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Innerforce Layer ALC

5W+2 ALC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style
OFF
Price
Not published
Weight
91 g
Thickness
6 mm
Plies
7
Composition
5W+2 ALC
Outer ply
Limba
Core wood
Ayous
Carbon type
ALC
Fibre placement
Inner
Blade size
157 × 150 mm
Handle types
FL · AN · ST
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

Verified

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 Innerforce Layer ALC with 7 plies: Limba · Ayous · ALC · Ayous · ALC · Ayous · Limba.

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Limba

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  3. 3 · Fibre layer

    ALC

  4. 4 · Core

    Ayous

  5. 5 · Fibre layer

    ALC

  6. 6 · Medial ply

    Ayous

  7. 7 · Outer ply

    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

  1. 01
    LimbaOuter ply

    Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

  2. 02
    AyousMedial ply

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

  3. 03
    ALCFibre layer

    Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.

  4. 04
    Ayous — coreCore

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

  5. 05
    ALCFibre layer

    Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.

  6. 06
    AyousMedial ply

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

  7. 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

About this blade

Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC is a 7-ply blade built around ALC fibre placed inner, with Limba on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Limba in the outer layer: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. Ayous in the medial layer: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Ayous in the core: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. ALC in the fibre layer: Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel. Physically it measures 6 mm thick, around 91 g. Butterfly positions it for off play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed78
Control53
Spin Potential53
Feel45
Flex·33
Dwell Time57
Catapult62
Stability63
Precision60
Forgiveness43
Power74
Short Game41
Blocking52
Looping59
Countering68
Flat Hitting69
Flicking61
Chopping41
Lobbing45
Touch48

Construction

Stiffness·67
Vibration·35
Sweet Spot66
Ball Hold52
Head Heaviness·57
Balance86
Weight·70
Weight Consistency78
Thickness·40
Overall Thickness·40
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·55
Surface Finish77

Material properties

Carbon Feel·65
Carbon Intensity·64
Outer Feel63
Inner Feel45
Wood Feeling42
Crispness61
Softness·40
Elasticity52
Rebound Speed73
Energy Return67
Damping35

Playing profile

Offensive Rating69
Defensive Rating40
Allround Rating77
Beginner Friendliness43
Advanced Potential69
Technique Requirement·67
Spin Sensitivity·50
Passive Stability41
Active Stability68

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