Butterfly
Tackifire Drive
InvertedOFFChinese tackyITTF
Butterfly Tackifire Drive is a 1998 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Japan. It belongs to the Tackifire series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.2 community score · 270 reviews · €32
About Tackifire Drive
Tackifire Drive uses Chinese-style tacky build — high grip, often used with booster in Europe and a tacky topsheet that grips the ball for spin-heavy loops. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 39° (Chinese tacky); a cut sheet is about 46 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 80, spin 92 and control 86 (official mapping 80 / 92 / 86). That is a mid-to-high speed inverted profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.2 / 10 from 270 reviews. Indicative European street price €32. Compare Tackifire Drive with other Butterfly Tackifire and inverted rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF inverted sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 54% with 270 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed80
Spin92
Control86
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 39°
- Weight
- 46 g
- Year
- 1998
- Made in
- Japan
- Series
- Tackifire
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses sold in Europe: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. These are shopping facts — Combined speed / spin / control on this page do not change with thickness.
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- MAX
- 1.8
- Thinner inverted sponge. Allround and first-upgrade backhands live here more often than attacking forehands.
- 1.9
- The usual club backhand thickness on inverted tensors. A bit more control, a bit less catapult than 2.1 / MAX.
- 2.0
- Mid-thick. Common on the backhand when MAX felt lively, or as a two-wing compromise.
- 2.1
- Still a thick attacking sponge. A small step down from MAX on some tensors — shops treat it as the other FH thickness, not a control sheet.
- MAX
- Thickest factory sponge. Most catapult on a tensor; the usual attacking forehand. Combined figures on this page are for the SKU, not a separate MAX score.
Vs type average
Combined index against other inverted rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Tackifire Drive
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
80
-2 vs Type avg
Spin
92
+5 vs Type avg
Control
86
+3 vs Type avg
