Butterfly Glayzer 09c

Product information

Brand
Butterfly
Category
Rubbers
Watchers
1
Reviews
6
Rating
4.50 star(s) 6 ratings
Price
$48

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Speed
7.4
Spin
8.9
Durability
8.6
Control
9.4

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4.50 star(s) 6 ratings

Item details

Butterfly's latest rubber series launched in 2023, the Glayzer series. The Grey Spring Sponge X is used in the Glayzer 09C. The topsheet combined with the Spring Sponge X is designed to create powerful heavy spin with ease around the table. Unlke the original Glayzer rubber which has a 38 degree sponge, the Glayzer 09C uses a harder sponge at 42 degrees. The high friction tension rubber helps produce a wide range of topspin strokes with heavy spin.

Latest reviews

Butterfly Hybrid for the masses
Pros
  • Spin
  • Control
  • Blocking
  • Flat hits
  • Serve receives
  • Weight
  • Faster and easier to generate spin/speed than Chinese unboosted rubbers
Cons
  • Looping heavy underspin requires good footwork
  • Not suitable for players not used to non-bouncy rubbers
On a 7 ply Andro Timber 7 Off/S (limba-ayous), this is a very safe rubber for the vast majority of amateurs and hobbyists. Gives you plenty of spin and speed to finish off points, as well as rewards good technique.

The unique Butterfly Spring Sponge feel is there without the downsides of uncontrollable speed or high spin sensitivity. Perhaps more advanced players would find it too slow on wood blades and would need to pair with a Viscaria-like blade.

Also you would probably not like it if you've never tried harder linear rubbers (like H3, H8, Big Dipper, Gear Hyper etc). But it is easier to play with compared to those...
Speed
7.8
Spin
8.2
Control
8.9
SPIN
Pros
  • Spin
  • Control
  • Short game
  • Serve
Cons
  • Speed
Amazing rubber from butterfly. Very spiny on open up’s but doesn:t have the speed for 5th ball attack.
Speed
7.4
Spin
9.2
Durability
8.8
Control
10
Glayzer 09c on BTY Ovtcharov
Pros
  • high spin capabilities
  • easy to handle
  • easier access to spin in comp with D09c
  • affordable price
Cons
  • second and third zone far frome the table
Easy to control, good for blocking, nice spin for serving ( but not so toxic as D09c)
Good option for those who like to play close to the table, with spin and precision, and dont want to spend 80 uero on a rubber like Dignics.
Rubber that cost 50% less, but perform about 75% of D09c.
For me, ill stick with D09c, but this product will certainly find his players
Speed
7.5
Spin
8.5
Control
9
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Pros
  • Easy to handle
  • Very spinny
  • Counterloop
Cons
  • Slow if bad technique or low body power
an easy to handle Dignics09c
Speed
7.9
Spin
9.2
Durability
8.5
Control
9.8
G09C
Pros
  • Price
  • Performance
  • Quality
Cons
  • Picks up dust real easy.
  • Service spin???
  • Slow(ish)
G09C is excellent value for money, especially when talking about Butterfly rubbers.
Priced at about £44 & €44 (uk price and Butterfly eu store price, may be more expensive in other countries?) compared to Tenergy Series which is £59/€59 & Dignics Series £79/€79.

So it sits above Rozena (which has had a price cut in some countries according to the grape vine) and below Tenergy, but performance wise, all in all its not that far behind D09C,

Speed - is the biggest gap, for readily available speed anyway, when you use full swing, weight transfer etc good technique speed is there but more effort needed. Away from the table looping is where the slower G09C will be noticeable along with blocking at closer range.

Spin - less than D09C, but not by much. In general play it has high spin capability.
I noticed during serve practice that it was harder for me to get very high spin ghost serves, especially when compared to Rakza Z EH, R48, Barracuda and it’s brother regular Glazer. I got the high spin ghost serves less often. It seemed that very precise contact was needed.

Controllability - Easier to control because the overall speed is less, the spring sponge x doesn’t kick in at lower impacts when pushing. More or fuller active block is need for more speed, but the feeling is good and secure.

Looping / Topspin Drives- for me, feels nicer or better than when I tried D09C.
G09C feels harder than Rakza Z EH when looping. Regarding shape of MY loops, arc is high, but not as high as Rakza Z and Z EH.
Felt like I was more in control.
Open ups v backspin were good, good spin, not as spinny as D09C Rakza Z / Z EH
Didn’t notice any balls ‘slipping‘ off the rubber, but you must check the rubber surface regularly for dust, attracts / picks up dust easily.

Flatter hits - these were good, better than Rakza Z / Z EH, on par or better for overall quality of placement than D09C, which is a little harder to control but crisper / faster.

Durability - too early to say for sure, but with Butterflies track record it should be good, hence 8.5 score.

As with all equipment reviews, take mine with a pinch of salt!! Everyone’s different.!!!
Don’t forget, its as forgiving as you allow, if you play the wrong shot in the wrong position with poor timing, that ball is going in the net or off!!

The real thing with G09C and Glazer is it’s strategic pricing, performance and what market share Butterfly are aiming for.

Aibiss is an over priced H3. why spend twice as much for one sheet of Aibiss compared to the ’real thing’?? Perhaps BTY got that wrong!!
D09C an overpriced hybrid, compared to many out there.
G09C enters at a price where it competes directly with the likes of Rakza Z, Dragon grip, Golden Tango etc I would say this time BTY is bang on regarding competing with other manufacturers

The market share is geared towards intermediate level players, a rubber that is easier to use than D09C, with a drop in performance, but really this drop in performance will be noticeable more by high level players who need max this or max that and can ’see’ this.
If you are Butterfly ‘person’ and wanted to try a ‘Hybrid’ rubber, D09C was really Butterflies only offering, so now you have the option to try their cheaper hybrid option and upgrade later!!!

Spring Sponge X in grey is NICE !!!
Speed
7
Spin
9
Durability
8.5
Control
9
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Tremendous spin
Pros
  • grippy surface
  • elastic sponge
  • very high production quality
Cons
  • not until now
It has great spin, a bit similar to DNA Dragon Grip, comfortable in blocking and looping close to table. Great for flicking, blocking and countering near the table. Speed is about 7/10 vs D09c
Speed
7
Spin
9
Control
9.5
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