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Butterfly

Butterfly · OFF

Gergely Alpha

3W+2 Carbon · Outer

Specifications

Playing style
OFF
Price
Not published
Weight
86 g
Thickness
7.1 mm
Plies
5
Composition
3W+2 Carbon
Outer ply
Cypress
Core wood
Balsa
Carbon type
Carbon
Fibre placement
Outer
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
FL
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

3W+2 Carbon · Outer

5 plies · Cypress surface · Carbon outer fibre · Balsa core · 7.1 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 Gergely Alpha with 5 plies: Cypress · Carbon · Balsa · Carbon · Cypress.
HANDLE · GREY · RED AND WHITE PINSTRIPES

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Cypress

  2. 2 · Fibre layer

    Carbon

  3. 3 · Core

    Balsa

  4. 4 · Fibre layer

    Carbon

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Cypress

  • Cypress

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Elastic feel · Generous dwell

  • Carbon

    Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4

    Maximum stiffness · Hard, direct impact

  • Balsa

    Core · layer 3

    Very low weight · Soft, muted impact

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    CypressOuter ply

    Cypress veneer — elastic and soft-feeling with generous dwell.

  2. 02
    CarbonFibre layer

    Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.

  3. 03
    Balsa — coreCore

    Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.

  4. 04
    CarbonFibre layer

    Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.

  5. 05
    CypressOuter ply

    Cypress veneer — elastic and soft-feeling with generous dwell.

Partially resolved · 5 of 5 plies with published material

About this blade

Butterfly Gergely Alpha is a 5-ply blade built around Carbon fibre placed outer, with Cypress on the playing surface and a Balsa core. Cypress in the outer layer: Cypress veneer — elastic and soft-feeling with generous dwell. Balsa in the core: Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact. Carbon in the fibre layer: Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact. Physically it measures 7.1 mm thick, around 86 g. Butterfly positions it for off play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed94
Control45
Spin Potential47
Feel34
Flex·24
Dwell Time48
Catapult70
Stability71
Precision61
Forgiveness37
Power88
Short Game29
Blocking48
Looping57
Countering76
Flat Hitting79
Flicking59
Chopping31
Lobbing36
Touch38

Construction

Stiffness·76
Vibration·21
Sweet Spot73
Ball Hold47
Head Heaviness·58
Balance87
Weight·53
Weight Consistency82
Thickness·84
Overall Thickness·84
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·55
Surface Finish81

Material properties

Carbon Feel·79
Carbon Intensity·80
Outer Feel70
Inner Feel33
Wood Feeling28
Crispness67
Softness·37
Elasticity52
Rebound Speed86
Energy Return79
Damping22

Playing profile

Offensive Rating77
Defensive Rating29
Allround Rating61
Beginner Friendliness33
Advanced Potential78
Technique Requirement·79
Spin Sensitivity·42
Passive Stability30
Active Stability81

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