Dr. Neubauer
Buffalo
AntispinDEFClassicITTF 26-017
Dr. Neubauer Buffalo is a 2013 antispin sheet with a low-friction topsheet made in Germany. It belongs to the Buffalo series, is ITTF-approved (code 26-017), and is aimed at defensive (DEF) players who want defensive chopping, fishing and disruption.
8.4 community score · 110 reviews · €34
About Buffalo
Buffalo uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a slick, low-friction topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 28° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 34 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: OX, 0.5, 0.9, 1.2. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in cream.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 38, spin 28 and control 90 (official mapping 38 / 27 / 89). That is a control-first antispin profile for defensive chopping, fishing and disruption. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.4 / 10 from 110 reviews. Indicative European street price €34. Compare Buffalo with other Dr. Neubauer Buffalo and antispin rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for DEF antispin sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 48% with 110 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed38
Spin28
Control90
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 28°
- Weight
- 34 g
- Year
- 2013
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Buffalo
- ITTF code
- 26-017
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- cream
Factory thicknesses
Factory options: OX, 0.5, 0.9, 1.2. OX means no sponge. Combined figures describe this SKU; an OX sibling with its own product page is a different sheet.
- OX
- 0.5
- 0.9
- 1.2
- OX
- No sponge. On long pips this usually means more reversal and a deader return; on antispin it is a very dead ball. It is a different SKU from the sponged sheet when the shop lists both.
- 0.5
- A very thin sponge under pips or anti. Slightly more speed than OX, still disruption-first.
- 0.9
- Thin pips sponge. More controllable than OX, less float. A common chopping thickness.
- 1.2
- Mid pips sponge. Faster chops and blocks than OX; less reversal.
Vs type average
Combined index against other antispin rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Buffalo
- Type avg
Scale 0–100.
Speed
38
-4 vs Type avg
Spin
28
-1 vs Type avg
Control
90
-2 vs Type avg
