Nittaku
Hayate 44
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF 54-037
ITTF-approved short-pips from Nittaku (54-037). Sponge rated around 44°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score.
8.7 community score · 276 reviews · €44
About Hayate 44
Nittaku Hayate 44 is a 2024 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Japan. It belongs to the Hayate series, is ITTF-approved (code 54-037), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
Hayate 44 uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 44° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 42 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: OX, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in blue.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 86, spin 58 and control 78 (official mapping 85 / 57 / 77). 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 8.7 / 10 from 276 reviews. Indicative European street price €44. Compare Hayate 44 with other Nittaku Hayate 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 276 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed86
Spin58
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 44°
- Weight
- 42 g
- Year
- 2024
- Made in
- Japan
- Series
- Hayate
- ITTF code
- 54-037
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- blue
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.
- Hayate 44
- 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