Garaydia Revolver

3W+2 ALC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: ALL
Price: $150
Weight: 60 g
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 3W+2 ALC
Outer ply: Hinoki
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: ALC
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: 161 × 141 mm
Handle types: CS
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

3W+2 ALC · Outer

5 plies · Hinoki surface · ALC outer fibre · Kiri core · 6.4 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 Garaydia Revolver with 5 plies: Hinoki · ALC · Kiri · ALC · Hinoki. — HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD · CORK

Hinoki
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Soft and elastic · Deep catch
ALC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4
More stability · Larger sweet spot
Kiri
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

01
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.
02
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
03
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
04
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
05
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

Secondary sources · 5 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — 3W+2 ALC (structure only)

About this blade

Butterfly Garaydia Revolver is a 5-ply blade built around ALC fibre placed outer, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 80, control 52, feel 44 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 6.4 mm thick, around 60 g, 161 × 141 mm head, CS handles. Butterfly positions it for all play. Hinoki: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. Kiri: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. ALC: Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.

TTDNA overview

Speed80

Control52

Spin Potential49

Feel44

Power75

Forgiveness41

Short Game39

Looping56

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed80

#02Control52

#03Spin Potential49

#04Feel44

#05Flex·32

#06Dwell Time53

#07Catapult62

#08Stability64

#09Precision60

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power75

#12Short Game39

#13Blocking51

#14Looping56

#15Countering69

#16Flat Hitting72

#17Flicking59

#18Chopping40

#19Lobbing43

#20Touch46

Construction

#21Stiffness·68

#22Vibration·35

#23Sweet Spot63

#24Ball Hold47

#25Head Heaviness·39

#26Balance86

#27Weight·0

#28Weight Consistency75

#29Thickness·56

#30Overall Thickness·56

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·62

#35Surface Finish81

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·65

#37Carbon Intensity·64

#38Outer Feel67

#39Inner Feel43

#40Wood Feeling41

#41Crispness65

#42Softness·36

#43Elasticity51

#44Rebound Speed74

#45Energy Return68

#46Damping34

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating69

#48Defensive Rating38

#49Allround Rating76

#50Beginner Friendliness42

#51Advanced Potential69

#52Technique Requirement·68

#53Spin Sensitivity·46

#54Passive Stability40

#55Active Stability69

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.