Customer review for Victas Koki Niwa

Review by rlgreen217 for Victas Koki Niwa on April 24, 2023

This was my first real table tennis racket and I'm very happy with it. I play with Hurricane 3 on the forehand and Rakza Z on the backhand (although I use Seemiller grip, so I only use one side at a time, and twiddle). The paddle is very fast and has a lot of control, even with a slow tacky rubber like Hurricane 3. It's great for blocking, as well. My only complaint is that when using the Rakza Z side, I often hit too far and it misses the table. Serves are very powerful and spinny, though some of this owes to Hurricane 3. I definitely would NOT recommend using a fast rubber on this blade, unless you have very very good control. I don't typically play far from the table, but when I do it has nice power for looping.

My USATT rating is around 1100 and my playing style is mixture of Dan Seemiller and Koki Niwa (at a much lower level) I would say. It involves a lot of (chop) blocks and sidespin, and is generally pretty slow, except for some very fast backhand flicks when a good opportunity arises. This blade does an excellent job of playing slow and controlled when I need it to, and playing fast when I hit hard.

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