Kumpuru

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: ALL
Price: —
Weight: —
Thickness: —
Plies: 5
Composition: 3W+2 T5000
Outer ply: Koto
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: T5000
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: —
Handle types: FL · ST
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

5 plies · Koto surface · T5000 outer fibre · 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 Kumpuru with 5 plies: Koto · T5000 · Ayous · T5000 · Koto. — HANDLE · YELLOWISH BLOND WOOD · BLUE STRIPE

Koto
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce
T5000
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4
Very stiff · Classic high speed
Ayous
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.
02
T5000Fibre layer
Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.
03
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
T5000Fibre layer
Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.
05
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

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

Sources: Butterfly — 3W+2 T5000 · Independent construction reporting

About this blade

Butterfly Kumpuru is a 5-ply blade built around T5000 fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 88, control 46, feel 28 — with a stiff response and short dwell. Physically it measures FL, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for all play. Koto: Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. T5000: Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

TTDNA overview

Speed88

Control46

Spin Potential37

Feel28

Power87

Forgiveness40

Short Game32

Looping49

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed88

#02Control46

#03Spin Potential37

#04Feel28

#05Flex·19

#06Dwell Time41

#07Catapult68

#08Stability77

#09Precision64

#10Forgiveness40

#11Power87

#12Short Game32

#13Blocking51

#14Looping49

#15Countering75

#16Flat Hitting84

#17Flicking54

#18Chopping31

#19Lobbing33

#20Touch38

Construction

#21Stiffness·81

#22Vibration·13

#23Sweet Spot79

#24Ball Hold33

#25Head Heaviness·78

#26Balance68

#27Weight·90

#28Weight Consistency80

#29Thickness·69

#30Overall Thickness·69

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish95

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·87

#37Carbon Intensity·90

#38Outer Feel83

#39Inner Feel26

#40Wood Feeling19

#41Crispness81

#42Softness·21

#43Elasticity48

#44Rebound Speed83

#45Energy Return78

#46Damping14

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating71

#48Defensive Rating30

#49Allround Rating67

#50Beginner Friendliness34

#51Advanced Potential74

#52Technique Requirement·77

#53Spin Sensitivity·30

#54Passive Stability29

#55Active Stability85

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.