Butterfly Bryce

Horrible balance between spin and speed. The rubber produces low throw.

This is a good rubber for forehand and backhand. I used Mark 5 on my forehand and Bryce on my backhand. When I first hit a high shot, it went very fast. I ordered Bryce Speed FX when I saw the review. I think Bryce is the best rubber from Butterfly.

I used this rubber to achieve greater speed on kill smashes with my forehand. It excels in this aspect, leaving my opponents perplexed by the ball’s sudden acceleration. One aptly described it as “the ball exploding from your blade.”

Despite its exceptional speed, the rubber has a hard, heavy feel, lacking in control and spin. I subsequently replaced it with a Bluefire M3 to improve control and spin. However, if raw speed is your priority, this rubber remains an excellent choice.

By far, the best rubber I’ve ever used, though I’ve never tried the newer Speed or Speed FX versions. I tried Tenergy 05 on a Stiga graphite wood blade a few years ago, and it was awful. I switched back to Bryce, and the difference was immediate.

Currently, I play with 1.9 Bryce on both FH and BH on a classic Stiga Super Carbon (Alser, 1980s), and it plays great—control with power as I need it.

With speed glue, amazing. Without speed glue, it is not a good rubber, period.

Bryce was great with speedglue, but that’s it. Its weakness lies in its lack of spin and power, two essential elements for winning games. Using it with a Butterfly Viscaria light does not produce desirable results. The Viscaria’s soft feel dampens the speed of the rubber, resulting in a dead hitting sound. It’s advisable to avoid this rubber and opt for a tensor at the same price point. While tensors may not be as durable, they offer superior spin, enabling you to keep the ball on the table.

This rubber is amazing. Today I bought my Bryce with my technique, but I use the Butterfly Michael Maze blade. On carbon blades, Bryce is very spinny and fast but has a lot of control.

It is an excellent rubber for aggressive attackers. If you do not want to play highly rotated top spins and prefer speed and power, you should try Bryce. On the other hand, its lifetime is very short, which is a significant drawback when combined with its price.

This rubber is not recommended.

It is very easy to lose control, which can result in drives and power loops going out of the table.

Very nice rubber and super fast! It’s missing that heavy spin that everybody loves, but it’s good enough. The control is a bit lost during fast exchanges, but it’s great if you are the only one attacking. Overall, very nice rubber.

(Borrowed it from my training partner for a few hours.)

I’ve had a few different sheets of Bryce. In contrast to the FX version, I very much enjoyed using it.

I had one unglued on a Yasaka Gaiten Offensive. It wasn’t reglued for nearly 4 years. It was still very, very quick and spinny, but the feel degraded to the point where I gave up and started speed gluing it.

Another one went on my Schlager Carbon with speed glue and stayed as my forehand for a long time until I tried smashing a ball, missed, and hit the corner of an aluminum-edged table. Not a pretty ending.

Overall, it’s a great rubber, but without speed glue, and of late, it’s been overshadowed completely.

After playing with Sriver for years, I changed to 729 Cream Transcend. For a brief period of time, I played with Bryce. Its speed improvement is very noticeable, but the control factor is too low. I would say if you are comfortable with Sriver, then you do not need this rubber. It is suitable for advanced players only, as it requires very good technique to keep the ball on the table. This rubber gave me the shot of the day, but I lost the game.

Sometimes fast, sometimes slow; sometimes spiny, sometimes with no spin. It depends on the blade. Do not put this rubber on a stiff blade; it will be terrible; it will not have spin but an extremely quick bounce. Bryce is good with Butterfly blades or medium to soft blades of other brands.

The Good:

• For the established player, Bryce adds the speed you have been looking for, especially on forehand (FH) and backhand (BH) loops and loop drives.

The Bad:

• Bryce is relatively expensive.
• Bryce is heavily affected by your opponents’ spin. If you have difficulty recognizing spin during your opponents’ service, this weakness will be magnified and easily exploited.
• Adding spin can be challenging with Bryce due to its low tackiness.

Overall:

If you have mastered basic strokes (FH and BH loops, drives, and chops) and feel the need for increased speed in your game, Bryce may be the ideal solution for you.

I got Timo Boll Tri Carbon with Bryce on the backhand and Bryce Speed on the forehand. They feel pretty much the same speed. Bryce Speed has a better snapping sound, but I love the combo. It’s a great rubber.

Plays like Sriver, but faster with more spin. It has surprising control for a fast rubber and the same low throw. You get a nice feeling for the ball. It’s expensive but should last longer than average. If you like Sriver, you will love Bryce.

Relooping is very easy, and the short game is good. Counters are very fast with great directional stability. This rubber is not for beginners.

1.9mm is for close table play, while 2.1mm is for mid and away-from-the-table loopers and power smack downs.

If this rubber is untuned, it plays like a quite fast classical rubber, just a bit less spinny. If you tune it with lamp oil, this baby becomes a weapon, incredibly fast, spinny, and loud. However, control suffers a lot from tuning, as it gets very bouncy and soft. My rating is for this rubber in an untuned state though.

I have this rubber in combination with a Butterfly Boll TriCarbon blade, which is very fast to begin with. This combination is by far the fastest I have ever played with, yet it has decent control.

I find that the sponge on this rubber may be slightly too dense, and I am going to try the FX next.

I have been very happy, and if you have a soft or medium hardness blade, I recommend this rubber greatly. It has a very nice feel, although it is a tad heavy.

I also really enjoy the high tension technology from Butterfly, as it does give an extra kick to the ball.