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: —
Core wood: —
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: 158 × 152 mm
Handle types: FL
Made in: Japan
Release year: 2025

Metadata confidence: Species unresolved

Blade construction

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

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

01
Material not publishedOuter ply
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
02
Material not publishedMedial ply
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
03
Material not publishedCore
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
04
Material not publishedMedial ply
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
05
Material not publishedOuter ply
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Species unresolved · 0 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — 5-ply all wood, 6.4 mm

About this blade

Butterfly TB5α is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 60, control 67, feel 76 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 6.4 mm thick, around 88 g, 158 × 152 mm head, FL handles. Butterfly positions it for off- play.

TTDNA overview

Speed60

Control67

Spin Potential62

Feel76

Power47

Forgiveness46

Short Game56

Looping63

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed60

#02Control67

#03Spin Potential62

#04Feel76

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time67

#07Catapult48

#08Stability34

#09Precision54

#10Forgiveness46

#11Power47

#12Short Game56

#13Blocking53

#14Looping63

#15Countering56

#16Flat Hitting55

#17Flicking65

#18Chopping59

#19Lobbing63

#20Touch62

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold58

#25Head Heaviness·43

#26Balance84

#27Weight·60

#28Weight Consistency69

#29Thickness·56

#30Overall Thickness·56

#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

#43Elasticity55

#44Rebound Speed53

#45Energy Return42

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating58

#48Defensive Rating57

#49Allround Rating100

#50Beginner Friendliness60

#51Advanced Potential56

#52Technique Requirement·48

#53Spin Sensitivity·68

#54Passive Stability67

#55Active 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.