Butterfly Defence X

I use this blade as a hard bat along with Butterfly Orthodox rubbers. It is huge. The control and feel of this blade are great. Slow and soft.

The only thing I do not like about this blade is its extremely thin handle.

It is also way over priced for what you are getting. If it were under $50 and had a fatter handle I would rate this a 9. Unfortunately, it is neither, so I am rating it a 7.

• High flex
• Slow blade
• Good control
• Expensive

I have used this blade for a couple of months, and it is a good defensive blade.

Pros:

• In my opinion, this blade is good for a chop-oriented game in the mid-distance and has excellent control in the short-push game on the table.
• The size of the blade is huge, bigger than the Joo Se Huyk blade I have.
• The blade vibrates a lot. Some players might not like it, but it gives you the chance to generate much more spin than with a non-vibrating (or less) vibration blade.
• For long pips players, this blade might be interesting. I tried Curl P1 (1.0 mm) on this blade, and it was very slow and did not give any trouble to my opponent. When I removed the sponge and used only OX, I got good deception from the long pips.
• Some long pips that did not “work” on the Joo Se Huyk blade “work” just fine with this blade (Giant Dragon Giant Long 0.5 mm/OX) - good deception, very good deceptive block.

Cons:

• If you play modern defense and like to FH attack, this blade would not be the best choice.
• Block (inverted rubber) - not always consistent like with the Joo Se Huyk blade.
• Expensive.

Conclusion:

Good blade for classic defense with chop and push-oriented games.

It is as fast as Timo Boll ALC, no jokes! I use 64 on both sides. It’s not good for defense, but it’s an extremely fast blade for soft play.