Diode V

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style: DEF
Price: —
Weight: 94 g
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 5W · All wood
Outer ply: —
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: 165 × 156 mm
Handle types: FL · AN
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

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

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

01
Material not publishedOuter ply
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
02
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
03
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
Material not publishedOuter ply
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Partially resolved · 3 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — five wood plies, hard surface veneers

About this blade

Butterfly Diode V is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 56, control 69, feel 77 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 94 g, 165 × 156 mm head, FL, AN handles. Butterfly positions it for def play. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed56

Control69

Spin Potential62

Feel77

Power45

Forgiveness48

Short Game59

Looping62

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed56

#02Control69

#03Spin Potential62

#04Feel77

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time67

#07Catapult46

#08Stability34

#09Precision55

#10Forgiveness48

#11Power45

#12Short Game59

#13Blocking54

#14Looping62

#15Countering55

#16Flat Hitting53

#17Flicking65

#18Chopping61

#19Lobbing64

#20Touch64

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold58

#25Head Heaviness·70

#26Balance92

#27Weight·80

#28Weight Consistency67

#29Thickness·28

#30Overall Thickness·28

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel42

#39Inner Feel77

#40Wood Feeling90

#41Crispness39

#42Softness·51

#43Elasticity54

#44Rebound Speed51

#45Energy Return40

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating55

#48Defensive Rating60

#49Allround Rating97

#50Beginner Friendliness62

#51Advanced Potential54

#52Technique Requirement·45

#53Spin Sensitivity·68

#54Passive Stability68

#55Active Stability32

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.