Kazan

5W · All wood

Specifications

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

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

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

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

01
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.
02
WalnutMedial ply
Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.
03
Balsa — coreCore
Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.
04
WalnutMedial ply
Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.
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 · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — published ply construction · Independent blade-builder analyses — veneer sequence

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. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 59, control 67, feel 77 — with a flexible response and long dwell. Hinoki: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. Balsa: Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.

TTDNA overview

Speed59

Control67

Spin Potential61

Feel77

Power47

Forgiveness46

Short Game57

Looping64

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed59

#02Control67

#03Spin Potential61

#04Feel77

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time70

#07Catapult47

#08Stability34

#09Precision54

#10Forgiveness46

#11Power47

#12Short Game57

#13Blocking53

#14Looping64

#15Countering56

#16Flat Hitting56

#17Flicking66

#18Chopping59

#19Lobbing64

#20Touch63

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold57

#25Head Heaviness·36

#26Balance77

#27Weight·42

#28Weight Consistency69

#29Thickness·55

#30Overall Thickness·55

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·62

#35Surface Finish65

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel46

#39Inner Feel78

#40Wood Feeling91

#41Crispness42

#42Softness·46

#43Elasticity55

#44Rebound Speed53

#45Energy Return41

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating57

#48Defensive Rating58

#49Allround Rating100

#50Beginner Friendliness60

#51Advanced Potential55

#52Technique Requirement·47

#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.