Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ALC

5W+2 ALC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style: OFF
Price: —
Weight: 87 g
Thickness: 6 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ALC
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: ALC
Fibre placement: Inner
Blade size: 158 × 152 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST · CS
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

5W+2 ALC · Inner

7 plies · Limba surface · ALC inner fibre · Ayous 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 Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ALC with 7 plies: Limba · Ayous · ALC · Ayous · ALC · Ayous · Limba.

Limba
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Softer touch · Longer dwell
Ayous
Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 4 and 6
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot
ALC
Fibre layer · layers 3 and 5
More stability · Larger sweet spot

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
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
03
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
04
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
06
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
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 — Innerforce Layer ALC architecture

About this blade

Butterfly Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ALC is a 7-ply blade built around ALC fibre placed inner, with Limba on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 76, control 54, feel 46 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 6 mm thick, around 87 g, 158 × 152 mm head, FL, AN, ST, CS handles. Butterfly positions it for off play. Limba: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. ALC: Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.

TTDNA overview

Speed76

Control54

Spin Potential54

Feel46

Power72

Forgiveness44

Short Game42

Looping60

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed76

#02Control54

#03Spin Potential54

#04Feel46

#05Flex·35

#06Dwell Time58

#07Catapult61

#08Stability63

#09Precision60

#10Forgiveness44

#11Power72

#12Short Game42

#13Blocking52

#14Looping60

#15Countering67

#16Flat Hitting68

#17Flicking61

#18Chopping42

#19Lobbing46

#20Touch49

Construction

#21Stiffness·65

#22Vibration·36

#23Sweet Spot66

#24Ball Hold53

#25Head Heaviness·54

#26Balance92

#27Weight·57

#28Weight Consistency79

#29Thickness·40

#30Overall Thickness·40

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish77

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·64

#37Carbon Intensity·64

#38Outer Feel62

#39Inner Feel46

#40Wood Feeling43

#41Crispness60

#42Softness·41

#43Elasticity53

#44Rebound Speed71

#45Energy Return66

#46Damping36

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating68

#48Defensive Rating41

#49Allround Rating79

#50Beginner Friendliness45

#51Advanced Potential68

#52Technique Requirement·65

#53Spin Sensitivity·50

#54Passive Stability42

#55Active Stability67

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.