Butterfly · OFF+

Fan Zhendong Super ALC

5W+2 Super ALC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style
OFF+
Price
Not published
Weight
88 g
Thickness
5.7 mm
Plies
7
Composition
5W+2 Super ALC
Outer ply
Koto
Core wood
Kiri
Carbon type
Super ALC
Fibre placement
Outer
Blade size
157 × 150 mm
Handle types
FL · AN · CS
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

Verified

5W+2 Super ALC · Outer

7 plies · Koto surface · Super ALC outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.7 mm total

One blade, drawn as technical linework at real shakehand proportions. The laminated edge along the crown and right rim exposes every ply boundary in the stack. Edge depth is illustrative because physical veneer thickness is not published.

Exploded view of Fan Zhendong Super ALC with 7 plies: Koto · Super ALC · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · Super ALC · Koto.

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Koto

  2. 2 · Fibre layer

    Super ALC

  3. 3 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  4. 4 · Core

    Kiri

  5. 5 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  6. 6 · Fibre layer

    Super ALC

  7. 7 · Outer ply

    Koto

  • Koto

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 7

    Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce

  • Super ALC

    Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6

    More stiffness · Extra top-end gear

  • Ayous

    Medial ply · layers 3 and 5

    Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

  • Kiri

    Core · layer 4

    Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    KotoOuter ply

    Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

  2. 02
    Super ALCFibre layer

    Denser arylate-carbon weave — more stiffness and gear at the top end than standard ALC.

  3. 03
    AyousMedial ply

    Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

  4. 04
    Kiri — coreCore

    Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.

  5. 05
    AyousMedial ply

    Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

  6. 06
    Super ALCFibre layer

    Denser arylate-carbon weave — more stiffness and gear at the top end than standard ALC.

  7. 07
    KotoOuter ply

    Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

Specialist measured · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order confirmed

About this blade

Butterfly Fan Zhendong Super ALC is a 7-ply blade built around Super ALC fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Koto in the outer layer: Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce. Ayous in the medial layer: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Kiri in the core: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. Super ALC in the fibre layer: Denser arylate-carbon weave — more stiffness and gear at the top end than standard ALC. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 88 g. Butterfly positions it for off+ play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed92
Control46
Spin Potential40
Feel34
Flex·17
Dwell Time46
Catapult66
Stability73
Precision65
Forgiveness38
Power88
Short Game31
Blocking51
Looping52
Countering78
Flat Hitting86
Flicking58
Chopping30
Lobbing33
Touch38

Construction

Stiffness·83
Vibration·23
Sweet Spot76
Ball Hold36
Head Heaviness·55
Balance85
Weight·63
Weight Consistency80
Thickness·28
Overall Thickness·28
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·78
Surface Finish92

Material properties

Carbon Feel·77
Carbon Intensity·74
Outer Feel80
Inner Feel33
Wood Feeling32
Crispness79
Softness·20
Elasticity47
Rebound Speed86
Energy Return75
Damping22

Playing profile

Offensive Rating74
Defensive Rating29
Allround Rating64
Beginner Friendliness32
Advanced Potential77
Technique Requirement·80
Spin Sensitivity·36
Passive Stability31
Active Stability82

A TTDNA blade rating measures how much of the named characteristic a blade has. For descriptive rows — flex, stiffness, vibration, head heaviness, weight, thickness, carbon feel, softness, technique requirement, spin sensitivity — a higher number means more, not better.

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology