Matsushita Pro Model

5W · All wood

Specifications

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

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

5W · All wood

5 plies · Willow surface · all-wood · 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 Matsushita Pro Model with 5 plies: Willow · Ayous · Ayous · Ayous · Willow. — HANDLE · BLUE · BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES

Willow
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Light and springy · Lively release
Ayous
Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3 and 4
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
WillowOuter ply
Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.
02
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
03
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
WillowOuter ply
Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.

Partially resolved · 5 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — published ply construction; veneer species not named

About this blade

Butterfly Matsushita Pro Model is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Willow on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 56, control 69, feel 78 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Willow: Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed56

Control69

Spin Potential67

Feel78

Power44

Forgiveness48

Short Game59

Looping65

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed56

#02Control69

#03Spin Potential67

#04Feel78

#05Flex·61

#06Dwell Time69

#07Catapult46

#08Stability33

#09Precision54

#10Forgiveness48

#11Power44

#12Short Game59

#13Blocking54

#14Looping65

#15Countering54

#16Flat Hitting48

#17Flicking66

#18Chopping62

#19Lobbing65

#20Touch64

Construction

#21Stiffness·39

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold65

#25Head Heaviness·36

#26Balance77

#27Weight·42

#28Weight Consistency69

#29Thickness·53

#30Overall Thickness·53

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·40

#35Surface Finish54

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel35

#39Inner Feel78

#40Wood Feeling91

#41Crispness32

#42Softness·60

#43Elasticity55

#44Rebound Speed50

#45Energy Return40

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating57

#48Defensive Rating60

#49Allround Rating97

#50Beginner Friendliness62

#51Advanced Potential54

#52Technique Requirement·45

#53Spin Sensitivity·73

#54Passive Stability69

#55Active 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.