Palio · No family · Long pips
CK531A
CK531A is a long-pips rubber for defensive and disruptive play. It returns incoming spin rather than generating its own, absorbs pace and destabilises trajectory. OX means the sheet has no sponge at all and is stored as a real variant rather than as a 0.0 mm sponge. New, Special Edition and Blue Edition listings are kept as edition candidates under one canonical approval identity until distinct topsheets are proven.
Also listed as: CK 531A · CK-531A · CK 531 A · CK-531-A · New CK531A · Palio CK531A
Specifications and evidence
Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A name listed by an approval source is not proof that the rubber is currently on sale, and a rubber on sale is not proof of a current approval. Approval is never inherited by a suffix or edition, and no expiry date is invented.
Market status describes current commercial availability only. Where it could not be verified it stays unknown rather than being guessed from a shop listing.
Printed hardness values and ranges are manufacturer figures on Palio's own regional or printed scale. A printed 54° is not assumed to equal a DHS or ESN 54°, and ranges such as 36–38 are kept verbatim.
No reliable official Palio list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA core profile
- Speed
- 39
- Spin
- 20
- Control
- 88
- Arc
- 39
- Hardness
- 30
- Tackiness
- 3
- Block
- 79
- Durability
- 80
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Palio measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.
Short, medium and long pips behave differently: short pips hit flat and generate some spin of their own, medium or half-long pips disrupt trajectory with partial reversal, and long pips mainly return incoming spin. Generated spin and spin reversal are separate ratings.
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Palio measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.
Strengths
- High spin reversal
- Strong speed absorption
- Excellent passive blocking and chopping
- OX and 1.0 mm options
Weaknesses
- Almost no own spin generation
- Limited attacking speed
- Multiple regional constructions in circulation
Best for
- Choppers
- Backhand long-pips blockers
- Variation players
Not ideal for
- Topspin attackers
- Players wanting predictable arc
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
2 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 · OX
Standard · No sponge (OX) · Topsheet only
Speed 27 · Spin 12 · Control 97
Black · Red · 1.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium-
Speed 39 · Spin 20 · Control 88
Known users
Defenders, choppers and disruptive blockers who rely on spin reversal rather than their own topspin.
Palio 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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