TableTennisDNA
Butterfly

Butterfly · DEF

Joo Se Hyuk

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
DEF
Price
Not published
Weight
Not published
Thickness
5.9 mm
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Planchonella
Core wood
Ayous
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
ST
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · Planchonella surface · all-wood · Ayous core · 5.9 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 Joo Se Hyuk with 5 plies: Planchonella · Ayous · Ayous · Ayous · Planchonella.
HANDLE · DARK BROWN · WHITE STRIPE

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Planchonella

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  3. 3 · Core

    Ayous

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Planchonella

  • 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

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. Planchonella in the outer layer: Dense tropical hardwood veneer — firm surface with a controlled, slow rebound. Ayous in the medial layer: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Ayous in the core: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Physically it measures 5.9 mm thick. Butterfly positions it for def play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed43
Control74
Spin Potential65
Feel80
Flex·64
Dwell Time71
Catapult41
Stability33
Precision55
Forgiveness52
Power35
Short Game67
Blocking57
Looping62
Countering49
Flat Hitting45
Flicking65
Chopping68
Lobbing69
Touch70

Construction

Stiffness·36
Vibration·87
Sweet Spot23
Ball Hold61
Head Heaviness·36
Balance76
Weight·41
Weight Consistency69
Thickness·36
Overall Thickness·36
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·55
Surface Finish61

Material properties

Carbon Feel·11
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel39
Inner Feel80
Wood Feeling91
Crispness37
Softness·53
Elasticity54
Rebound Speed41
Energy Return33
Damping86

Playing profile

Offensive Rating48
Defensive Rating67
Allround Rating85
Beginner Friendliness69
Advanced Potential47
Technique Requirement·37
Spin Sensitivity·70
Passive Stability74
Active Stability27

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