Butterfly

Joo Se Hyuk

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
Price
Weight
Thickness
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Planchonella
Core wood
Ayous
Carbon type
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
Handle types
Made in
Release year

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

5W · All wood

5 plies · Planchonella surface · all-wood · Ayous 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 Joo Se Hyuk with 5 plies: Planchonella · Ayous · Ayous · Ayous · Planchonella.
HANDLE · DARK BROWN · WHITE STRIPE
  • Planchonella

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Firm surface · Controlled rebound

  • Ayous

    Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3 and 4

    Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    PlanchonellaOuter ply

    Dense tropical hardwood veneer — firm surface with a controlled, slow rebound.

  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
    PlanchonellaOuter ply

    Dense tropical hardwood veneer — firm surface with a controlled, slow rebound.

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 Joo Se Hyuk is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Planchonella on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 58, control 68, feel 77 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Planchonella: Dense tropical hardwood veneer — firm surface with a controlled, slow rebound. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed58
Control68
Spin Potential62
Feel77
Power46
Forgiveness47
Short Game58
Looping63

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed58
#02Control68
#03Spin Potential62
#04Feel77
#05Flex·59
#06Dwell Time67
#07Catapult47
#08Stability34
#09Precision55
#10Forgiveness47
#11Power46
#12Short Game58
#13Blocking53
#14Looping63
#15Countering55
#16Flat Hitting54
#17Flicking65
#18Chopping60
#19Lobbing64
#20Touch63

Construction

#21Stiffness·41
#22Vibration·86
#23Sweet Spot24
#24Ball Hold58
#25Head Heaviness·36
#26Balance77
#27Weight·42
#28Weight Consistency69
#29Thickness·54
#30Overall Thickness·54
#31Handle Thickness·50
#32Handle Size·50
#33Handle Comfort82
#34Surface Hardness·55
#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12
#37Carbon Intensity·0
#38Outer Feel43
#39Inner Feel77
#40Wood Feeling90
#41Crispness39
#42Softness·51
#43Elasticity54
#44Rebound Speed52
#45Energy Return41
#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating57
#48Defensive Rating58
#49Allround Rating99
#50Beginner Friendliness61
#51Advanced Potential55
#52Technique Requirement·46
#53Spin Sensitivity·68
#54Passive Stability67
#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.