Hallmark

Super Special

Name: Hallmark Super Special
Brand: Hallmark
SKU: super-special

Short pipsOFF−ClassicITTF

Hallmark Super Special is a 2011 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in UK. It belongs to the Super Special series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at allround-offensive (OFF−) players who want allround-offensive play that still needs a safety margin.

8.2 community score · 60 reviews · €28

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About Super Special

Super Special uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 33° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 40 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX.

On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 80, spin 60 and control 86 (official mapping 80 / 60 / 86). That is a mid-to-high speed short pips profile for allround-offensive play that still needs a safety margin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.

Community score 8.2 / 10 from 60 reviews. Indicative European street price €28. Compare Super Special with other Hallmark Super Special 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 45% with 60 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed80

Spin60

Control86

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Hardness: 33°
Weight: 40 g
Year: 2011
Made in: UK
Series: Super Special

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: 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.