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Butterfly 8270 Naifu Table Tennis Racket

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Butterfly 8270 Naifu Table Tennis Racket

(17 customer reviews)

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Features

Lightweight, well-balanced design with superior spin and speed
Japanese Addoy rubber designed for control
Flared comfort handle
Five-ply Basswood
1.5-millimeter sponge

Description

Naifu Butterfly Table Tennis Racket

Product Details

Package Length:	11.0 inches
Package Width:	6.1 inches
Package Height:	0.6 inches
Package Weight:	0.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 17 reviews

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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49 of 51 found the following review helpful:

A racket of limited capabalities Mar 20, 2006 By Sunil Kamath
I have always held Butterfly rackets in high esteem. Returning to table tennis after a gap of a decade, I decided to try this paddle to relearn the game. But I found my old form pretty soon and found this racket lacking in firepower.

This would be a good racket to start with if you are only just learning the ropes of table tennis. However, it falls short of expectations if you are a fairly advanced casual player. For my kind of game play (a mix of aggression and defense), it is quite hard to get good smashes or drives with this paddle. It is quite good on control though (as the manufacturers claim). Spin is not quite as good.

For fast paced game play I would recommend a paddle with 2.0 mm sponge from my experience with this and other paddles.

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

Need to improve? Naifu is for you! Apr 09, 2008 By E. Cortez
I started playing a year ago and I've been playing with a Stiga Ultimate which has a 2.2 mm sponge. I wanted to work more on technique because I had been relying on spin too much. With the 2.2 mm sponge I was sending the ball long when I started to try looping so I figured I'd try the Naifu with the 1.5 mm sponge. It is MUCH easier to control the ball. I can give nice forehand or backhand looping stroke and keep the ball on the table. It's also easier to return a smash with the Naifu because of the thin sponge and lack of strong spin. The downside is that the spin and speed I was relying on in my offensive game to force my opponent to make a mistake is almost non-existent with the Naifu. I played with it for about 50 games and when I switched back to the 2.2 mm sponge, my game was A LOT better. Bottom line - use the Naifu to work on technique but keep your ego in check - you won't win too many matches against an experienced opponent but it definitely will help you to improve your game.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Good Starter Bat Jun 24, 2008 By B. Antani "Early Adopter"
This is a great starter bat for recreational TT/ Ping Pong. Good design of the handle allows proper grip and improve your play. Definitely recommended for the serious amateurs over the flat no-padding paddles that sell cheaply.

Butterfly is the best there is!

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

this is a great starting paddle Feb 13, 2008 By Karen A. Shelton "ian reddy"
this is probably one of the best table tennis beginner bats there is. its alittle heavy but not enough to slow you down. the spin is ok and so is the speed. if you play close to the table then this paddle isnt good for you but if you play mid-distance then it should be a good one. the speed is ok too, the control is the best part. even if you arent that skilled ,you can still put the ball anywhere on the table you want easyily.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Good for beginners Oct 03, 2008 By Louis B. "L¥Èu¢Õ¡×"
For the price, these are great quality, very lightweight, Okay spin, and pretty good control. Weather doesn't affect them too bad but to they get dinged up pretty easy when dropped. Overall pretty good :)

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