Palio
Flying Dragon
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF 55-003OX version
ITTF-approved short-pips from Palio (55-003). Sponge rated around 40°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score. OX (no sponge) is ITTF-legal.
8.1 community score · 282 reviews · €14
About Flying Dragon
Palio Flying Dragon is a 2012 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in China. It belongs to the Flying series, is ITTF-approved (code 55-003), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
Flying Dragon 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 yellow milk.
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 8.1 / 10 from 282 reviews. Indicative European street price €14. Compare Flying Dragon with other Palio Flying 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 54% with 282 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
- 2012
- Made in
- China
- Series
- Flying
- ITTF code
- 55-003
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- yellow milk
- 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.
- Flying Dragon
- 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
