Andro Blowfish+ – is a highly aggressive short pips table tennis rubber designed for attacking players seeking maximum speed, spin, and control. With a medium-hardness (45°) TENSOR technology sponge, wide pips, and 100% natural rubber topsheet, Blowfish+ delivers explosive speed, effective blocks, and topspin shots with good spin while maintaining control even in passive situations. Made in Germany, ITTF approved, this rubber is ideal for advanced players who want to dominate with a fast, disruptive close-to-the-table game.
Key Features:
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Rubber Type: Short Pips
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Technologies: 4th generation TENSOR, 100% natural rubber
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Speed: 99/120
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Spin: 81/120
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Control: 77/120
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Sponge Hardness: 45° (medium)
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Sponge Thickness: 2.0 mm, Max
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Colors: Red, Black
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Country of Origin: Germany
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Approval: ITTF
Andro Blowfish+ stands out with a construction that combines a harder sponge, wide pips, and modern TENSOR technology tailored for contemporary 40+ plastic balls:
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Medium-hard sponge (45°): Manufactured with 4th generation TENSOR technology, the sponge is medium-hard (medium, close to 42.5–47.5° on the ESN scale), providing an explosive "catapult" effect and speed. Medium pores give stability and dynamism, allowing quick conversion of blocks into effective shots. Compared to Andro Blowfish (40°), Blowfish+ is harder, faster, and more aggressive, yet maintains sufficient sensitivity to shots.
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Grippy topsheet: Made of 100% natural rubber, the topsheet is grippy (not tacky), optimized for short pips rubbers. It allows generating spin on topspin strokes, serves, and counters, creating disruptive trajectories. Compared to Butterfly SpinArt, Blowfish+ topsheet is less sticky but offers faster response and durability while maintaining short pips characteristics.
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Pips: Short, wide pips are densely arranged with a unique geometry ensuring stability and resistance to bending during strokes. This construction enables topspin shots with good spin, flat hits, and effective blocks. Compared to TSP Spectol, Blowfish+ pips are wider and more stable, offering more spin and power while maintaining a disruptive trajectory.
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TENSOR technology: 4th generation TENSOR sponge absorbs incoming ball energy and instantly converts it into active outgoing energy, delivering unprecedented speed and stability. The technology provides an explosive impact feeling, allowing quick reaction to opponent shots and varied attacks.
The rubber is offered in 2.0 mm and Max (2.3 mm) sponge thicknesses: 2.0 mm suits quick blocks and versatile strokes, while Max is for aggressive topspins and flat hits. The rubber is lightweight (untrimmed ~62 g, trimmed ~42–44 g), comparable to Nittaku Moristo SP AX or Donic Bluefire JP 01. Colors – red and black – comply with ITTF standards.
Andro Blowfish+ features technical specs tailored for aggressive attacking players using short pips:
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Speed: 99/120. The rubber is very fast, suitable for flat hits, quick blocks, and counters. Compared to Andro Blowfish (speed 99/100), Blowfish+ offers similar speed but a harder sponge gives a more explosive response, especially on flat hits.
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Spin: 81/120. The rubber generates sufficient spin for topspin strokes, serves, and loops against backspin. Compared to Andro Hexer Pips (spin 85/100), spin is slightly lower, but Blowfish+ compensates with speed and disruption effect.
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Control: 77/120. Control level is lower than standard rubbers but sufficient for short pips, especially in quick blocks and flat hits. Compared to Andro Blowfish (control 80/100), Blowfish+ is slightly less controllable due to the harder sponge but offers more power.
Trajectory: Low and straight, typical for short pips rubbers, facilitating quick blocks and flat hits. The trajectory is slightly higher than Andro Blowfish, allowing variation in topspin strokes, but maintains a disruptive "sinking ball" characteristic. Users emphasize the rubber's "stability" and "unpredictability," especially when blocking and counterattacking.
Andro Blowfish+ is a medium-hard short pips rubber, thus pairs well with various blades:
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Andro Novacell OFF: Balances speed and stability, suitable for versatile attacking strokes.
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Butterfly Zhang Jike ALC: Provides extra speed for flat hits and topspins.
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Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon: Enhances power potential, especially for aggressive strokes.
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DHS Hurricane Long V: Adds stability, preferred by hard blade enthusiasts.
The rubber also suits medium-hard blades like Butterfly Korbel, as the harder sponge and TENSOR technology compensate for blade elasticity. Users recommend using Blowfish+ on the forehand side with Max sponge for maximum speed, or on the backhand side with 2.0 mm for more stability in blocking. The rubber is optimized for plastic balls, as the topsheet effectively generates disruptive trajectories.
Andro Blowfish+ is designed for aggressive attacking players using short pips, emphasizing speed, powerful shots, and disruption:
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Advanced players familiar with short pips technique, as the harder sponge requires precise stroke technique.
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Intermediate players transitioning to short pips, seeking speed and disruptive effect.
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Close-to-the-table play: fast blocks, flat hits, flicks, and counterattacks.
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Short rallies: disruptive topspins and fast counters.
The rubber is highly effective in blocking (8.7/10) due to a stable pip structure generating a "sinking ball" effect, complicating opponent response. On serves (8.1/10), it allows generating sufficient spin, and when attacking against backspin (8.5/10), it facilitates ball lifting with topspin strokes. Compared to Andro Blowfish, Blowfish+ is harder, faster, and more aggressive, better suited for attacking players seeking powerful shots. Users praise the rubber’s "explosiveness" and "stability" but note it requires technique in passive situations.
Andro Blowfish+ stands out as an aggressive short pips rubber:
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High speed (99/120), suitable for flat hits and blocks.
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Sufficient spin (81/120), enabling topspins and disruptive trajectories.
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Control (77/120), ensuring stability in fast play.
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Medium-hard TENSOR sponge: Provides "explosive" effect and stability.
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German quality: ITTF approved, made with precise Andro craftsmanship.
Compared to Nittaku Moristo SP, Blowfish+ is faster and more stable but offers less spin. Compared to Donic Bluefire JP 01, it is harder and more disruptive, with a stronger "catapult" effect. Users emphasize the rubber’s "power potential" and "unpredictability," enabling easy destabilization of opponents.
Andro Blowfish+ is ITTF approved, suitable for high and intermediate level competitions, especially for players using short pips. Its speed and disruptive properties allow dominance in fast rallies, particularly in blocking and counterattacking. The natural rubber topsheet adds spin on serves, and the harder sponge ensures stability in reactive situations. The rubber is a popular choice among players seeking power and disruption, especially on the forehand side, and has proven its effectiveness in international tournaments.
Andro Blowfish+ – is a speed and power-oriented short pips rubber designed for aggressive close-to-the-table attacks. The 100% natural rubber topsheet, medium-hard TENSOR sponge, and wide pip construction ensure explosive speed, spin, and unpredictability. An ideal choice for players aiming to dominate with fast blocks, flat hits, and counterattacks. Blowfish+ means power, disruption, and German craftsmanship!