Butterfly

Garaydia T5000

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

Specifications

Playing style
Price
Weight
Thickness
Plies
5
Composition
3W+2 T5000
Outer ply
Hinoki
Core wood
Kiri
Carbon type
T5000
Fibre placement
Outer
Blade size
Handle types
Made in
Release year

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

5 plies · Hinoki surface · T5000 outer fibre · Kiri 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 Garaydia T5000 with 5 plies: Hinoki · T5000 · Kiri · T5000 · Hinoki.
HANDLE · CHARCOAL · WHITE PINSTRIPE
  • Hinoki

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Soft and elastic · Deep catch

  • T5000

    Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4

    Very stiff · Classic high speed

  • Kiri

    Core · layer 3

    Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    HinokiOuter ply

    Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

  2. 02
    T5000Fibre layer

    Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

  3. 03
    Kiri — coreCore

    Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.

  4. 04
    T5000Fibre layer

    Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

  5. 05
    HinokiOuter ply

    Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

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

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

About this blade

Butterfly Garaydia T5000 is a 5-ply blade built around T5000 fibre placed outer, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 86, control 47, feel 30 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. 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. T5000: Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

TTDNA overview

Speed86
Control47
Spin Potential44
Feel30
Power85
Forgiveness40
Short Game34
Looping53

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed86
#02Control47
#03Spin Potential44
#04Feel30
#05Flex·21
#06Dwell Time46
#07Catapult67
#08Stability76
#09Precision63
#10Forgiveness40
#11Power85
#12Short Game34
#13Blocking52
#14Looping53
#15Countering74
#16Flat Hitting77
#17Flicking56
#18Chopping33
#19Lobbing35
#20Touch40

Construction

#21Stiffness·79
#22Vibration·14
#23Sweet Spot78
#24Ball Hold43
#25Head Heaviness·78
#26Balance68
#27Weight·90
#28Weight Consistency80
#29Thickness·68
#30Overall Thickness·68
#31Handle Thickness·50
#32Handle Size·50
#33Handle Comfort82
#34Surface Hardness·62
#35Surface Finish87

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·87
#37Carbon Intensity·90
#38Outer Feel74
#39Inner Feel28
#40Wood Feeling21
#41Crispness74
#42Softness·31
#43Elasticity49
#44Rebound Speed81
#45Energy Return77
#46Damping14

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating72
#48Defensive Rating32
#49Allround Rating68
#50Beginner Friendliness36
#51Advanced Potential74
#52Technique Requirement·76
#53Spin Sensitivity·37
#54Passive Stability31
#55Active Stability84

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.