Dr. Neubauer · Leopard · Short pips

Leopard

A control-oriented disruptive short pips with unusually good chopping behaviour for the category.

Leopard is slower than the Killer and Explosion builds and gives more away from the table in return. Blocks are low and irregular, and the rubber handles a chopped ball better than most short pips, which makes it a fit for players who defend a step back and then step in to hit. Own spin remains low; the disturbance comes from flatness 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
SpongeMedium sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
ThicknessesStandard sheet range
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-low

Speed83
Spin52
Control89
Power76
Grip39
Tackiness0
Arc48
Catapult56
Throw angle48
Elastic69
Spin sensitivity40
Short game67
Blocking73
Backhand flip63
Counterloop73
Opening loop58
Chop60
Serve53
Service receive79
Difficulty58
Beginner friendly51
Durability74

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

Disruption83 / 100
Spin reversal36 / 100
Chop control68 / 100
Attackability86 / 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

  • Very high control for its category

Weaknesses

  • No currently verified official thickness selector

Best for

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

Data confidence

ConfidenceMedium-low
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

1 variant

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 · Standard sheet range

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 83 · Spin 52 · 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.

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