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Friendship 729 · Presto · Inverted

Presto Speed

A fast, grippy tension covering built for direct offence. It has a strong catapult and a flatter arc than Presto Spin, and it rewards players who hit through the ball.

Approval status unknownCurrently produced

Official specifications

Friendship covering families and commercial editions are kept separate so sponge, hardness and regional versions do not create duplicate products.

Official covering name: Presto Speed
Series: Presto
Category: Inverted
ITTF approval code: 27-010
ITTF approval status: Approval status unknown
Published hardness: 47° · 50°
Hardness scale: Chinese sponge degree (no named laboratory standard)
Published thicknesses: 2.1 mm · MAX
Verified colours: Red · Black · Blue · Green
Ball type: Standard
Sponge description: Presto tension sponge
Topsheet description: Standard inverted topsheet
Country of manufacture: China
Availability: Currently produced
Stock: Stock unknown
Last verified: 1 August 2026

Friendship publishes sponge hardness on Chinese degree scales without a named laboratory standard. TTDNA stores each value exactly as published and never converts it to Shore A, Shore C or an ESN equivalent.

Colours are only listed when an ITTF covering entry verifies them. Red and black are never assumed.

TTDNA ratings

Speed93

Spin89

Control79

Power89

Grip68

Tackiness5

Arc78

Catapult57

Throw angle72

Elastic75

Spin sensitivity72

Short game57

Blocking64

Backhand flip78

Counterloop90

Opening loop84

Chop50

Serve74

Service receive69

Difficulty71

Beginner friendly40

Durability72

TTDNA values are analytical 0-100 scores derived from construction, category and verified specifications. They are never official Friendship ratings and are never shown as manufacturer values.

Physical characteristics

Hardness78

Power90

Grip78

Tackiness5

Throw angle78

Catapult60

Dwell time32

Forgiveness51

Spin sensitivity37

Playing characteristics

Short game59

Serve58

Serve receive62

Opening loop78

Loop drive84

Counterloop81

Blocking75

Passive block53

Active block73

Punch block69

Flat hit69

Smash80

Flick67

Banana flick63

Chop58

Fishing56

Lobbing59

Precision61

Stability70

Consistency62

Touch52

Elasticity44

Energy return61

Durability78

Professional difficulty61

Beginner friendly47

Offensive rating82

Allround rating63

Defensive rating56

Variants and configurations

32 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.

Configuration	Colour	Thickness	Sponge	Hardness	Speed	Spin	Control
Standard	Red	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Standard	Red	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Standard	Red	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Standard	Red	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Standard	Black	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Standard	Black	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Standard	Black	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Standard	Black	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Standard	Blue	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Standard	Blue	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Standard	Blue	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Standard	Blue	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Standard	Green	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Standard	Green	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Standard	Green	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Standard	Green	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Red	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Red	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Red	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Red	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Black	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Black	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Black	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Black	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Blue	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Blue	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Blue	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Blue	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Green	2.1 mm	Sponged	47°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Green	2.1 mm	Sponged	50°	90	88	82
Presto MAX Speed	Green	MAX	Sponged	47°	93	89	79
Presto MAX Speed	Green	MAX	Sponged	50°	93	89	79

Red · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Red · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Red · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Red · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Black · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Black · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Black · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Black · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Blue · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Blue · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Blue · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Blue · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Green · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Green · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Green · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Green · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Red · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Red · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Red · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Red · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Black · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Black · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Black · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Black · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Blue · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Blue · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Blue · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Blue · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Green · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Green · 2.1 mm

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 90 · Spin 88 · Control 82

Green · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 47°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Green · MAX

Presto MAX Speed · Sponged · 50°

Speed 93 · Spin 89 · Control 79

Commercial editions

Editions are sold under this approved covering family and never form a separate ITTF identity.

Presto Speed: Standard · Presto tension spongeThe reference build of Presto Speed.
Presto MAX Speed: MAX · Presto tension spongeMaximum-thickness build of Presto Speed, sold as its own commercial edition.

Surface classification

Grippy

Surface classification (grippy, slightly tacky, tacky, very tacky, pips, anti) is a TTDNA editorial classification, not an official Friendship metric.

Price

List price: Varies by retailer

No verified official Friendship price snapshot is stored in this import, so prices are shown as varying by retailer and are never converted between currencies.

Suitability

Skill levels: Advanced · Elite
Play styles: Direct offense · Topspin offense · Mid distance
Aliases: Presto MAX Speed · 729 Presto Speed · Friendship Presto Speed

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Known users

Offensive club and league players who want a spin-first inverted sheet on the forehand or backhand.

Friendship 729 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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