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Evolution EL-P
InvertedOFFTensorITTF 74-017
The softer, higher-throw Evolution — EL-P is the MX-P sibling for players who found MX-P too direct.
8.9 community score · 980 reviews · €44
About Evolution EL-P
EL-P drops Combined speed (88) and raises control (84) versus MX-P. Factory hardness 42°. Same SPI topsheet family, different sponge.
Backhand and allround-offensive forehands are the usual homes. If MX-P felt good except for the hardness, stay in Evolution rather than jumping to another brand.
FX-P is softer still. MX-S is the spin-leaning MX, not a softer MX-P. Compare the four on the Evolution series page.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 60% with 980 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Spin88
Control84
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 42°
- Weight
- 46 g
- Year
- 2012
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Evolution
- ITTF code
- 74-017
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- red
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.
- Evolution EL-P
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+6 vs Type avg
Spin
88
+1 vs Type avg
Control
84
+1 vs Type avg
