TableTennisDNA
Butterfly

Butterfly · ALL

Kazan

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
ALL
Price
Not published
Weight
Not published
Thickness
Not published
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Hinoki
Core wood
Balsa
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
Not published
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · Hinoki surface · all-wood · Balsa 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 Kazan with 5 plies: Hinoki · Walnut · Balsa · Walnut · Hinoki.
HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD · BROWN AND RED STRIPES

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Hinoki

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Walnut

  3. 3 · Core

    Balsa

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Walnut

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Hinoki

  • Hinoki

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Soft and elastic · Deep catch

  • Walnut

    Medial ply · layers 2 and 4

    Dense and firm · Controlled impact

  • Balsa

    Core · layer 3

    Very low weight · Soft, muted impact

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
    WalnutMedial ply

    Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.

  3. 03
    Balsa — coreCore

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

  4. 04
    WalnutMedial ply

    Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.

  5. 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

About this blade

Butterfly Kazan is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Balsa core. Hinoki in the outer layer: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. Walnut in the medial layer: Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact. Balsa in the core: Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact. Butterfly positions it for all play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed54
Control69
Spin Potential62
Feel78
Flex·60
Dwell Time71
Catapult45
Stability34
Precision55
Forgiveness48
Power43
Short Game60
Blocking54
Looping63
Countering54
Flat Hitting54
Flicking66
Chopping62
Lobbing65
Touch65

Construction

Stiffness·40
Vibration·86
Sweet Spot24
Ball Hold58
Head Heaviness·36
Balance77
Weight·42
Weight Consistency69
Thickness·52
Overall Thickness·52
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·62
Surface Finish65

Material properties

Carbon Feel·12
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel45
Inner Feel79
Wood Feeling91
Crispness42
Softness·47
Elasticity55
Rebound Speed49
Energy Return39
Damping84

Playing profile

Offensive Rating54
Defensive Rating60
Allround Rating95
Beginner Friendliness63
Advanced Potential53
Technique Requirement·44
Spin Sensitivity·69
Passive Stability69
Active Stability31

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