Butterfly Dignics 80

The best Butterfly rubbers I’ve ever used. The control and spin are great. The rubber is also very durable, but it is very expensive.

Dignics 80 Review

Dignics 80 is significantly faster than Dign05 and 09c, with a medium to low throw angle. Initially, the transition from 05 and 09c may require adjustment, but it can become a formidable weapon against opponents.

Using 2.1 mm thickness on a 90-gram Apolonia blade on my backhand, I initially found the shots lacking power and energy compared to Dign 05 and 09c. However, after adjusting for about 30-40 minutes, I was able to produce potent, spinny, and fast shots.

For serving, it exhibits exceptional spin, particularly in pendulum, tomahawk, and backhand serves. It generates a lot of rotation.

While I’m currently intrigued by Dignics 80, I reserve my final judgment until I’ve played with it for an extended period.

After One Year of Use

After playing with Dignics 80 for a year, it has become my preferred backhand rubber. It offers a remarkable balance of control, speed, spin, and power, especially when fully committed to the shot. Ultimately, the best rubber is the one that you’ve mastered and become accustomed to.

Feels a little softer than the listed 40 degrees due to the very supple top sheet.

I think this is the “do everything” Dignics option.

Loops, blocks, and drives very well. Lots and lots of power and spin when you hit hard. Not overly fast on soft touches due to the hard sponge.

Very good looping and brushing rubber. Not suitable for hitters and blockers. Blocking with pace or redirecting is ineffective with this rubber. It is also somewhat sensitive to spin.

However, it is great for opening, looping 4-5 meters off the table, countering, and pushing. I found it difficult to be both defensive and aggressive when on the defense or to effectively get back into the rally.

Overall, it’s a really good rubber for continuing with pressure. If you find it hard to keep pushing and spinning, it can be a bit ineffective and a detriment. Nevertheless, it is spinny and fast.

It is closer to Tenergy 05 than Dignics 05 in terms of the combined hardness of the rubber and sponge. I found it more controllable than both, especially for blocking and punch shots from the backhand.

The low arc and long trajectory create problems for my opponents as balls land near the white line. Other than lacking a bit of spin, it is almost perfect for me. I use it on Viscaria.

I’ve decided to write a post after reading reviews above because my impression of D80 doesn’t coincide with them. I’ve been playing it for a year, mostly on the Xiom Vega Tour (hinoki/zefilium-carbon). However, I’ve tried the rubber on my other blades as well: Xiom Vega Euro (koto/zefilium-carbon) and Yinhe Purple Dragon D607 (a clipper clone, walnut top ply).

I’ve been playing D05 on those 2 blades for a year and a half. My normal forehand rubber is Hurricane, so all the Dignics’ are being used for backhand.

Firstly, D80 is noticeably faster than D05 because its catapult shows itself much earlier. From my point of view, that’s the biggest difference between the two, defining their playing specialties. D05 is better for counter looping, particularly close to the table, while D80 is better for blocking, smashing, driving, and counter driving.

The closer to the top end, the lesser the speed/catapult effect difference. Although D05 is a tad more spinny, which is better for bananas and slow opening ups, and D80 feels a bit softer because of pips shape, all of those things don’t affect their performance as much as catapult timing. Even control feeling may be affected by that, because D05 is just slower before some limit despite being a bit harder in feeling.

All the Dignics’ work the same for me with all my blades.

I use many different blades, both on and off. I understand that this is not ideal, but I am doing so to change my playing style. I had to make this change because I reached a certain level (around 2000 USTTA ELO) and was unable to improve due to my unique style. As a result, I have used this rubber on three different bats. The first is the Balsa Carbo X5. The second is the Timo Boll W7, and the third is the diode V.

The Diginics 80 was a dream on all three of these blades. In particular, I found the X5 to be somewhat volatile when using Tenergy 05 in the past. However, with Diginics, the X5 seemed to behave itself much better.

Diginics 80 is an almost perfect rubber for blocking. It worked well on all three blades and allowed for blocking from a significant distance. It was slightly worse than Tenergy 05 for chopping, with a somewhat weaker backspin effect, but still offered more control.

For service, the spin was at least as good as with Tenergy and even perhaps a little better, which may mean that I just need to improve my form on the chop.

I do not do all-out attacks, but for counterattacking, this rubber worked incredibly well, offering essentially the same attack performance as Tenergy 05 but a much better overall outcome for me since the control felt significantly better. This was particularly the case on the W7, which, with Tenergy, made me feel a bit worried about counterattacking effectively.

I tried this both as forehand and backhand and found that, for my style, it was equally good. However, from the counterattack perspective, this rubber used as a backhand allowed for some absolutely killer shots.

Although this rubber is almost perfect for my purposes, I would be interested in seeing an FX variant as I think that might just be the most elusive thing in table tennis: the perfect rubber.

