Spinlord
Thorn
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF
Spinlord Thorn is a 2017 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Germany. It belongs to the Thorn series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.2 community score · 70 reviews · €26
About Thorn
Thorn uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 36° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 41 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 86, spin 56 and control 82 (official mapping 86 / 56 / 82). 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 8.2 / 10 from 70 reviews. Indicative European street price €26. Compare Thorn with other Spinlord Thorn 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 46% with 70 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed86
Spin56
Control82
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 36°
- Weight
- 41 g
- Year
- 2017
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Thorn
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.
- Thorn
- 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
56
-2 vs Type avg
Control
82
+3 vs Type avg
