Xstar V

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style: OFF-
Price: —
Weight: 83 g
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 5W · All wood
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: 158 × 152 mm
Handle types: FL
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

5W · All wood

5 plies · Limba surface · all-wood · Ayous core · 5.6 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 Xstar V with 5 plies: Limba · Ayous · Ayous · Ayous · Limba. — HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD · BLUE AND WHITE STRIPES

Limba
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Softer touch · Longer dwell
Ayous
Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3 and 4
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
02
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
03
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

Specialist measured · 5 of 5 plies with published material · stack order confirmed

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Xstar V is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Limba on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 55, control 69, feel 77 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.6 mm thick, around 83 g, 158 × 152 mm head, FL handles. Butterfly positions it for off- play. Limba: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed55

Control69

Spin Potential62

Feel77

Power44

Forgiveness48

Short Game59

Looping62

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed55

#02Control69

#03Spin Potential62

#04Feel77

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time67

#07Catapult45

#08Stability34

#09Precision55

#10Forgiveness48

#11Power44

#12Short Game59

#13Blocking54

#14Looping62

#15Countering54

#16Flat Hitting52

#17Flicking65

#18Chopping61

#19Lobbing64

#20Touch64

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold58

#25Head Heaviness·34

#26Balance77

#27Weight·43

#28Weight Consistency69

#29Thickness·24

#30Overall Thickness·24

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel42

#39Inner Feel77

#40Wood Feeling90

#41Crispness39

#42Softness·51

#43Elasticity54

#44Rebound Speed50

#45Energy Return39

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating55

#48Defensive Rating60

#49Allround Rating96

#50Beginner Friendliness62

#51Advanced Potential53

#52Technique Requirement·45

#53Spin Sensitivity·68

#54Passive Stability69

#55Active Stability32

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.