Dr. Neubauer
Explosion
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF 26-034OX version
Dr. Neubauer Explosion is a 2015 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Germany. It belongs to the Explosion series, is ITTF-approved (code 26-034), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.3 community score · 80 reviews · €34
About Explosion
Explosion uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 38° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 42 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. An OX (no-sponge) version is also listed. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in yellow.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 88, spin 50 and control 78 (official mapping 88 / 50 / 78). That is a mid-to-high speed short pips 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 80 reviews. Indicative European street price €34. Compare Explosion with other Dr. Neubauer Explosion and short pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF short pips sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 46% with 80 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Spin50
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 38°
- Weight
- 42 g
- Year
- 2015
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Explosion
- ITTF code
- 26-034
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- yellow
- OX version
- Yes
Factory thicknesses
Factory options: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. OX means no sponge. Combined figures describe this SKU; an OX sibling with its own product page is a different sheet.
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- MAX
- 1.8
- Short-pips attacking sponge, or a thick anti. Not the same job as inverted 1.8.
- 1.9
- Short-pips mid-thick sponge. Blocks and hits; still not an inverted loop sheet.
- 2.0
- Thick short-pips sponge. More speed on a hit, less of the classic short-pip deadness.
- 2.1
- The thick short-pips option when the sheet is sold that way. Still a pips-out job.
- MAX
- Thickest short-pips sponge the factory lists. Catapult of a tensor, geometry of pips — not inverted MAX.
Vs type average
Combined index against other short pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Explosion
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+2 vs Type avg
Spin
50
-8 vs Type avg
Control
78
-1 vs Type avg
