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Nittaku · Pimplemini · Short pips
PIMPLEMINI ALPHA
ピンプルミニα
Specifications
- Category
- Short pips
- Ball type
- Standard ball
- Regional scope
- Global range
- Playing strategy
- ALL+
- Sponge hardness
- 37.5°
- Hardness standard
- Nittaku (Japanese standard)
- Thickness options
- 1.5 mm · 1.8 mm · 2.0 mm · MAX
- Sponge
- Sponge + topsheet
- Colours
- red · black
- Technologies
- Fine short-pips lattice · Allround sponge · Low arc
- Country of manufacture
- Japan
- List price
- €23.50
- Lifecycle status
- Active
- Source confidence
- medium
- Last checked
- 31 July 2026
List prices are Nittaku's published Japanese list prices (single sheet), converted to EUR at a fixed reference rate of ¥165 = €1 so the whole catalogue is comparable in one currency. They are indicative, not a regional MSRP.
TTDNA ratings
Physical characteristics
Playing characteristics
Surface behaviour
Variants and configurations
8 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.
red · 1.5 mm
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 66 · Spin 58 · Control 89
red · 1.8 mm
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 72 · Spin 58 · Control 84
red · 2.0 mm
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 75 · Spin 58 · Control 81
red · MAX
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 72 · Spin 58 · Control 84
black · 1.5 mm
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 66 · Spin 58 · Control 89
black · 1.8 mm
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 72 · Spin 58 · Control 84
black · 2.0 mm
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 75 · Spin 58 · Control 81
black · MAX
standard · Sponged · 37.5°
Speed 72 · Spin 58 · Control 84
Known users
No public report for this exact sheet. Shown: contracted Nittaku athletes — model use not confirmed.