Butterfly
Flarestorm II
Short pipsOFFTensorITTF
Butterfly Flarestorm II is a 2014 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Japan. It belongs to the Flarestorm series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.3 community score · 140 reviews · €42
About Flarestorm II
Flarestorm II uses pre-tensioned tensor sponge with a catapult effect and relatively low dwell and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 40° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 44 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.7, 1.9, 2.1.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 90, spin 60 and control 78 (official mapping 89 / 60 / 78). That is a high-speed short pips profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.3 / 10 from 140 reviews. Indicative European street price €42. Compare Flarestorm II with other Butterfly Flarestorm and short pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF short pips sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 50% with 140 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed90
Spin60
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 40°
- Weight
- 44 g
- Year
- 2014
- Made in
- Japan
- Series
- Flarestorm
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.7, 1.9, 2.1. On pips and anti, thickness changes reversal and speed more than a one-point Combined gap.
- 1.7
- 1.9
- 2.1
- 1.7
- A hitting thickness on short pips. Close-to-table punch rather than a looping sponge.
- 1.9
- Short-pips mid-thick sponge. Blocks and hits; still not an inverted loop sheet.
- 2.1
- The thick short-pips option when the sheet is sold that way. Still a pips-out job.
Vs type average
Combined index against other short pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Flarestorm II
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
90
+4 vs Type avg
Spin
60
+2 vs Type avg
Control
78
-1 vs Type avg
