Dr. Neubauer · Animal Anti · Anti-topspin
Rhino
The original faster animal anti: strong reversal with a firmer, more direct block than Bison or Buffalo.
Rhino is the attacking end of the original Animal Anti line. The frictionless surface reverses topspin reliably, and the sponge is firm enough that a punched block leaves the racket with real pace. It rewards players who vary between passive absorption and sudden acceleration; it produces no spin of its own.
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Official Dr. Neubauer data
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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 spin reversal on passive contacts
- Strongly disruptive ball quality
- Very high control for its category
- Absorbs almost all incoming pace
Weaknesses
- Produces essentially no spin of its own
- Limited speed; points have to be won by placement
Best for
- Players who disrupt rather than out-spin opponents
- Defensive players
- Blocking players
- Disruptive players
Not ideal for
- Players expecting the rubber to generate its own spin
- Players who want to hit through opponents
- Players who dislike an unpredictable return from their own racket
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
3 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 46 · Spin 0 · Control 92
Black · Red · 1.5 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 50 · Spin 0 · Control 88
Black · Red · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 52 · Spin 1 · Control 86
Known users
Blockers and disruptive all-round players who kill incoming spin and change rhythm.
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 Animal Anti family
Bison+
An updated Bison with extreme absorption and reversal — a specialist blocking anti rather than an attacking one.
Anti-topspinBuffalo+
The updated Buffalo: very high reversal with slightly more pace than Bison+ for players who still want to push the ball back.
Anti-topspinRhino+
The most attack-capable of the plus-series animal antis: high reversal with enough speed for active blocks.
Anti-topspinBison
The original maximum-absorption anti: extremely slow, extremely reversing, purely defensive.
Anti-topspinBuffalo
A frictionless anti between Bison and Rhino: heavy reversal with a slightly deeper block.
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