Defence II

3W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style: —
Price: —
Weight: —
Thickness: —
Plies: 3
Composition: 3W · All wood
Outer ply: Willow
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: —
Handle types: —
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

3W · All wood

3 plies · Willow surface · all-wood · Ayous core

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 Defence II with 3 plies: Willow · Ayous · Willow. — HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD

Willow
Outer ply · layers 1 and 3
Light and springy · Lively release
Ayous
Core · layer 2
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
WillowOuter ply
Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.
02
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
03
WillowOuter ply
Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.

Partially resolved · 3 of 3 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — published ply construction; veneer species not named

About this blade

Butterfly Defence II is a 3-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Willow on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 51, control 71, feel 79 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Willow: Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed51

Control71

Spin Potential67

Feel79

Power40

Forgiveness49

Short Game62

Looping64

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed51

#02Control71

#03Spin Potential67

#04Feel79

#05Flex·66

#06Dwell Time69

#07Catapult45

#08Stability31

#09Precision53

#10Forgiveness49

#11Power40

#12Short Game62

#13Blocking54

#14Looping64

#15Countering51

#16Flat Hitting44

#17Flicking65

#18Chopping65

#19Lobbing68

#20Touch66

Construction

#21Stiffness·34

#22Vibration·88

#23Sweet Spot18

#24Ball Hold65

#25Head Heaviness·35

#26Balance76

#27Weight·40

#28Weight Consistency69

#29Thickness·51

#30Overall Thickness·51

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·40

#35Surface Finish54

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·10

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel33

#39Inner Feel79

#40Wood Feeling91

#41Crispness30

#42Softness·62

#43Elasticity56

#44Rebound Speed46

#45Energy Return38

#46Damping86

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating54

#48Defensive Rating63

#49Allround Rating92

#50Beginner Friendliness66

#51Advanced Potential51

#52Technique Requirement·40

#53Spin Sensitivity·73

#54Passive Stability71

#55Active Stability27

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.