Butterfly 8294 Satori (Chinese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket

by Martin Kilpatrick

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

Product Description

Product Description

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.

Product Description

Satori Butterfly Chinese Table Tennis Racket

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 6.5 x 1 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008G2V6C
• Item model number: 8294
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #9,640 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great penhold racquet, August 27, 2008

By	B. Gurung "jack of all trade" (san diego, ca, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Butterfly 8294 Satori (Chinese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket (Sports)

One of the best racquet for the price... I had been looking for penhold racquets for quite a long time!! I tried butterfly japenese penhold... it was light, but pretty slow. But this is amazing! Speed and Spin - too good.. As expected of all penhold racquets, it has rubber only on one side. Build is nice, very light and nice grip.. I didn't have any problem holding it even after playing continuously for more than one hour! If you are looking for penhold racquet that is fast and light, look no further!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Penhold Racket, February 4, 2009

By	Asian Sensation - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butterfly 8294 Satori (Chinese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket (Sports)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars I like it light., October 16, 2009

By	Li Mei Li (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Butterfly 8294 Satori (Chinese Penhold) Table Tennis Racket (Sports)

it's very light. so i can swing very fast for good attacks and loops. but because it's light, i need to add a little more juice on the slices; overall, a pretty good racquet. though you might want some better rubber.