Product Review

This pro-line table tennis racket by Butterfly comes with a BalsaCarbo X5 blade with a flared handle that is hand assembled with Tenergy 80 FX 2.1mm rubber on both sides. The ping pong paddle is applied with Butterfly Free Chack table tennis rubber glue. Butterfly side tape is applied to the racket as well. The BalsaCarbo X5 has a core that offers light weight and great touch while the carbon layers ensure there's enough power when striking the ping pong ball. The soft feel makes over the table play, especially blocking, effortless and effective. It is designed for close to the table attacks, but enough power to execute from mid-distance ping pong shots as well. This high-tech ping pong racket made of carbon fiber reinforced plies offers tremendous speed and spin compared to an all-wood racket. Carbon fiber offers increased speed and a larger sweet spot. Butterfly's Tenergy family of table tennis rubber is the preferred choice by the top players in the world. Tenergy 80 FX offers a great balance of high speed and heavy spin. Tenergy 80 FX is even faster than Tenergy 05 and offers the same speed as Tenergy 25. Tenergy 80 FX enables all-round topspin play, attack and counterattack regardless of your playing style. This is the ideal racket for power play with great spin. FX version has a softer sponge layer that gives you more control on your shots. The ratings are: Speed = 100, Spin = 95, Control = 80.