Xiom
Smashing
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF
Xiom Smashing is a 2012 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Germany. It belongs to the Smashing series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.1 community score · 50 reviews · €28
About Smashing
Smashing 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 43 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.7, 1.9, 2.1.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 90, spin 50 and control 78 (official mapping 90 / 50 / 78). That is a 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 50 reviews. Indicative European street price €28. Compare Smashing with other Xiom Smashing 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 44% with 50 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed90
Spin50
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 40°
- Weight
- 43 g
- Year
- 2012
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Smashing
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.7, 1.9, 2.1. On pips and anti, thickness changes reversal and speed more than a one-point Combined gap.
- 1.7
- 1.9
- 2.1
- 1.7
- A hitting thickness on short pips. Close-to-table punch rather than a looping sponge.
- 1.9
- Short-pips mid-thick sponge. Blocks and hits; still not an inverted loop sheet.
- 2.1
- The thick short-pips option when the sheet is sold that way. Still a pips-out job.
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.
- Smashing
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
90
+4 vs Type avg
Spin
50
-8 vs Type avg
Control
78
-1 vs Type avg
