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Zargus
A highly controlled short-pips rubber with tightly packed, firm pimples and more disruption than a conventional offensive short-pips sheet.
Zargus prioritises security, placement and disruptive blocking. Its tightly packed and relatively stiff pimples reduce incoming spin and provide a more stable passive response than Hass, while still allowing flat attacking strokes.
Also written as Zargus Short Pimple · Zargus Short Pips · Sauer & Tröger Zargus
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Official Sauer & Tröger data
Competition approval is only shown once it has been checked against the current ITTF list of authorised racket coverings. A shop listing on its own is not treated as proof, and an unverified covering is never shown as illegal. No reliable official Sauer & Tröger list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
Construction characteristics
- Tightly packed pimples
- Relatively stiff pimples
- Wide pimple geometry
- Control and disruption focus
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorially normalised 0–100 ratings. They are never an official Sauer & Tröger rating and never a conversion of the Sauer & Tröger manufacturer scale. 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
- Strong blocking
- Low incoming-spin sensitivity
- Good disruption
- Forgiving contact
Weaknesses
- Lower maximum speed than Hass
- Moderate spin production
- Less explosive during full attack
Best for
- Control-focused short-pips players
- Close-table blockers
- Players transitioning to short pips
Not ideal for
- Maximum-speed attackers
- Spin-heavy loopers
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 · 1.5 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium+
Speed 76 · Spin 55 · Control 97
Black · Red · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium+
Speed 80 · Spin 58 · Control 93
Black · Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium+
Speed 82 · Spin 59 · Control 91
TTDNA ratings
Known users
Fast-block and hitting players — pen-hold forehands and close-to-table backhands that punish topspin early.
Sauer & Tröger publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.
Rest of the Short Pips family
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