Butterfly

Schlager Carbon

3W+2 Carbon · Outer

Specifications

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

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

3W+2 Carbon · Outer

5 plies · Hinoki surface · Carbon outer fibre · Balsa 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 Schlager Carbon with 5 plies: Hinoki · Carbon · Balsa · Carbon · Hinoki.
HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD · BLUE AND WHITE PINSTRIPES
  • Hinoki

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Soft and elastic · Deep catch

  • Carbon

    Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4

    Maximum stiffness · Hard, direct impact

  • Balsa

    Core · layer 3

    Very low weight · Soft, muted impact

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
    CarbonFibre layer

    Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.

  3. 03
    Balsa — coreCore

    Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.

  4. 04
    CarbonFibre layer

    Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.

  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 · stack order unconfirmed

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

About this blade

Butterfly Schlager Carbon is a 5-ply blade built around Carbon fibre placed outer, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Balsa core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 83, control 49, feel 35 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Hinoki: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. Balsa: Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact. Carbon: Pure carbon — maximum stiffness and speed, with a hard, direct impact.

TTDNA overview

Speed83
Control49
Spin Potential46
Feel35
Power81
Forgiveness41
Short Game36
Looping54

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed83
#02Control49
#03Spin Potential46
#04Feel35
#05Flex·25
#06Dwell Time49
#07Catapult65
#08Stability71
#09Precision62
#10Forgiveness41
#11Power81
#12Short Game36
#13Blocking52
#14Looping54
#15Countering72
#16Flat Hitting75
#17Flicking58
#18Chopping35
#19Lobbing38
#20Touch43

Construction

#21Stiffness·75
#22Vibration·22
#23Sweet Spot72
#24Ball Hold45
#25Head Heaviness·74
#26Balance74
#27Weight·85
#28Weight Consistency79
#29Thickness·67
#30Overall Thickness·67
#31Handle Thickness·50
#32Handle Size·50
#33Handle Comfort82
#34Surface Hardness·62
#35Surface Finish84

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·79
#37Carbon Intensity·80
#38Outer Feel71
#39Inner Feel34
#40Wood Feeling29
#41Crispness70
#42Softness·33
#43Elasticity50
#44Rebound Speed78
#45Energy Return73
#46Damping22

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating70
#48Defensive Rating35
#49Allround Rating72
#50Beginner Friendliness38
#51Advanced Potential72
#52Technique Requirement·73
#53Spin Sensitivity·40
#54Passive Stability35
#55Active Stability78

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.