Yasaka · Original

Original (Short Pips)

Short pips · Standard ball · 35–40° hardness

ActiveJapan current

Also listed as: Yasaka Original Short Pips, Original Omote Soft

TTDNA ratings

Speed60

Spin40

Control84

Power54

Grip30

Tackiness1

Arc33

Catapult48

Throw angle39

Elastic54

Spin sensitivity30

Short game71

Blocking74

Backhand flip55

Counterloop57

Opening loop47

Chop66

Serve45

Service receive78

Difficulty43

Beginner friendly63

Durability77

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology

Sources: Yasaka official product data · Retailer spec listings — weight, sponge hardness and thickness · TTDNA ratings — derived by TableTennisDNA, not manufacturer data

Specifications

Category: Short pips
Series: Original
Ball type: Standard ball
Hardness: 35–40°
Thickness: Thick · Medium · Thin · Extra thin
Made in: Japan
Colours: red · black
Pip configurations: A-1 · A-2
Technologies: A-1 large-pip configuration, A-2 small-pip configuration

Availability

Market: Japan current
Status: Active
Official scale: Yasaka Japan · Mark V = 10 scale
EU list price: €22.90
Data checked: 31 July 2026

Yasaka prints these thicknesses as retail labels rather than millimetres: Thick, Medium, Thin, Extra thin.

Variants and configurations

16 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
A-1	red	Thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	red	Medium	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	red	Thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	red	Extra thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	red	Thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	red	Medium	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	red	Thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	red	Extra thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	black	Thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	black	Medium	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	black	Thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-1	black	Extra thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	black	Thick	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	black	Medium	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	black	Thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0
A-2	black	Extra thin	Sponged	35–40°	10.0	10.0	10.0

red · Thick

A-1 · Sponged · 35–40°