Stupid Butterfly handles!

Why on earth does Butterfly have such ridiculous handles on their blades? I just got my new Kreanga Carbon ST with Sriver 1.9 and Sriver EL 1.9 today; I played with it at the club tonight and it was truly magical. The thing was worth every penny I paid for it!

However, to my disgust, the bottom edge of the small, squarish, short handle on the KC began to dig into the bottom of my palm. At the end of the night, I now have a nice blister on the base of my palm.

It is very frustrating, as I really think this was the perfect blade for my game (and my results backed this up). If only the Butterfly handle was just a bit longer (like the Stiga and Donic handles I have used previously).

Anyone in the market for a 3 hours old KC in absolutely perfect condition? If the handle is not a problem, this thing is really awesome. If so, send me a PM. I will need the cash to buy another blade .

Very good advice !

The end of my Primorac handle is actually worn down so that it is rounder (I used this blade for 3 years in a row until recently).

I also noticed that the Primorac Carbon ST handle is short, but then I have big hands.  The FL handles seem to be longer as I have no problem with the Gergely, Sardius or Primorac Carbon flared handles length but the Sardius handle is a little thin.

i think most butterfly blade handles are slim.

Blisters put hair on your chest!

i thought penholders were the only one complaining about butterfly's handles.  i guess that goes the same for shakehanders.

some online stores will let you try before buying. At a cost of course. I believe ping-pong.com do. Check it out. In the end you may still want to buy and then sell if it dooesn't fit.

Incidentally, how far can the Stiga WRB handles be cut down before you get to the hollow section. I need to shorten mine but I don't want to risk leaving an open end.

The problem with that is the KC has some sort of hybrid ridiculous handle structure with all these little pieces fitting together and meshing with the fancy silver coating of the hitting surface. Switching out handles would be ugly, but I would die to have my old Donic Dicon handle on the Kreanga.

I had a butterfly blade and i payed quite a bit for it and it SUCKED! i bought a friendship sh*tty blade and it was better.....handle is everything and to mess up on handle it ruins the whole racket....

I sure hope not! The length of the handle wasn't the only issue. The rectangular shape of the handle also didn't fit quite right in my hand. I never really felt like I had a completely good hold on the blade, and with my fairly loose grip, flinging the KC across the room on my backhand loop was a frighteningly real posssibility .

I think I am going to do a 180 in blade technology and try an old Stiga Allround Classic. I know for a fact that the straight handle is nice for me, and I will try to juice up the blade with some tensors. Wish me luck.