Stiga
Horizontal 55
Long pipsALL−ClassicITTF 68-038OX version
ITTF-approved long-pips from Stiga (68-038). Sponge rated around 55°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score. OX (no sponge) is ITTF-legal.
7.8 community score · 278 reviews · €36
About Horizontal 55
Stiga Horizontal 55 is a 2022 long-pips-out sheet for chopping, reversal and disruption made in Sweden. It belongs to the Horizontal series, is ITTF-approved (code 68-038), and is aimed at control allround (ALL−) players who want control-oriented allround and blocking.
Horizontal 55 uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 55° (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 grey.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 60, spin 50 and control 82 (official mapping 60 / 50 / 82). That is a control-first long pips profile for control-oriented allround and blocking. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 7.8 / 10 from 278 reviews. Indicative European street price €36. Compare Horizontal 55 with other Stiga Horizontal and long pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for ALL− long pips sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 54% with 278 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed60
Spin50
Control82
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 55°
- Weight
- 38 g
- Year
- 2022
- Made in
- Sweden
- Series
- Horizontal
- ITTF code
- 68-038
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- grey
- 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 long pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Horizontal 55
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
60
+8 vs Type avg
Spin
50
-7 vs Type avg
Control
82
-4 vs Type avg
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