Dr. Neubauer · Killer · Short pips

Killer Pro

A faster Killer with the same boundary-line pip character and a firmer, more penetrating block.

Killer Pro keeps the strongly disruptive Killer pip structure and adds pace. Active blocks travel deep and stay low, and flat hits are genuinely offensive weapons. Like the rest of the family, it sits near the short/medium-pips boundary and should not be described as ordinary short pips. Its own spin is low; the trouble it causes comes from flatness, speed and partial reversal.

Dr. Neubauer product photography is not licensed for TTDNA, so TTDNA renders its own neutral topsheet visualisation generated from verified construction data.

Official Dr. Neubauer data

CategoryShort pips
Surface classPips-out
Surface frictionNot applicable
SpongeFirm sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Thicknesses1.3 mm · 1.5 mm · 1.8 mm · 2.0 mm · 2.2 mm
ColoursRed · Black
Competition statusITTF approved
Approval checked2 August 2026
PriceVaries by retailer

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

Speed92
Spin58
Control87
Power84
Grip44
Tackiness0
Arc52
Catapult60
Throw angle51
Elastic76
Spin sensitivity45
Short game63
Blocking71
Backhand flip65
Counterloop79
Opening loop62
Chop55
Serve57
Service receive76
Difficulty64
Beginner friendly46
Durability73

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorially normalised 0–100 ratings. They are never an official Dr. Neubauer rating and never a conversion of the Dr. Neubauer manufacturer scale.

Effect profile

Disruption88 / 100
Spin reversal37 / 100
Chop control57 / 100
Attackability95 / 100

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

  • Strongly disruptive ball quality
  • High speed on active strokes
  • Genuinely usable for attacking

Best for

  • Close-table hitters and counter-attackers
  • Close-table attack players
  • Counter-hitting players

Not ideal for

  • Players who dislike an unpredictable return from their own racket

Data confidence

ConfidenceMedium
ReferenceDr. Neubauer official product page
Source prioritydr_neubauer_official_product_page → dr_neubauer_official_category_page → current_ittf_larc_approval_list → official_regional_dr_neubauer_page → specialist_retailer → independent_expert_review → community_feedback
Last checked2 August 2026

Variants and configurations

5 variants

Colour, 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 · 1.3 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 88 · Spin 55 · Control 91

Black · Red · 1.5 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 92 · Spin 58 · Control 87

Black · Red · 1.8 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 92 · Spin 58 · Control 87

Black · Red · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 92 · Spin 58 · Control 87

Black · Red · 2.2 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 94 · Spin 59 · Control 85

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 Killer family

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