Keyshot Arylate Specification

Does any one know the specifications ( Speed and Control ) of the Keyshot Arylate ( The discontinued ) I have the Box, but I have no clue as it's scribbled in Japanese ...

Edited by Pioneer - 09/05/2010 at 6:02pm

kmichael wrote: http://www.butterflyonline.com/online_store_productcloseup.asp?page=shakehand_blade1.asp&type=1&ID=92&pg=2&SortBy=b.NewProd&displayNum=20   Speed: 8.4 Control: 7.9 Feel: Soft   the real speed of this blade is less than BTF said and it have more control . the elements that BTF gives is not real. if you like looping style then it doesnt  makes for you this blade.   But if your style is ALL(For all around players who mix attack & control shots) then its perfect for you.

Edited by Pioneer - 09/05/2010 at 6:51pm

1dennistt wrote: If you have one of the orginal Keyshot blades here are the details from years ago (before 2001): Speed: 8.5 Control:  8.0 Feel:  Medium (you were correct here) Class:  Offensive plus Plys:  5 plys wood, 2 plys arylate Weight:  90 gms Height:  158 mm Width:  152 mm Thickness:  6.2 mm Handle Styles:  FL or ST Have fun playing with this one.  It was very popular in the US at one time.

Edited by Pioneer - 09/05/2010 at 10:47pm

I have the original keyshot. I don't like it. I try every rubber I have (H3,BP,T05,Hexer,IQ,etc) and nothing seems to work. The blade head size is too big for my liking, especially near the handle. It has too much control and not enough speed for me.
IMO, this blade is an all round and good for players who need a blade with excellent control.

I would think it should tame many of the faster rubbers and allow more spin from them.  It used to be used with speed glued Srivers and Mark Vs, so maybe Bryce Speed or FX, or one of the new rubbers from Donic.  I liked Tenergy 05 on it, nice feel and helped control the short game.  Maybe Baracuda or one of the Hexters, or Vegas if you want to avoid Tenergy.  I wasn't impressed with this blade with any of the Chinese rubbers I tried, they didn't seem to be a good fit.  Could be just me.

Feint AG 1.3 mm red did work well on this blade, so did Feint II 1.0 mm red.  I play an aggressive counter drive game on my backhand, and either will work well on this blade.  I eventually  found this blade harder than most to twiddle to use my inverted side, so have moved to a different blade.  For players who don't flip the racket so often it would work well.

Feint AG is a fast pip, and the thinnest sponge is 1.3 mm, thicker than I would like.  Blocking is not as good with it as with Feint II, both seem to handle dead balls well on service receive. Against backspin Feint AG pushes more like inverted at times, chopping is ok off the table, not so good up close.  Both will allow you to be aggressive against loops, Feint II is probable better in an allaround game especially with thinner sponges.  Feint AG is better in a more aggressive game style. Neither gets a lot of wobble as far as I can tell.

I had the option to buy moonbeam or keyshot.
I chose the Keyshot because I heard that it's a legend amongst Butterfly's blade.. But from the head size alone I can tell this is a control blade.. Maybe I should size down the head size? 
Would it be a TT sin to do that since Bty does not make this anymore? That makes this blade an endangered blade species

Baal wrote: I just got my hands on its big brother, the Moonbeam.

Edited by Pioneer - 09/07/2010 at 7:23pm

dragon kid wrote: I had the option to buy moonbeam or keyshot. I chose the Keyshot because I heard that it's a legend amongst Butterfly's blade.. But from the head size alone I can tell this is a control blade.. Maybe I should size down the head size?  Would it be a TT sin to do that since Bty does not make this anymore? That makes this blade an endangered blade species

Don't desecrate the legendary and now quite rare blade   It is a beautifully balanced offensive blade as it is, plays a lot like a Maze or a TBS.

Baal wrote: Don't desecrate the legendary and now quite rare blade   It is a beautifully balanced offensive blade as it is, plays a lot like a Maze or a TBS.

I dunno about Maze, never play with one.. But my TBS is way faster, and more importantly, it's a good pair with H3 on FH. Keyshot + H3 is not a good combo. Maybe I'll just leave it as it is and keep it as a souvenir..

dragon kid wrote: Baal wrote: Don't desecrate the legendary and now quite rare blade   It is a beautifully balanced offensive blade as it is, plays a lot like a Maze or a TBS. I dunno about Maze, never play with one.. But my TBS is way faster, and more importantly, it's a good pair with H3 on FH. Keyshot + H3 is not a good combo. Maybe I'll just leave it as it is and keep it as a souvenir..

very good blade, by today's standard it feels medium to medium soft, offensive in speed and nice feel...great for mid distance play, good for close to the table play