Nittaku Goriki Kaisoku

I found it very difficult to loop backspin with this rubber. It seems to have very little dwell time, making it challenging to get the desired spin on the ball.

The throw angle is not as low as advertised when attempting to loop. I often have to close the angle significantly, which results in the balls shooting long.

As a result, I’ve had to tighten my strokes and refine my technique considerably while using this rubber. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend it.

I use it on my forehand in 1.8 mm with my Latika 7 all-wood blade (OFF-). As Nittaku advised, it works well with flexible and controlled blades.

The best part is that you can smash against all spins, and surprisingly, the ball stays on the table. It is incredibly fast when you hit hard, allowing me to create controlled spins and easily execute opening loops.

It also offers good serving and blocking capabilities. Your opponent may get confused because of its low throw angle and the unique behavior of the short pips. The ball tends to drop early, making smashing quite easy.

Overall, it is an amazing rubber, especially if you master it with the right blade.

Very fast rubber that just got a sibling. You can find more information about it here: https://www.nittaku.com/products/rubbers/post-59.

This rubber is great for flat hitting. It has a very crisp feeling, and it’s much more direct than other rubbers. It produces a decent amount of spin on the opening loop for the short dwell time it has. If you pair it with fast blades like Primorac Carbon or Mima Ito Carbon, it’s much faster than Tenergy 05/Rakza7/Fastarc to the point it becomes kind of hard to control. So I would recommend a slower blade with a good feeling like Nittaku does.

A very good rubber.

It is said that this rubber is suitable for an all-wood blade, so I tried Stiga Nostalgic VII (FH). I found this combination amazing. It is not only powerful when smashing, but also easy to block. I love it.

Quite suitable for attacking, but not for chopping.

I bought this rubber because I have played with short pimples on the backhand before. I use it on an offensive blade. I must say that it is a pure attacking rubber. Even in 1,6 mm, it is super fast. The good thing is, it gives a very low bounce when blocking. It is also good for backhand drives. You can also do backhand loops. But the rubber releases the ball very fast. You can make good spin on serves and returns. A rubber for backhand kill shots. Try it out. This is a rubber like no other.

I’ve used short pips before, inverted before, and the hybrid inverted/anti Spinlord Sandwind for a while, but while I found that rubber excellent with the old ball, I couldn’t handle the new ABS ball with it, so I decided to try this one. I didn’t find it to be good at much of anything. Forehand chopping was decent with it, and while I wasn’t surprised that I wasn’t getting a ton of spin on my loops, the problem was that I kept missing smashes, which is something I wasn’t doing with the Sandwind. Blocks are pretty good. Anyway, maybe it was something with my technique that just wasn’t adapted to this thing.

Played with this rubber for several hours but still did not understand what it was created for. If comparing it to one of the best rubbers from Nittaku - Fastarc G1 - Goriki Kaisoku falls far short of G1. The spin is much less, the catapult is less controlled than G1. The only advantage for me is the flat game and receiving serves.

Used as backhand rubber for my September.

This rubber really shines as a backhand due to its properties. It’s generally played as short pips but because of its medium-soft inverted nature, it still bites the ball for a good loop. It’s also best when you twiddle the blade to create confusion during the service game.

The spin is good. Flat hits are the best. Speed is identical to Stiga Royal 2.0mm. The ball is dead if you’re not active.

This rubber needs some playtime (3-4 hours) because it is a little strange thing. High class as always with Nittaku, but it seems there are many rubbers that are just like this in the way of play.

When I saw, what, a Goriki-rubber! Must be a Tenergy, MX, Rasanter-killer because of the 200+ euro that the blades cost- I’m afraid it is not that. But a rubber that is reminds of little older rubbers, like Stiga Boost, Genesis without tack, and other Japanese rubbers. I don’t say I don’t like it, it’s okay and more, but it has been done so many times before. There is not enough spin (at least for me, that plays a spin-oriented play, but for flat-hitters, good youngsters and so, it is great. It is very fast, therefore a shame of lack of spin for me.
Spin: 8.6
Speed: 9.3
Control: 8.5
Grade: 8.7.