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    Posted: 11/19/2014 at 8:44pm
First of all, I have to admit that Butterfly makes good products.  However, their restrictions have driving some of us away from their products.  I am just wondering what do you buy/use besides Butterfly.
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I do like butterfly but I agree; their prices, restrictions, blade discontinuing, and marketing to say the least are questionable... more like unfair to be honest.

If there was no butterfly I would guess Xiom would be pretty popular for composite blades and rubbers.

For all wood blades Nittaku and Stiga would take it.

Also, Yasaka makes fine blades and decent rubber for a good price.

My vote is Xiom due to a wide variety of products offered at different prices.
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Blades - Stiga
Rubbers - Donic, Andro.
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I love Stiga and Avalox (AVX) blades. Made in Sweden, nice quality and thicker grips. :)

Buttfly is crazy. :)
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Originally posted by DreiZ DreiZ wrote:

I do like butterfly but I agree; their prices, restrictions, blade discontinuing, and marketing to say the least are questionable... more like unfair to be honest.

If there was no butterfly I would guess Xiom would be pretty popular for composite blades and rubbers.

For all wood blades Nittaku and Stiga would take it.

Also, Yasaka makes fine blades and decent rubber for a good price.

My vote is Xiom due to a wide variety of products offered at different prices.

I'm confused, can't you get butterfly products anywhere? What "restrictions" are you talking about? Also, what's so bad about blade discounting?

I'm just curious about why you say these things because I'm not that familiar about the table tennis world just yet.
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Originally posted by bobloiy bobloiy wrote:

Originally posted by DreiZ DreiZ wrote:

I do like butterfly but I agree; their prices, restrictions, blade discontinuing, and marketing to say the least are questionable... more like unfair to be honest.

If there was no butterfly I would guess Xiom would be pretty popular for composite blades and rubbers.

For all wood blades Nittaku and Stiga would take it.

Also, Yasaka makes fine blades and decent rubber for a good price.

My vote is Xiom due to a wide variety of products offered at different prices.


I'm confused, can't you get butterfly products anywhere? What "restrictions" are you talking about? Also, what's so bad about blade discounting?

I'm just curious about why you say these things because I'm not that familiar about the table tennis world just yet.


you can... but everywhere outside of japan and maybe korea people are overpaying for BTY products because of the current market/economy.

a lot of classics have been discontinued in handles that a lot of players would still prefer. In general USA butterfly website does not get many ST handles of their blades, they are mostly FL.

etc, etc, etc...

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I thought Nexy would have a place in the list and that's why I voted "Others"
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I'd get a couple or some of OSP & Dr. NeuBauer blades. Butterfly higher ends are still my 1st choices but not those brand new/latest & greatest Super whatever tho'......waste of $$$$, imho.
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Originally posted by tiehwen tiehwen wrote:

I'd get a couple or some of OSP & Dr. NeuBauer blades. Butterfly higher ends are still my 1st choices but not those brand new/latest & greatest Super whatever tho'......waste of $$$$, imho.


I am with you on this one.
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Originally posted by fatt fatt wrote:

I thought Nexy would have a place in the list and that's why I voted "Others"


I tested a few Nexy blades.  They are good too.
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You know I am going to say Nexy and Tibhar... :)
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I like Stiga, Donic and Tibhar......

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Does anyone know why tt-japan lifted Butterfly's products?Wink

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Originally posted by DreiZ DreiZ wrote:

Originally posted by bobloiy bobloiy wrote:

[QUOTE=DreiZ]I do like butterfly but I agree; their prices, restrictions, 


you can... but everywhere outside of japan and maybe korea people are overpaying for BTY products because of the current market/economy.

a lot of classics have been discontinued in handles that a lot of players would still prefer. In general USA butterfly website does not get many ST handles of their blades, they are mostly FL.

etc, etc, etc...

In Korea, BTY is way overpriced. Still $80 for Tenergy. Their prices haven't come down even though the yen has taken a beating.
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Blades: Osp and Nittaku.
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My Vote goes definitly to Nittaku Blades and Donic Rubbers
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Stiga or Nittaku Blades. Donic or Thibar Rubbers.

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