TableTennisDNA
Butterfly

Butterfly · OFF-

TB5α

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style
OFF-
Price
$130
Weight
88 g
Thickness
6.4 mm
Plies
5
Composition
5W · All wood
Outer ply
Not published
Core wood
Not published
Carbon type
Not published
Fibre placement
None
Blade size
158 × 152 mm
Handle types
FL
Made in
China
Release year
2019

Metadata confidence: Species unresolved

Blade construction

Estimated

5W · All wood

5 plies · all-wood · 6.4 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 TB5α with 5 plies: Material not published · Material not published · Material not published · Material not published · Material not published.
HANDLE · DARK BLUE · YELLOW STRIPE

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  3. 3 · Core

    Material not published

  4. 4 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  • Material not published

    Entire stack · layers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  2. 02
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  3. 03
    Material not publishedCore

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  4. 04
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  5. 05
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Species unresolved · 0 of 5 plies with published material

About this blade

Butterfly TB5α is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack. Physically it measures 6.4 mm thick, around 88 g. Butterfly positions it for off- play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed59
Control67
Spin Potential62
Feel76
Flex·58
Dwell Time67
Catapult47
Stability34
Precision55
Forgiveness46
Power47
Short Game57
Blocking53
Looping63
Countering56
Flat Hitting54
Flicking65
Chopping59
Lobbing63
Touch62

Construction

Stiffness·42
Vibration·85
Sweet Spot25
Ball Hold58
Head Heaviness·43
Balance84
Weight·60
Weight Consistency69
Thickness·56
Overall Thickness·56
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·55
Surface Finish62

Material properties

Carbon Feel·13
Carbon Intensity·0
Outer Feel43
Inner Feel77
Wood Feeling90
Crispness39
Softness·50
Elasticity54
Rebound Speed53
Energy Return41
Damping83

Playing profile

Offensive Rating57
Defensive Rating57
Allround Rating100
Beginner Friendliness60
Advanced Potential55
Technique Requirement·47
Spin Sensitivity·68
Passive Stability67
Active Stability33

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