Nittaku Hino 5.22

I bought this Nittaku Hino 5.22 racket base and today I had my first 3-hour training session—a real weapon in table tennis!

Having previously read reviews about this racket base, I took a risk because the manufacturer’s information warns that this racket base is not intended for intermediate players; it was supposed to be the fastest of the Nittaku rackets.

This racket really has speed, but there are even faster racket bases.

Nittaku Hino 5.22 has become my favorite table tennis racket base from today. Enough speed with good control and maneuverability! I like the control and maneuverability of this racket base, you direct the ball where you want, block the opponent’s topspin where you want. A real weapon.

I use Xiom Omega VII PRO (max) under the forehand and Xiom Jekyll& HYDE C55 (max) under the backhand.

Both rubbers are good.

Fast blade, but with outstanding control.

Suitable to pair up with pips-out rubber as well.

Основание, которое не похоже на другие, даже братьев хиноки. Это конь, которого до чувства и понимания игры придётся набраться мастерства и времени. Я люблю и имею много оснований хиноки, но тут двойной карбон, который требует высокого мастерства. Низкая траектория, скорость накладки 47–52 градуса — если с этим справиться, вы будете профессионалом. Мне теперь есть куда стремиться.

The product description says that this is Nittaku’s fastest racket base! It may be true, but my personal opinion is that this base is fast but not super fast. I personally like this racket base a lot, one of the best feeling bases I have bought for myself recently! The quality of this racket base is top class, this racket base costs quite a lot, but it is worth it. If you want a racket with good feeling and fast enough, then I recommend buying. Under the forehand Nittaku Hammond Z2 special max, under the backhand Nittaku Hammond Z2 special max — the best for me!

One of my favorite blades with hinoki wood. The special feeling and smell are amazing!!!!

Faster than Primoarc Carbon, the Arc is a bit low. Shots are very direct, making it easy to make mistakes. Not recommended for beginners. Overall, it’s a very good blade with insane handle quality and a very smooth feel.

It’s an excellent hino blade of Nittakku. I played with this blade only for just a week due to a serious accident in my family. The blade has a great forehand topspin experience. Its lightweight gave me more efficient timing for shots. It’s an excellent blade developed by Nittakku. I am really thankful to the tabletennis11 team for providing this blade on their portal. Thank you, tabletennis11 team, from my deepest heart ❤️.

Цена/качество: отлично.

Due to the carbon plies, the catapult effect of the hinoki wood unfolds in a more linear fashion, while giving the blade more precision but less feel/dwell time compared to a full hinoki blade. As a result, the blade has a lot of gears despite the high basic speed. I use it with Hurricane 3 Neo Blue Sponge on FH and Donic Bluegrip S1 on BH.
It is very powerful from half distance (better than Viscaria etc.) yet the touch game is still very precise. Counters close to the table generally land close to the edge. The arc is low (opposite of full hinoki blades) and deadly, which is something I’m looking for. It has a hard feeling yet produces a lot of spin while topspinning. It also has a lot of power on flat hits. I wouldn’t recommend it for close-to-table play; even if it handles the passive strokes very well, its strength lies in half distance, where it produces high-quality killer shots every time.

The Hinoki Catapult is controlled at low speeds due to the carbon layers (2 on each side), but at higher impacts, the catapult from the thicker hinoki core really kicks in. This results in a very controlled blade for the speed it provides, which is even faster than ALC blades like Viscaria. The catapult sets in more dynamically compared to Viscaria (which is more linear) so this blade unlocks more gears.

The blade creates a low arc on the balls unlike all wood hinoki only blades due to the carbon layer and thus very dangerous balls but the trajectory is long so caution is needed when finishing a ball, otherwise it will go long.

The ball contact point is crisp due to the carbon, yet still provides good dwell time from the hinoki. Due to the moderate flex of the blade, it will have a lot of power from half distance where it can create dangerous low trajectory spinny topspins while having a very nice and controlled touch in the short game (albeit a somewhat muted feeling during serves, serve return feels good though).

I tried super hard to soft rubber, and it works well. Craftsmanship is flawless. There is feel, speed, and control.

Fast but controlled

I came across this absolutely gorgeous-looking yet simple blade. It was supposed to be a blazingly fast weapon with 4 layers of carbon (2 for each side).

But it’s the hinoki-based characteristics that stand out for this blade; it’s not as fast as I expected, but it’s surprisingly more controllable than I imagined. After I shelved my initial expectations, I worked on its strengths: long dwell time, higher-than-average control. Paired with Nittaku Fastarc G1 (FH) and Moristo SP (BH), both max thickness, the result is an amazing looping machine with a high arc and accurate shots. The backhand side with the short pips is still a work in progress, but the forehand game is divine with great feeling and high feedback.

These are very good quality blades from Nittaku. Fast speed and very good control with these blades. That is why I bought 2 after I tried it, thanks to Tabletennis11 providing good services.

Taxtaga ideal, mana man degan butterfly taxtalar bilan raqobat qila oladi.