7 Reviews for Nittaku Best Anti

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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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External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on February 8, 2026

Translated from Spanish.

My first anti, difficult to adapt to the change in angle of shots coming from smooth rubbers. At first the ball didn't pass the net but over time it becomes an ally for receiving services, with short and dangerous returns when anticipated near the table. Complicated for attacking but useful for changing the game rhythm.

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External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on November 7, 2023

Translated from French.

If you have never tested anti-top! and you want to test one without changing your way of playing too much BEST ANTI is made for you! It disrupts the behavior of the ball enough to make you comfortable and place your attacks!!! WARNING attacking with this covering is dangerous!!! you must hit flat! always no otherwise it dives directly onto the table or at best... into the net... Test in 1.8

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External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on April 20, 2019

Translated from Spanish.

Very slow rubber, returns need a lot of push, if you're a bit careless the ball stays in the net. Better Stiga Energy Absorber which even allows attacks.

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External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on November 6, 2018

Translated from Spanish.

You can do whatever you want with this rubber, place the ball anywhere on the table. It complicates things a lot for the opponent

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External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on December 6, 2014

Pretty amazing anti-spin. Does everything an anti-spin rubber should, absolutely no complaints about this one.

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External Review for Nittaku Best Anti on June 28, 2013

One of the best antispin ever. Best Anti is well known because of excellent properties and feeling :

- White spinge is soft and dampening
- Very slow. Controling the ball is so easy, even spinny loops or powerfull strokes.
- Topsheet is untacky and dead but you can generate some spin on your own if you are well trained.

Best Anti reallyr eally shine at :

- defensive game (chopping is more consistant than other antis and so easy to do!)

- returning serves. Believ me, it is always very hard to attcack a "BA return" : returning short is awesome, even when you return a long ball, it is a "no-bounce" one

- blocks : OMG. Chop-blocks, passive blocks... All are good.

Perfect for defensive palyers.

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