Butterfly
Balsa Carbo X3
OFFBalsa3+2 carbon balsaITTF
Balsa Carbo X3 is a 3+2 carbon balsa balsa blade from Butterfly in the OFF class. Typical weight 68 g at 6.8 mm. Street price around €75 in European shops. Specs compiled from manufacturer claims and retailer listings on a 0–100 index.
8.3 community score · 30 reviews · €75
About Balsa Carbo X3
Butterfly Balsa Carbo X3 is a 2010 3+2 carbon balsa table tennis blade made in Japan. It is ITTF-approved, classed offensive (OFF), and uses a balsa core — light, thick and high-throw, popular with defensive and allround setups.
Factory figures: typical weight 68 g, thickness 6.8 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Balsa (3+2 carbon balsa). Offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin is the intended game.
Combined index: speed 88, control 86, stiffness 76 (official mapping 88 / 86 / 76). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.
Community score 8.3 / 10 from 30 reviews. Indicative European street price €75. Compare Balsa Carbo X3 with other balsa OFF blades on TableTennisReview.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 41% with 30 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Control86
Stiffness76
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 68 g
- Thickness
- 6.8 mm
- Year
- 2010
- Made in
- Japan
- Construction
- Balsa
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- Balsa Carbo X3
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+4 vs Catalog avg
Control
86
-1 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
76
+3 vs Catalog avg
