Shamada

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style: OFF-
Price: —
Weight: 90 g
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 5W · All wood
Outer ply: Basswood
Core wood: Balsa
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: 160 × 150 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · CS
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

5W · All wood

5 plies · Basswood surface · all-wood · Balsa core · 7.5 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 Shamada with 5 plies: Basswood · Walnut · Balsa · Walnut · Basswood. — HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD

Basswood
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Neutral feel · Forgiving contact
Walnut
Medial ply · layers 2 and 4
Dense and firm · Controlled impact
Balsa
Core · layer 3
Very low weight · Soft, muted impact

Stack order — face A to face B

01
BasswoodOuter ply
Even-grained light veneer — smooth, neutral feel with forgiving contact.
02
WalnutMedial ply
Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.
03
Balsa — coreCore
Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.
04
WalnutMedial ply
Dark, dense hardwood veneer — adds weight behind the ball and a firm, controlled impact.
05
BasswoodOuter ply
Even-grained light veneer — smooth, neutral feel with forgiving contact.

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

Source note: Species come from a single retailer description (Balsa centre core, Walnut secondary, Basswood outer plies) and are not manufacturer confirmed.

Sources: Butterfly — five-ply all wood · Retailer product description — Balsa core, Walnut secondary, Basswood outer

About this blade

Butterfly Shamada is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Basswood on the playing surface and a Balsa core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 67, control 64, feel 77 — with a flexible response and long dwell. Physically it measures 7.5 mm thick, around 90 g, 160 × 150 mm head, FL, AN, CS handles. Butterfly positions it for off- play. Basswood: Even-grained light veneer — smooth, neutral feel with forgiving contact. Balsa: Ultra-light core — big sweet spot, very low blade weight and a soft, muted impact.

TTDNA overview

Speed67

Control64

Spin Potential63

Feel77

Power52

Forgiveness43

Short Game52

Looping66

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed67

#02Control64

#03Spin Potential63

#04Feel77

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time70

#07Catapult51

#08Stability33

#09Precision53

#10Forgiveness43

#11Power52

#12Short Game52

#13Blocking50

#14Looping66

#15Countering58

#16Flat Hitting58

#17Flicking67

#18Chopping56

#19Lobbing63

#20Touch59

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold60

#25Head Heaviness·55

#26Balance87

#27Weight·67

#28Weight Consistency68

#29Thickness·100

#30Overall Thickness·100

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel45

#39Inner Feel78

#40Wood Feeling91

#41Crispness39

#42Softness·51

#43Elasticity57

#44Rebound Speed58

#45Energy Return46

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating63

#48Defensive Rating54

#49Allround Rating93

#50Beginner Friendliness56

#51Advanced Potential59

#52Technique Requirement·51

#53Spin Sensitivity·70

#54Passive Stability64

#55Active Stability34

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.