Butterfly · OFF+

Ovtcharov Innerforce ALC

5W+2 ALC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style
OFF+
Price
Weight
89 g
Thickness
6.2 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
Made in
Release year

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

5W+2 ALC · Inner

7 plies · Limba surface · ALC inner fibre · Ayous core · 6.2 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 Ovtcharov 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

  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

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Ovtcharov 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 77, control 53, feel 46 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 6.2 mm thick, around 89 g, 158 × 152 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. 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

Speed77
Control53
Spin Potential54
Feel46
Power73
Forgiveness43
Short Game41
Looping60

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed77
#02Control53
#03Spin Potential54
#04Feel46
#05Flex·35
#06Dwell Time58
#07Catapult62
#08Stability62
#09Precision59
#10Forgiveness43
#11Power73
#12Short Game41
#13Blocking51
#14Looping60
#15Countering67
#16Flat Hitting68
#17Flicking61
#18Chopping42
#19Lobbing46
#20Touch48

Construction

#21Stiffness·65
#22Vibration·36
#23Sweet Spot66
#24Ball Hold53
#25Head Heaviness·57
#26Balance89
#27Weight·63
#28Weight Consistency78
#29Thickness·48
#30Overall Thickness·48
#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 Speed72
#45Energy Return67
#46Damping36

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating68
#48Defensive Rating40
#49Allround Rating78
#50Beginner Friendliness44
#51Advanced Potential68
#52Technique Requirement·66
#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.