Looking for a good quality, Butterfly blade

amultart might work, mj is a bit on the softer side but will still work. tb alc should go nice.

well mj is not as hard as amultart and i think tb alc will be the best as it is pretty hard and fast but not too fast. hope this helps

Also, how would the blade "Zhang Jike" do? 

Well, what blade does soft rubber suit more? Hard or stiff? Looking for the keyword. Zhang Jike is £5 more.

Also, is Tenergy 64FX better for powerspin than T64? I know I am going off topic, but this is for my setup.

Hello and welcome to the forum!

First off, thanks for posting this in the Equipment Forum, exactly the right place.

To clarify:
Soft vs Hard usually has to do with the outer ply that contacts the rubber's sponge.
Stiffnes vs flex has to do with the whole assembly of the blade (gluing, composites, number of plies). Fewer plies less composite, usually equals more flex.

For example:
Limba outer plies generally feel soft and plies like koto generally feel harder.
5 ply blades are almost always more flexible than 7 ply blades

Preferences for blade feel are usually very subjective, as some people prefer harder flexible blades with harder sponges, and some prefer harder stiff blades with softer sponges, while yet others prefer softer blades with medium flex for a range of sponge hardnesses...

Don't be surprised if you get a range of responses.

To narrow it down, it might be helpful if you describe your level of play (rating/ranking/how often you train etc) and what your general style is (type of loops/amount of flat drives/smashes)...

Also, a forum is a little different from instant or text messaging. Unlike those mediums you can go back into your posts and edit them for clarification, rather repeatedly bumping the thread.

Finally, be patient; as there are quite a few T64 users (past and present) here, and many of them use BTY blades... So folks will definitely give you some feedback! It just might take a few hours.

Called A Topspin wrote: Well, what blade does soft rubber suit more? Hard or stiff? Looking for the keyword. Zhang Jike is £5 more.

This answer may not be too helpful to you, but which ever feels better to you.  Personally, I prefer harder rubbers on soft stiff blades -- Tenergy 05 (admitedly not the hardest but definitely harder feel than T64) on an ALC blade. There is a school of thought that says hard rubbers go with soft blades and vice versa.  Some people don't like stiff either, but I do. 

At your level, I am wondering why you are still using 1.9 mm sponge.  It seems to be that you ought to be ready for 2.1. 


Edited by Baal - 12/18/2011 at 6:33pm

Thanks for the replies. I just prefer soft sponges, it's a personal thing. But, I just don't like hard sponges because I like stiff blades.

How about Butterfly TimoBoll Forte off?

1st, if you want a high-throw blade you should definatley not choose a carbon blade, since you don´t get the same contact with the ball with them as you do with a wood blade.

Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for a heavy blade as Tenergy is already heavy. I could buy a blade from another manufacturer, as long as it's good quality. Is there a Stiga blade that is lighter but as good for looping and hitting?

Called A Topspin wrote: Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for a heavy blade as Tenergy is already heavy. I could buy a blade from another manufacturer, as long as it's good quality. Is there a Stiga blade that is lighter but as good for looping and hitting?

I don't know their product line anymore.  For some reason nobody in my club uses their stuff much so the only ones I have tried are the Rosewood and Ebenholz blades.  They were ok.  Nothing special.  But a 90 g blade with tenergy should not be too heavy for you even in max thickness.  That is fairly standard among high level players.  A blade that is too light lacks power and since you are a junior player, you should get used to playing with a blade that has a reasonable weight.

Did your coach have any suggestions?  He probably understands your game better than anyone (including yourself), so if he has any suggestions I'd would listen.

Called A Topspin wrote: He suggested to buy a good quality, high throw blade. Needs to be medium hardness and a stiff feel. He also said you might need a blade with a woody feel? Not sure how to get a woody feel.

Yasaka and Donic's blades that are made in Sweden have a good "woody" feel (pleasant vibration). In the medium fast (OFF- / OFF) range are blades like the Yasaka Extra Offensive and Waldner Senso Carbon. Both of these blades are better quality (wood selection, construction, finish, durability) than comparable mass-produced blades from Stiga.

Called A Topspin wrote: I'm looking for a good quality butterfly blade that is HARD and has HIGH throw. Needs to go well with T64 and T64FX. Apparently T64 goes well with hard, high throw blades. Thanks