BalsaCarbo X7 22

5W+2 Carbon · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 75 g
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 Carbon
Outer ply: Balsa
Core wood: Balsa
Carbon type: Carbon
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: 158 × 152 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

5W+2 Carbon · Outer

7 plies · Balsa surface · Carbon outer fibre · Balsa core · 7.5 mm total

One blade, drawn as technical linework at real shakehand proportions. The laminated edge along the crown and right rim exposes every ply boundary in the stack. Edge depth is illustrative because physical veneer thickness is not published.

Exploded view of BalsaCarbo X7 22 with 7 plies: Balsa · Carbon · Ayous · Balsa · Ayous · Carbon · Balsa.

Balsa
Outer ply · Core · layers 1, 4 and 7
Very low weight · Soft, muted impact
Carbon
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
Maximum stiffness · Hard, direct impact
Ayous
Medial ply · layers 3 and 5
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
BalsaOuter ply
Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.
02
CarbonFibre layer
Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.
03
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
Balsa — coreCore
Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.
05
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
06
CarbonFibre layer
Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.
07
BalsaOuter ply
Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.

Partially resolved · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — 5W+2C with soft, thick Balsa centre ply

About this blade

Butterfly BalsaCarbo X7 22 is a 7-ply blade built around Carbon fibre placed outer, with Balsa on the playing surface and a Balsa core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 91, control 46, feel 36 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 7.5 mm thick, around 75 g, 158 × 152 mm head, FL, AN, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for off+ play. Balsa: Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact. Carbon: Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.

TTDNA overview

Speed91

Control46

Spin Potential59

Feel36

Power86

Forgiveness39

Short Game31

Looping64

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed91

#02Control46

#03Spin Potential59

#04Feel36

#05Flex·25

#06Dwell Time54

#07Catapult69

#08Stability71

#09Precision61

#10Forgiveness39

#11Power86

#12Short Game31

#13Blocking49

#14Looping64

#15Countering75

#16Flat Hitting66

#17Flicking61

#18Chopping32

#19Lobbing38

#20Touch41

Construction

#21Stiffness·75

#22Vibration·22

#23Sweet Spot76

#24Ball Hold65

#25Head Heaviness·37

#26Balance99

#27Weight·17

#28Weight Consistency79

#29Thickness·100

#30Overall Thickness·100

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·18

#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·79

#37Carbon Intensity·80

#38Outer Feel51

#39Inner Feel36

#40Wood Feeling30

#41Crispness50

#42Softness·59

#43Elasticity53

#44Rebound Speed84

#45Energy Return78

#46Damping22

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating79

#48Defensive Rating31

#49Allround Rating62

#50Beginner Friendliness35

#51Advanced Potential79

#52Technique Requirement·77

#53Spin Sensitivity·54

#54Passive Stability31

#55Active Stability80

A TTDNA blade rating measures how much of the named characteristic a blade has. For descriptive rows — flex, stiffness, vibration, head heaviness, weight, thickness, carbon feel, softness, technique requirement, spin sensitivity — a higher number means more, not better.