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Butterfly

Butterfly · OFF+

Photino

3W+2 ZLF · Outer

Specifications

Playing style
OFF+
Price
Not published
Weight
85 g
Thickness
7 mm
Plies
5
Composition
3W+2 ZLF
Outer ply
Hinoki
Core wood
Kiri
Carbon type
ZLF
Fibre placement
Outer
Blade size
157 × 150 mm
Handle types
FL
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

3W+2 ZLF · Outer

5 plies · Hinoki surface · ZLF outer fibre · Kiri core · 7 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 Photino with 5 plies: Hinoki · ZLF · Kiri · ZLF · Hinoki.
HANDLE · GREY · WHITE AND BLUE STRIPES

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Hinoki

  2. 2 · Fibre layer

    ZLF

  3. 3 · Core

    Kiri

  4. 4 · Fibre layer

    ZLF

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Hinoki

  • Hinoki

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Soft and elastic · Deep catch

  • ZLF

    Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4

    Keeps the flex · Larger sweet spot

  • Kiri

    Core · layer 3

    Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    HinokiOuter ply

    Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

  2. 02
    ZLFFibre layer

    Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.

  3. 03
    Kiri — coreCore

    Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.

  4. 04
    ZLFFibre layer

    Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.

  5. 05
    HinokiOuter ply

    Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

Partially resolved · 5 of 5 plies with published material

About this blade

Butterfly Photino is a 5-ply blade built around ZLF fibre placed outer, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Hinoki in the outer layer: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. Kiri in the core: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. ZLF in the fibre layer: Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot. Physically it measures 7 mm thick, around 85 g. Butterfly positions it for off+ play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed89
Control49
Spin Potential49
Feel48
Flex·34
Dwell Time54
Catapult65
Stability58
Precision58
Forgiveness37
Power79
Short Game34
Blocking47
Looping59
Countering72
Flat Hitting76
Flicking61
Chopping37
Lobbing43
Touch43

Construction

Stiffness·66
Vibration·43
Sweet Spot57
Ball Hold48
Head Heaviness·44
Balance99
Weight·50
Weight Consistency78
Thickness·80
Overall Thickness·80
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·62
Surface Finish78

Material properties

Carbon Feel·56
Carbon Intensity·52
Outer Feel66
Inner Feel48
Wood Feeling50
Crispness61
Softness·36
Elasticity54
Rebound Speed80
Energy Return70
Damping42

Playing profile

Offensive Rating74
Defensive Rating35
Allround Rating68
Beginner Friendliness38
Advanced Potential73
Technique Requirement·73
Spin Sensitivity·49
Passive Stability39
Active Stability66

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.

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology