Donic
Desto F1
InvertedOFFTensorITTF
Donic Desto F1 is a 2005 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Germany. It belongs to the Desto series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.3 community score · 220 reviews · €30
About Desto F1
Desto F1 uses pre-tensioned tensor sponge with a catapult effect and relatively low dwell and a grippy, non-tacky topsheet typical of European tensors. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 42° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 45 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. Sold with topsheet in Black and Blue and Pink and Red and Violet; sponge in cream.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 90, spin 85 and control 78 (official mapping 90 / 84 / 78). That is a high-speed inverted profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.3 / 10 from 220 reviews. Indicative European street price €30. Compare Desto F1 with other Donic Desto and inverted rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF inverted sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 52% with 220 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed90
Spin85
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 42°
- Weight
- 45 g
- Year
- 2005
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Desto
- Top sheet
- Black · Blue · Pink · Red · Violet
- Sponge
- cream
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses sold in Europe: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. These are shopping facts — Combined speed / spin / control on this page do not change with thickness.
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- MAX
- 1.8
- Thinner inverted sponge. Allround and first-upgrade backhands live here more often than attacking forehands.
- 1.9
- The usual club backhand thickness on inverted tensors. A bit more control, a bit less catapult than 2.1 / MAX.
- 2.0
- Mid-thick. Common on the backhand when MAX felt lively, or as a two-wing compromise.
- 2.1
- Still a thick attacking sponge. A small step down from MAX on some tensors — shops treat it as the other FH thickness, not a control sheet.
- MAX
- Thickest factory sponge. Most catapult on a tensor; the usual attacking forehand. Combined figures on this page are for the SKU, not a separate MAX score.
Vs type average
Combined index against other inverted rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Desto F1
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
90
+8 vs Type avg
Spin
85
-2 vs Type avg
Control
78
-5 vs Type avg
