Dr. Neubauer
Explosion Pro
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF 26-039OX version
ITTF-approved short-pips from Dr. Neubauer (26-039). Sponge rated around 40°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score. OX (no sponge) is ITTF-legal.
8.2 community score · 67 reviews · €38
About Explosion Pro
Dr. Neubauer Explosion Pro is a 2024 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Germany. It belongs to the Explosion series, is ITTF-approved (code 26-039), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
Explosion Pro uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 40° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 38 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: OX, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8. An OX (no-sponge) version is also listed. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in cream.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 86, spin 58 and control 78 (official mapping 86 / 58 / 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 8.2 / 10 from 67 reviews. Indicative European street price €38. Compare Explosion Pro 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 45% with 67 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed86
Spin58
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 40°
- Weight
- 38 g
- Year
- 2024
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Explosion
- ITTF code
- 26-039
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- cream
- OX version
- Yes
Factory thicknesses
Factory options: OX, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8. OX means no sponge. Combined figures describe this SKU; an OX sibling with its own product page is a different sheet.
- OX
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.5
- 1.8
- 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.
- 1.0
- Thin sponge under pips or anti — the German-shop step above OX.
- 1.5
- Thicker pips/anti sponge. More speed, less pure disruption. Not an inverted MAX.
- 1.8
- Short-pips attacking sponge, or a thick anti. Not the same job as inverted 1.8.
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 Pro
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
86
0 vs Type avg
Spin
58
0 vs Type avg
Control
78
-1 vs Type avg
