Butterfly Balsa Carbo X5 Pro-Line Table Tennis Racket - The Softness Of Balsa And The Hardness Of Carbon - Recommended For Advanced Tournament Level Play - Pro-Line Series

Graduated from the Butterfly 603 racket that had worn out rubber after a couple of years of good use.Took a few weeks to adjust to this racket. Speed and spin is really good. you can leverage the racket for speed and spin.. Great for blocks near table, touch play however may not provide enough control when trying to contain speed spinny balls...Could also send balls back from a little away from table easily. Overall a high quality within reasonable budget for intermediate players to graduate to.

I tried many paddles ranging $100-$350, from cheaper Donik, STigas & Killerspins to the very expensive Killerspin Stilo7 & the Butterfly Timo Boll 5000, but for the first time I find the paddle with the exact mix between speed , control & spin. I am much better at defense, returning the spikes & spiking back hands! All are shots that i wasn't very good at. Highly recommended

Good product and play for fun

Nice product but not very durable. I treat it very carefully, and have already noticed the handle/paddle splintering. Won't last much longer. Disappointing given how much I paid for it.

The paddle is expensive but it is very good. It comes fully assembled. Rubber is of good quality too. Among five paddles I bought with our new table, it is my favorite one. Good speed without compromising control.

So I bought this paddle that was clearly above my skill level not knowing if I could tell the difference. Well, let me tell you, I can. The rubber grips like no other paddle I have used and I can clearly get more speed and spin on the ball. I was disappointed that the rubber seems to flake off at the ends from inadvertently hitting the table, so that is a bit disappointing, but not enough to keep me from thinking this paddle is amazing.

I really didn't think a paddle change would affect so much. I tried several different brands and models. My favorite was the killerspin jet 600 spin n1. This butterfly was the next step up in the style of play, but drastically helped me play with more control.

This was a very expensive paddle and it DID NOT come with a protective carrying case. This paddle cost three time more than a Butterfly paddle that I purchased for a friend and that one came with a case.

I am an intermediate player, started playing after years. I needed a new paddle to play with and has bought and returned several just to get the perfect one. And finally this is the keeper. This has got perfect weight, speed and control. If you are attacking player who do lot of top spin, tenergy fx rubber is absolutely a killer which brings lot of control to your shots and spin.

worth every penny doesn't matter if you're just intermediate,but not for beginner

It's a good racket, but unfortunately black rubber on edges was glued badly.