Garaydia ALC

3W+2 ALC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: —
Price: —
Weight: —
Thickness: —
Plies: 5
Composition: 3W+2 ALC
Outer ply: Hinoki
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: ALC
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: —
Handle types: —
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

3W+2 ALC · Outer

5 plies · Hinoki surface · ALC outer fibre · Kiri core

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 Garaydia ALC with 5 plies: Hinoki · ALC · Kiri · ALC · Hinoki. — HANDLE · NATURAL BLOND WOOD · BLUE AND WHITE STRIPES

Hinoki
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Soft and elastic · Deep catch
ALC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4
More stability · Larger sweet spot
Kiri
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

01
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.
02
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
03
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
04
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
05
HinokiOuter ply
Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball.

Partially resolved · 5 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — published ply construction; veneer species not named

About this blade

Butterfly Garaydia ALC is a 5-ply blade built around ALC fibre placed outer, with Hinoki on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 78, control 53, feel 44 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Hinoki: Japanese cypress — soft, elastic and forgiving, with a deep catch on the ball. 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

Speed78

Control53

Spin Potential49

Feel44

Power74

Forgiveness42

Short Game41

Looping56

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed78

#02Control53

#03Spin Potential49

#04Feel44

#05Flex·32

#06Dwell Time53

#07Catapult61

#08Stability64

#09Precision61

#10Forgiveness42

#11Power74

#12Short Game41

#13Blocking52

#14Looping56

#15Countering69

#16Flat Hitting71

#17Flicking59

#18Chopping41

#19Lobbing44

#20Touch47

Construction

#21Stiffness·68

#22Vibration·35

#23Sweet Spot63

#24Ball Hold47

#25Head Heaviness·66

#26Balance84

#27Weight·76

#28Weight Consistency77

#29Thickness·64

#30Overall Thickness·64

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·62

#35Surface Finish81

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·65

#37Carbon Intensity·64

#38Outer Feel66

#39Inner Feel43

#40Wood Feeling41

#41Crispness65

#42Softness·36

#43Elasticity51

#44Rebound Speed73

#45Energy Return67

#46Damping34

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating67

#48Defensive Rating40

#49Allround Rating78

#50Beginner Friendliness43

#51Advanced Potential68

#52Technique Requirement·67

#53Spin Sensitivity·46

#54Passive Stability41

#55Active Stability69

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.