Nittaku
Acoustic
OFF−All wood5 ply hinoki mixITTF
Nittaku’s 5-ply hinoki-mix reference — thin, vibrating, high dwell, the Japanese wood people mean by “Acoustic feel”.
9.3 community score · 720 reviews · €140
About Acoustic
Acoustic is all-wood, Combined speed 82, control 92, stiffness 64. It plays like an instrument: lots of feedback, not lots of kick. Acoustic Carbon and Acoustic Carbon Inner add fibre in the same family.
European coaches name it when a player wants Japanese wood rather than German stiffness or Butterfly ALC. Fastarc G-1 is the rubber habit, not a requirement.
If Acoustic already feels slow, Acoustic Carbon is the in-family step. Jumping to Viscaria is a brand and construction change, not a plus-one.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 59% with 720 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed82
Control92
Stiffness68
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 88 g
- Thickness
- 6 mm
- Year
- 2009
- Made in
- Japan
- Construction
- All wood
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- Acoustic
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
82
-2 vs Catalog avg
Control
92
+5 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
68
-5 vs Catalog avg
