Butterfly 8270 Naifu Table Tennis Racket

by Butterfly

Product 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

Product Description

Product Description

Designed for intermediate players learning to develop their game, the Butterfly Naifu Table Tennis Racket combines Addoy rubber with a special 1.5-millimeter sponge to give you superior spin, speed, and control during your game. Lightweight and well-balanced, the Naifu is constructed of five-ply Basswood and features a comfort-flared handle. 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.

Product Description

Naifu Butterfly Table Tennis Racket

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008G2V3A
• Item model number: 8270
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,287 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #78 in Sports & Outdoors > Leisure Sports & Games > Game Room > Table Tennis > Rackets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A racket of limited capabalities, March 20, 2006

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Sunil Kamath - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Butterfly 8270 Naifu Table Tennis Racket (Sports)

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 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need to improve? Naifu is for you!, April 8, 2008

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E. Cortez (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Butterfly 8270 Naifu Table Tennis Racket (Sports)

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 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Starter Bat, June 24, 2008

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B. Antani "Early Adopter" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Butterfly 8270 Naifu Table Tennis Racket (Sports)

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!