Kreanga Carbon

3W+2 ULC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: —
Price: —
Weight: —
Thickness: —
Plies: 5
Composition: 3W+2 ULC
Outer ply: Hinoki
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: ULC
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: —
Handle types: —
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

3W+2 ULC · Outer

5 plies · Hinoki surface · ULC outer fibre · Kiri 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 Kreanga Carbon with 5 plies: Hinoki · Material not published · Kiri · Material not published · Hinoki. — HANDLE · ANTHRACITE GREY · ORANGE AND BLUE STRIPES

Hinoki
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Soft and elastic · Deep catch
Material not published
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
Kiri
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

01
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.
02
Material not publishedFibre layer
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
03
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
04
Material not publishedFibre layer
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
05
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

Secondary sources · 3 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

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

About this blade

Butterfly Kreanga Carbon is a 5-ply blade built around ULC fibre placed outer, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 80, control 52, feel 41 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Hinoki: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. Kiri: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. ULC: Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

TTDNA overview

Speed80

Control52

Spin Potential48

Feel41

Power77

Forgiveness42

Short Game39

Looping55

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed80

#02Control52

#03Spin Potential48

#04Feel41

#05Flex·29

#06Dwell Time51

#07Catapult63

#08Stability67

#09Precision62

#10Forgiveness42

#11Power77

#12Short Game39

#13Blocking52

#14Looping55

#15Countering70

#16Flat Hitting73

#17Flicking59

#18Chopping39

#19Lobbing41

#20Touch45

Construction

#21Stiffness·71

#22Vibration·30

#23Sweet Spot66

#24Ball Hold46

#25Head Heaviness·69

#26Balance80

#27Weight·79

#28Weight Consistency78

#29Thickness·65

#30Overall Thickness·65

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·62

#35Surface Finish82

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·70

#37Carbon Intensity·70

#38Outer Feel68

#39Inner Feel39

#40Wood Feeling36

#41Crispness67

#42Softness·34

#43Elasticity50

#44Rebound Speed75

#45Energy Return69

#46Damping30

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating69

#48Defensive Rating38

#49Allround Rating75

#50Beginner Friendliness41

#51Advanced Potential70

#52Technique Requirement·69

#53Spin Sensitivity·44

#54Passive Stability39

#55Active Stability73

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.