This Butterfly blade is in the hands of many world class players. A simple answer to why many top players use this is simply because of its exceptional control. Among many defensive blades that I have tried before, the Butterfly Defense II has the best control. It may due to its construction of 3 layer willow wood.

The blade has absolutely no vibration in the handle. I could see 5 layers between the handle and half of the blade. The blade is solid enough for very def ...Read More »

The Butterfly Defense II blade is in the hands of many world class players. A simple answer to why many top players use this is simply because of its exceptional control. Among many defensive blades that I have tried before, the Butterfly Defense II has the best control. It may due to its construction of 3 layer willow wood. In addition, I liked the Flared handle on this blade - this however is not available in the US but only in Asian countries.

The blade has absolu ...Read More »

Have you bought a new speed glue built-in rubber recently? And you have put that rubber on the forehand side your favorite blade. Now have a careful analysis of your blade and check its speed and control. You may notice that your backhand side has become faster too and over-all the whole blade has became so fast. You might have expected only the forehand to become faster, but the backhand has also become faster. If you are a defensive player and use very slow defensive rubber on the bac ...Read More »

I have used both the Asian and European versions of XIOM Omega II. Both these versions are for players who use the looping and hitting techniques effectively. These rubbers are for semi-professionals and professionals. I’m not saying you should not use it if you are a developing player, but to effectively use it, you need to have good strokes.

The Asian version of XIOM Omega II has sponge hardness of 47.5 while the Euro version has the sponge hardness of 40. You need ...Read More »

I hate table tennis glues having VOC which have been banned by ITTF now. As per the new ITTF rule after the ...Read More »