Bryce Speed (Butterfly)

More speed, more power, a rubber that even exceeds BRYCE. A High Tension, high quality rubber for champions of the next generation; produced under strict quality control, BRYCE SPEED has a higher energy efficiency, more speed and greater power than even BRYCE itself. Try BRYCE SPEED and experience the superb advanced High Tension technology of Butterfly.,P.* This is a highly delicate product. You are recommended to protect the rubber surface with a Rubber Film by Butterfly or a similar product after a match or a practice.

Speed: 140
Spin: 97.5
Density: 38

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Average user rating from: 8 users

Overall rating		4.0
Speed (8 ratings)		4.7
General spin (7 ratings)		4.3
Mechanical spin (7 ratings)		4.6
Topsheet spin (7 ratings)		4.3
Sponge hardness (7 ratings)		3.6
Topsheet hardness (5 ratings)		3.7
High throw angle (6 ratings)		3.6
Weight (6 ratings)		3.5
Reglue effect (3 ratings)		4.5
Speed glue effect: feel (5 ratings)		3.9
Speed glue effect: sound (4 ratings)		3.0
Control (7 ratings)		4.0
Durability (5 ratings)		4.1
Serve (5 ratings)		3.7
Short game (5 ratings)		3.5
Flip (Flick) (6 ratings)		4.0
Over the table loop (6 ratings)		4.6
High arc loop (5 ratings)		3.7
Counterloop (6 ratings)		4.2
Smash (7 ratings)		4.8
Block (6 ratings)		4.2
Chop (5 ratings)		3.0
Value for money (6 ratings)		4.3

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Saturday, 31 October 2009

Written by neversolis - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.2
Speed		4.5
Weight		3.5
Counterloop		4.0
Smash		4.5
Value for money		4.0

bryce speed is a great rubber for looping players.
it is a hard sponge , pretty stiff feeleing rubber, the speed of it is a very dead speed, almost feels like a short pips rubber with spin
comparing the speed, i would have to say this is the fastest rubber of all butterfly tensors, though very close to tenergy 64. but is definitely faster than tenergy 05 and bryce speed fx. it has very hits very low shots when you contact too, so thats something to be careful of if you do not like that trait (its like opposite of tenergy).
good rubber for fast paced looping play, as well as defnese like blocking and sidespin chop

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Tuesday, 06 January 2009

Written by elmo51 - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.3
Speed		4.5
General spin		4.0
Mechanical spin		4.5
Topsheet spin		4.5
Sponge hardness		3.5
High throw angle		4.0
Speed glue effect: feel		4.0
Control		4.0
Flip (Flick)		4.0
Over the table loop		4.5
Smash		5.0
Block		4.0

bryce is a great rubber for the atacking player, its good for hitting and looping, its pretty fast but still controlable and you can do great blocking with it.its pricey but very long lasting so that compensates it,
If you are a beginner it might be to fast but if you advance this wil be a great rubber to move on to and even to stick with

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Friday, 10 October 2008

Written by t3h anarchist - #1 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.1
Speed		4.0
General spin		4.0
Mechanical spin		4.5
Topsheet spin		4.0
Sponge hardness		3.0
Topsheet hardness		3.0
High throw angle		5.0
Weight		3.0
Control		4.5
Durability		4.5
Serve		3.5
Short game		4.0
Flip (Flick)		4.0
Over the table loop		5.0
High arc loop		4.5
Counterloop		4.0
Smash		5.0
Block		3.5
Chop		2.5
Value for money		4.0

Butterfly Bryce Speed FX is like a soft, tensor rubber (softer than the Bryce Speed FX). It can produce pretty good spin and speed. Its good for smashing and low arcing fast loops.

I like to use it on backhand because it has good control coupled with some pretty good offensive attributes. It is really good for blocking and counterlooping. I find it hard to play with it away from the table though.

It has pretty good quality and durability.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Friday, 26 September 2008

Written by Anonymous

Overall rating		4.0
Speed		5.0
General spin		4.0
Mechanical spin		4.5
Topsheet spin		4.0
Sponge hardness		5.0
Topsheet hardness		5.0
High throw angle		0.5
Weight		4.0
Reglue effect		3.5
Speed glue effect: feel		3.5
Speed glue effect: sound		2.5
Control		4.5
Durability		4.5
Serve		3.5
Short game		5.0
Flip (Flick)		4.5
Over the table loop		4.5
High arc loop		3.0
Counterloop		3.5
Smash		4.0
Block		5.0
Chop		3.5
Value for money		4.5

I'm the kind of equipment Junky that does almost scientific analysis. I've compare Bryce speed back to back against Bryce, Bryce hard, Bryce fx, bryce speed fx and about 50 other rubbers from other companies. Bryce speed is the best! I truly believe its closest relative is Bryce hard which is much cheaper but much heavier. These 2 rubbers back to back are dam hard to find differences between in playing a stroke. There is a subtle crisper, quickness about the SPEED. The HARD top sheet feeling a touch gluggier (if that is a word). For me lighter is better. My theory is that there is no other better backhand rubber on the market at present.
Great for blocking, cancelling spin, punching, pushing low, fine touch shots, drives, power loops. The fact that you use are more open blade for this rubber means a less twisted set of muscles, meaning quicker recovery times. Also more area facing an incoming shot to defend. Because its fast not much of a stroke is required at moments of high intense rallying where there is no time to think.
Tenergy is the best forhand rubber I've tried since to me spin on my serves predominantly on the forehand and looping almost everything on that side is important. It has a higher throw too, better for below the table shots.

Boz from Brisvegas

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1 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Friday, 19 September 2008

Written by jonyer1980 - Top 10 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		3.4
Speed		4.5
General spin		4.0
Mechanical spin		4.5
Topsheet spin		4.5
Sponge hardness		3.0
Topsheet hardness		3.5
High throw angle		5.0
Weight		2.5
Reglue effect		5.0
Speed glue effect: feel		4.5
Speed glue effect: sound		4.5
Control		2.0
Durability		2.5
Serve		3.0
Short game		1.5
Flip (Flick)		2.5
Over the table loop		4.0
High arc loop		3.0
Counterloop		4.5
Smash		5.0
Block		2.5
Chop		1.5
Value for money		3.5

I bought it one this summer, expected to be as a glued regular bryce, but was the most disappointed experience I ever felt. Bryce Speed was probably the most powerful rubber in other time before the glue ban, but to be frank, it sucks without glue. Mostly soft rubber are prepared to be reglue, so It feels dead, no feeling and low speed comparing it to other built-in rubber. On the other hand it´s really expensive and not durable, so nowadays don´t worth it if you are looking for a FAST rubber without using speed glue.

PS: Consider this review taking into account the new glue ban era.

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