JOOLA
Express Ultra
InvertedOFFTensorITTF 40-006
JOOLA Express Ultra is a 2013 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Germany. It belongs to the Express series, is ITTF-approved (code 40-006), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.1 community score · 60 reviews · €30
About Express Ultra
Express Ultra 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 45° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 46 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in cream.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 90, spin 84 and control 80 (official mapping 90 / 84 / 80). 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 8.1 / 10 from 60 reviews. Indicative European street price €30. Compare Express Ultra with other JOOLA Express 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 45% with 60 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed90
Spin84
Control80
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 45°
- Weight
- 46 g
- Year
- 2013
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Express
- ITTF code
- 40-006
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- 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.
- Express Ultra
- 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
84
-3 vs Type avg
Control
80
-3 vs Type avg
