TableTennisDNA
Butterfly

Butterfly · DEF

Defence II

3W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
DEF
Price
Not published
Weight
Not published
Thickness
Not published
Plies
3
Composition
3W · All wood
Outer ply
Willow
Core wood
Ayous
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
ST
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

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

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Willow

  2. 2 · Core

    Ayous

  3. 3 · Outer ply

    Willow

  • 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

  1. 01
    WillowOuter ply

    Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.

  2. 02
    Ayous — coreCore

    Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

  3. 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

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. Willow in the outer layer: Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade. Ayous in the core: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Butterfly positions it for def play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed37
Control77
Spin Potential71
Feel82
Flex·71
Dwell Time73
Catapult40
Stability30
Precision53
Forgiveness54
Power30
Short Game71
Blocking57
Looping65
Countering45
Flat Hitting36
Flicking65
Chopping72
Lobbing74
Touch73

Construction

Stiffness·29
Vibration·90
Sweet Spot16
Ball Hold68
Head Heaviness·35
Balance76
Weight·39
Weight Consistency69
Thickness·44
Overall Thickness·44
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·40
Surface Finish53

Material properties

Carbon Feel·9
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel30
Inner Feel82
Wood Feeling92
Crispness28
Softness·64
Elasticity56
Rebound Speed35
Energy Return31
Damping88

Playing profile

Offensive Rating46
Defensive Rating72
Allround Rating79
Beginner Friendliness74
Advanced Potential43
Technique Requirement·31
Spin Sensitivity·75
Passive Stability78
Active Stability22

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.

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology