Butterfly G40+

Product information

Brand
Butterfly
Category
Balls
Reviews
17
Rating
3.53 star(s) 17 ratings
Price

User stats

Roundness
8.2
Hardness
7.6
Speed
8.3
Durability
6.4
Pros
  • durable
  • round
Cons
  • low spin
  • wierd sound
This ball is fast,round,but not much spin.I would say it is soft if you hit the ball with an edge it does not crack it becomes not round witch some kind of dent
Roundness
6.5
Hardness
5.7
Speed
6.9
Durability
6.4
Pros
  • roundness
Cons
  • Terrible sound
  • high bounce
  • shiny surface
Well, Butterfly's marketing machine is at it again. The days of the celluloid ball are gone and we all need to move on. Butterfly promised us a ball that closely resembles the balls in the good ol days and they failed miserably in my opinion. Yes the ball is more consistently round, but that is about the only improvement I think they achieved. Out of the box, the ball sounds terrible, bounces incredibly high and feels light on your blade. The ball wears out fast and as a result, the high bounces quickly become unpredictable as the ball starts to skid on the table. As the surface of the ball wears, it takes a considerable amount of effort to grab the ball with your rubber. I guess if you are only using a ball for one match in a tournament, you would be fine, but don't expect to get a lot of quality play out of this $2.50+ ball. I'll stick with the Nittaku or the XuShaoFa for now.
Roundness
8.5
Hardness
8
Speed
8.5
Durability
5
Pros
  • Round when new
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Fragile
  • Weird sound
I didn't like the ball that much. When it is new it is ok. Good speed and roundness is like nittaku, but when the ball hits a guard surface it gets marks very easy which is very noticeable when playing. It takes some time to get used to the sound of the ball. The cost doesn't reflect the balls durability!
Roundness
9
Hardness
9
Speed
9.5
Durability
4.6
Pros
  • Good roundness
Cons
  • Not much spin
  • Light
I was excited to try these balls because butterfly were claiming that the ball was going to be the answer we've been waiting for. The ball is an improvement on most others however it is very mild. They do seem to be more consistently round but they are quite light and floaty and don't feel quality to play with.

A decent attempt but I think I still prefer the xushoafa and nittaku balls.
Roundness
7.8
Hardness
6
Speed
8
Durability
5.5
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