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Yinhe Galaxy · Neptune · Long pips
Neptune
A versatile long-pips rubber with strong reversal, good loop defence and an unusually manageable level of control.
Official Yinhe specifications
Official Yinhe data: sponge type, hardness grades, published thicknesses, colours, product codes and ITTF approval status, taken from Yinhe's own catalogue and current approval information.
- Brand
- Yinhe Galaxy · China
- Series
- Neptune
- Category
- Long pips
- Surface
- Pips-out
- Product code
- 9042
- Sponge
- Soft defensive sponge
- Hardness options
- Medium (TTDNA band)
- Hardness scale
- TTDNA hardness band
- Published thicknesses
- 0.7 mm
- Colours
- Red · Black
- Technologies
- Flexible long-pip geometry
- Competition status
- ITTF approved
- Ball type
- Standard 40+
- Last verified
- 2 August 2026
Yinhe lists hardness either as a Chinese sponge degree or as a named grade. Both are shown exactly as published and are never relabelled Shore A, Shore C or ESN. No reliable official Yinhe list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA ratings
Confidence: High
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorially normalised 0–100 ratings. They are never an official Yinhe rating and never a conversion of Yinhe's own speed or spin scale.
Physical characteristics
Playing characteristics
Pips characteristics
Spin reversal is the returned rotation of the incoming ball. It is a separate value from the TTDNA spin rating, which measures own spin production.
- Disruption
- 79
- Spin reversal
- 82
- Attackability
- 56
- Chop control
- 88
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.
Red · 0.7 mm
Neptune Medium (TTDNA band) · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 4.1 · Spin 2.7 · Control 9.2
Black · 0.7 mm
Neptune Medium (TTDNA band) · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 4.1 · Spin 2.7 · Control 9.2
Assessment
Neptune is a controlled and versatile long-pips rubber designed to combine disruptive trajectories with dependable defence. It performs well in blocks, service return and defensive chopping while remaining accessible compared with more extreme long-pips products.
Strengths
- Strong spin reversal
- Good control
- Reliable loop defence
- Effective service return
- Versatile blocking and chopping
Weaknesses
- Limited attacking speed
- Disruption can decrease as the pips wear
- Less extreme than specialised frictionless-style products
Best for
- Controlled long-pips players
- Defensive choppers
- Close-table blockers wanting stability
Not ideal for
- Pure offensive hitters
- Players seeking maximum possible disruption regardless of control
Player fit
- Skill levels
- Intermediate · Advanced
- Play styles
- DEF · ALL · Long Pips
- Recommended side
- Backhand
- Aliases
- Neptune Long Pimp · Neptune Long Pips · Galaxy Neptune
Known users
Defenders, choppers and disruptive blockers who rely on spin reversal rather than their own topspin.
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