Maze Magic

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style: ALL
Price: —
Weight: 85 g
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 5W · All wood
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: 159 × 151 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

5W · All wood

5 plies · Limba surface · all-wood · Ayous core · 5.9 mm total

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 Maze Magic with 5 plies: Limba · Walnut · Ayous · Walnut · Limba. — HANDLE · YELLOW · BLUE AND BLACK STRIPES

Limba
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Softer touch · Longer dwell
Walnut
Medial ply · layers 2 and 4
Dense and firm · Controlled impact
Ayous
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
02
WalnutMedial ply
Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.
03
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
WalnutMedial ply
Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.
05
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

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

Sources: Butterfly — five-ply structure · Secondary construction reporting

About this blade

Butterfly Maze Magic is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Limba on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 57, control 68, feel 77 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.9 mm thick, around 85 g, 159 × 151 mm head, FL, AN, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for all play. Limba: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed57

Control68

Spin Potential62

Feel77

Power45

Forgiveness47

Short Game58

Looping62

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed57

#02Control68

#03Spin Potential62

#04Feel77

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time67

#07Catapult46

#08Stability34

#09Precision55

#10Forgiveness47

#11Power45

#12Short Game58

#13Blocking54

#14Looping62

#15Countering55

#16Flat Hitting53

#17Flicking65

#18Chopping60

#19Lobbing64

#20Touch63

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold58

#25Head Heaviness·42

#26Balance80

#27Weight·50

#28Weight Consistency70

#29Thickness·36

#30Overall Thickness·36

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel43

#39Inner Feel77

#40Wood Feeling90

#41Crispness39

#42Softness·51

#43Elasticity54

#44Rebound Speed51

#45Energy Return40

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating56

#48Defensive Rating59

#49Allround Rating98

#50Beginner Friendliness61

#51Advanced Potential54

#52Technique Requirement·46

#53Spin Sensitivity·68

#54Passive Stability68

#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.