Dr. Neubauer · Nugget · Short pips

Nugget

The most controlled short pips in the range: slower, spin-capable and forgiving.

Nugget is aimed at players who want the pips-out feeling without the pace. It produces a reasonable amount of spin for a short pips, keeps the ball on the table under pressure and handles pushes and chops better than the attacking builds. It will not blast opponents off the table, and it disturbs less than the Killer family — control is the point.

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)
Thicknesses1.0 mm · 1.5 mm · 1.8 mm · 2.0 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

Speed78
Spin70
Control96
Power71
Grip53
Tackiness0
Arc72
Catapult54
Throw angle67
Elastic66
Spin sensitivity56
Short game74
Blocking79
Backhand flip74
Counterloop78
Opening loop76
Chop66
Serve66
Service receive86
Difficulty53
Beginner friendly55
Durability75

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

Disruption45 / 100
Spin reversal17 / 100
Chop control75 / 100
Attackability79 / 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

Best for

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

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

4 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 · 1.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 74 · Spin 67 · Control 100

Black · Red · 1.5 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 78 · Spin 70 · Control 96

Black · Red · 1.8 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 78 · Spin 70 · Control 96

Black · Red · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 80 · Spin 71 · Control 94

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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