Freitas ALC

5W+2 ALC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 89 g
Thickness: 6 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ALC
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: ALC
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: 157 × 150 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

5W+2 ALC · Outer

7 plies · Limba surface · ALC outer fibre · Kiri core · 6 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 Freitas ALC with 7 plies: Limba · ALC · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · ALC · Limba.

Limba
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Softer touch · Longer dwell
ALC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
More stability · Larger sweet spot
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

01
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
02
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
03
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
05
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
06
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
07
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

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

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Freitas ALC is a 7-ply blade built around ALC fibre placed outer, with Limba on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 82, control 51, feel 43 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 6 mm thick, around 89 g, 157 × 150 mm head, FL, AN, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for off+ play. Limba: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. Kiri: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. ALC: Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.

TTDNA overview

Speed82

Control51

Spin Potential51

Feel43

Power77

Forgiveness41

Short Game38

Looping58

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed82

#02Control51

#03Spin Potential51

#04Feel43

#05Flex·28

#06Dwell Time54

#07Catapult62

#08Stability65

#09Precision61

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power77

#12Short Game38

#13Blocking52

#14Looping58

#15Countering71

#16Flat Hitting72

#17Flicking60

#18Chopping38

#19Lobbing41

#20Touch45

Construction

#21Stiffness·72

#22Vibration·33

#23Sweet Spot68

#24Ball Hold50

#25Head Heaviness·53

#26Balance89

#27Weight·63

#28Weight Consistency78

#29Thickness·40

#30Overall Thickness·40

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish78

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·66

#37Carbon Intensity·64

#38Outer Feel64

#39Inner Feel43

#40Wood Feeling41

#41Crispness63

#42Softness·38

#43Elasticity50

#44Rebound Speed77

#45Energy Return69

#46Damping33

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating70

#48Defensive Rating37

#49Allround Rating73

#50Beginner Friendliness40

#51Advanced Potential72

#52Technique Requirement·71

#53Spin Sensitivity·48

#54Passive Stability39

#55Active Stability72

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.