My blade is a SoulSpin Basalt OFF-, 80 Red 2.1: This may be the best rubber I have used since the new ball introduction. It replaces Dignics 05 on my BH and is very easy to use. I use a FH grip on my BH and find it easy to keep the ball on the table. Flicks and smashes are fine.

The D80 rewards players who practice and use good form and want an accurate and reliable rubber. This is not a beginner rubber, but club players who work on their game will find it valuable.

Hinotec OFF+ Carbon (hinoki/carbon)

D80 1.9mm black

Usually, people posting reviews do not specify the blade and thickness of the rubbers they review, but this is really mandatory for rating rubbers. So my rating for D80 is for 1.9mm black (46g).

Very light rubber when compared to similar rubber hardness. I used it on backhand. It is a kind of T05 with a little bit more hardness and a lower throw angle. Softer than D05 1.9mm. Very nice grip.

Speed: D05>D80
Mid-distance: D05>D80
Block: D80>D05
Spin: D05=D80
Smash: D05>D80>T05 (for this blade and 1.9mm thick)

Personally, I did not like so much D80. I will come back to D05 1.9mm on backhand, as it seems to pair better with this particular blade. I think that D80 might be better on ALC blade rather than Hinoki/Carbon. Compared to my Hinotec, ALC blades are easier to pair with any spinny rubbers.

Next: I will try D80 1.9mm on Tibhar VS limited 25 which is an ALC blade that already pairs very well with T05 2.1mm and D05 1.9mm as well.

Overall: I was not really impressed by D80 1.9mm performances, but I am curious about 2.1mm version. I believe that D80 (in the version 2.1mm) might be a better T05 2.1mm especially for block and counterspin with a little more hardness than T05 but not that much, and without losing the “soft” feeling of T05.

TableTennis Daily guys have reviewed D80 on ALC blade, and they were enthusiastic. I think it is because it is a kind of improved T05 2.1mm version with a lower throw angle but still a plenty of space over the net. I heard that Pros are using T05 in a version that is a little harder than commercial T05. So does D80 with lower throw angle…

Feels softer compared to Dignics 05. More dwell time and really easy to use on the forehand side. Very grippy. This is a really good rubber from Butterfly.

Review text:

D80 + Xiom HC HAL provides the best feeling of the ball, which cannot be defined in terms of speed, spin, and control but as a unique combination of these elements (used earlier MXS, ELD, FXD, t05, rozena, Victas ventus extra on this blade). I also tried d05 and d64 on Xiom alx 36.5 and I guess D80 is the best for me. I also tried d09c on viscaria: the common feeling is very good, but mine is excellent.

After using T05 for several years in forehand, I glued on Rubber. D80 is harder and provides less catapult than T05. However, when making contact with the ball, the speed is excellent with a very stable trajectory. The projection angle is slightly lower than T05, but it’s easier to create spin with Rubber. The projection angle is medium-high, certainly not low. The control is satisfactory, making it a pleasure to play short balls and execute flips in forehand. I’m impressed with this rubber and it will undoubtedly replace my T05.

First, I used Dignics 80, 2.1, which was already used on my backhand with the blade Balsa Carbon x5. So, the rubber had already lost some speed and spin when I started to use it. I played about two months, and it was good for backspins and blocking. The medium throw was perfect because the balls dropped deep on the table, almost on the edge.

So, I was very satisfied and bought a new one. With that new one, I played for two hours, and it was hard for me to get used to the spin and speed. The balls were getting off the table, and backspins just flew off. Blocking was also off. Maybe I need some time to adjust my moves. For serving, it’s great. You can see how the balls have much spin. I will do a new review after a few more days of playing.

Cheers, and pardon my English.

Slightly faster and lower arc compared to D05, but with reduced control. It’s a trade-off where you gain 5% in speed but lose 20% in control.

Review Updated: 01/23

I couldn’t help but spend some money on this rubber!

Facts:

• Black rubber with 1.9 mm and 52-54 degree sponge.
• Original weight: 92 g (extra light, selected).
• Cut weight: 66 g.
• On my Off+ blade (156 x 150 mm): 45 g.

Testing:

I first tried this rubber on my forehand, together with my Butterfly fake “Z.JK. SZLC”. This combination gave a very “hard” play feeling, which is logical considering the hard blade and rubber.

Next, I used the Lemuria clone from Butterfly’s Revoldia CNF, named Lemuria CNF. This combination harmonized better, allowing me to place my opponent’s serves safely and block shots more effectively.

Finally, I used my Lemuria ZB (Butterfly’s Harimoto Tomokazu ALC, Innerlayer clone). This combination provided the best play feeling.

Observations:

• This rubber does not absorb the opponent’s spin as much as the T 05, which is beneficial.

Conclusion:

This is an excellent rubber, as long as the blade is not too hard. It is suitable for players of all levels, but the price is unfortunately high.

Addendum (After One Year):

The durability of this rubber is extremely good, lasting about twice as long as most other rubbers. This justifies the high price.