Butterfly
Impartial XS
Short pipsOFFTensorITTF 14-023
Butterfly Impartial XS is a 2015 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Japan. It belongs to the Impartial series, is ITTF-approved (code 14-023), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.6 community score · 310 reviews · €42
About Impartial XS
Impartial XS uses pre-tensioned tensor sponge with a catapult effect and relatively low dwell and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 40° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 44 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 88, spin 62 and control 80 (official mapping 87 / 62 / 79). 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 8.6 / 10 from 310 reviews. Indicative European street price €42. Compare Impartial XS with other Butterfly Impartial 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 310 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Spin62
Control80
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 40°
- Weight
- 44 g
- Year
- 2015
- Made in
- Japan
- Series
- Impartial
- ITTF code
- 14-023
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- cream
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. On pips and anti, thickness changes reversal and speed more than a one-point Combined gap.
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- MAX
- 1.8
- Short-pips attacking sponge, or a thick anti. Not the same job as inverted 1.8.
- 1.9
- Short-pips mid-thick sponge. Blocks and hits; still not an inverted loop sheet.
- 2.0
- Thick short-pips sponge. More speed on a hit, less of the classic short-pip deadness.
- 2.1
- The thick short-pips option when the sheet is sold that way. Still a pips-out job.
- MAX
- Thickest short-pips sponge the factory lists. Catapult of a tensor, geometry of pips — not inverted MAX.
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.
- Impartial XS
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+2 vs Type avg
Spin
62
+4 vs Type avg
Control
80
+1 vs Type avg
