Equipment Details

Manufacturer: Martin Kilpatrick
Brand: Butterfly
Model: 8294
Color: Red
Product features:

Lightweight, well-balanced design
Rubber and sponge combo offers spin, speed, and control
Chinese penhold-style handle
Five-ply Akazie wood
Flextra rubber and two-millimeter sponge

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Sports reviews of Butterfly 8294 Satori (Chinese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket

Customer Review: Great Penhold Racket
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

This is a fantastic penhold table tennis racket. *BE WARNED - If you do not play with a penhold grip, you will not even really be able to play ping pong with this paddle, as the back side has no rubber and the handle is really only useful to hold if you happen to be a midget or an infant*

That being said, the racket has performed excellently since I received it. It is rated as the fastest and most spinable of the penhold rackets Butterfly produces, which had me a little worried that I would be launching everything way past the table, but I have been really pleasantly surprised to find that, though it has excellent spin and speed, my control has not suffered in the least, despite Butterfly's rating of 60 for it in the control category. Since I received it, my play has improved dramatically.

The build of the racket is solid, and it is one of the lighter paddles I have ever used (before now I have been playing with traditional paddles). I will add that I did take a small nail clip file and sand down the edges where my hand/fingers wrapped around the paddle, as they feel a little sharp after a few minutes. All of that took about 30 seconds, and the racket is very comfortable now to play with for extended periods of time.

This is my first butterfly racket, but this far I have been extremely impressed. I highly recommend this paddle to any penhold player looking for a relatively inexpensive, but formidable, racket.

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Description of Butterfly 8294 Satori (Chinese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket

Satori Butterfly Chinese Table Tennis Racket

Ideal for penhold players, the Butterfly Satori Table Tennis Racket (Penhold) is designed for those who desire a control-oriented game. This Chinese, penhold-style racket is perfect for advanced competition and fast-attacking play close to the table. The Satori combines Flextra rubber with a special two-millimeter sponge to give you superior spin, speed, and control during your game. Lightweight and well-balanced, the Satori is constructed of a five-ply Akaziewood. This racket is approved by the USATT and ITTF.

About Butterfly

Hikosuke Tamasu founded Tamasu Co., Ltd. in the small town of Yanai City, Japan in 1950. This was the beginning of a company career which is almost unique in table tennis. A renowned international for Japan, Tamasu fulfilled his dream of a lifetime when he made his hobby his profession. At that time, he could hardly imagine that he would make Butterfly the leading brand worldwide. Creativity, durability, and a profound technical knowledge meant success. 0ver and over again he looked for new possibilities in order to optimize techniques by innovative playing material. Tamasu realized that each player is different and has strengths and weaknesses. By offering individual playing material Tamasu wanted to help players right from the beginning to emphasize their individuality. Since 1983 Butterfly has its own training and research center in Tokyo. Highly qualified scientists co-operate with world class players and coaches for the development of rubber and blade technology. Butterfly's rubbers and blades are used by more than half of the participants at World and European Championships.

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