confuse the opponent if varied, especially in lower leagues, but still pretty effective against more skilled players that aren't used to playing against anti.
Otherwise, it can do all the anti things, like chop block against top spin or drop shots very well.
I want to emphasize again, that it's speed is pretty quick for an anti and is heavily underestimated. Next to nobody I've seen makes use of it, even content creators don't.

Overall, although it has the same weaknesses as all classic antis (not great against shot/smash and quick long serves), it a very controlled anti with alot of options that can be used by total beginners, but has a pretty high skill ceiling when it comes to technique, since it's not one of the slower ones.

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