Dr. Neubauer · Explosion · Short pips
Explosion
The balanced Explosion: a controlled disruptive short pips for close-table blocking and hitting.
Explosion balances disturbance and control. Returns leave the racket flat and low, which upsets loopers used to reading a normal arc, while the medium sponge keeps the rubber predictable during passive blocks. It attacks best over the table with a punching action rather than a brushing one. Own spin is limited and reversal is moderate.
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Official Dr. Neubauer data
Approval status follows the Dr. Neubauer catalogue check recorded on the date shown. Dr. Neubauer sells its competition range as ITTF-approved coverings; any covering the catalogue lists as training-only is shown as not ITTF approved. No reliable official Dr. Neubauer list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA ratings
Confidence: Medium
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Effect profile
Spin reversal is the returned rotation of the incoming ball. It is stored separately from the TTDNA spin rating, which measures the rubber's own spin production.
Strengths
- Very high control for its category
- High speed on active strokes
- Genuinely usable for attacking
Best for
- Close-table hitters and counter-attackers
- Close-table attack players
- Counter-hitting players
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
5 variantsColour, thickness and configuration are variants of one model — never separate products. Colour never changes a rating, MAX and OX stay qualitative labels, and OX carries no sponge hardness.
Black · Red · 1.2 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 86 · Spin 62 · Control 95
Black · Red · 1.5 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 90 · Spin 65 · Control 91
Black · Red · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 90 · Spin 65 · Control 91
Black · Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 90 · Spin 65 · Control 91
Black · Red · 2.2 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 92 · Spin 66 · Control 89
Known users
Fast-block and hitting players — pen-hold forehands and close-to-table backhands that punish topspin early.
Dr. Neubauer publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.
Rest of the Explosion family
Explosion Soft
The soft build of Explosion: disruptive short pips with a very controlled block and a fast flat hit.
Short pipsExplosion Extreme
The most disruptive Explosion: a fast short pips with a distinctly awkward, low return.
Short pipsExplosion Pro
A faster, firmer Explosion for players who want more penetration without giving up the flat pips ball.
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