TableTennisDNA
Butterfly

Butterfly · DEF

Diode V

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
DEF
Price
Not published
Weight
94 g
Thickness
5.7 mm
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Not published
Core wood
Ayous
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
165 × 156 mm
Handle types
FL · AN
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · all-wood · Ayous core · 5.7 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 Diode V with 5 plies: Material not published · Ayous · Ayous · Ayous · Material not published.
HANDLE · DARK BROWN · WHITE PINSTRIPES

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  3. 3 · Core

    Ayous

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  • Material not published

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  • Ayous

    Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3 and 4

    Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  2. 02
    AyousMedial ply

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

  3. 03
    Ayous — coreCore

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

  4. 04
    AyousMedial ply

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

  5. 05
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Partially resolved · 3 of 5 plies with published material

About this blade

Butterfly Diode V is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack and a Ayous core. Ayous in the medial layer: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Ayous in the core: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 94 g. Butterfly positions it for def play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed40
Control75
Spin Potential65
Feel80
Flex·63
Dwell Time70
Catapult39
Stability34
Precision56
Forgiveness54
Power33
Short Game69
Blocking59
Looping61
Countering48
Flat Hitting44
Flicking64
Chopping68
Lobbing69
Touch71

Construction

Stiffness·37
Vibration·87
Sweet Spot23
Ball Hold60
Head Heaviness·70
Balance92
Weight·80
Weight Consistency67
Thickness·28
Overall Thickness·28
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·55
Surface Finish61

Material properties

Carbon Feel·11
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel39
Inner Feel79
Wood Feeling91
Crispness38
Softness·52
Elasticity52
Rebound Speed39
Energy Return31
Damping85

Playing profile

Offensive Rating46
Defensive Rating68
Allround Rating82
Beginner Friendliness70
Advanced Potential45
Technique Requirement·35
Spin Sensitivity·70
Passive Stability75
Active 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.

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