DHS · OFF+

Hurricane Long 5X

5W+2 ALC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style
OFF+
Price
$220
Weight
89 g
Thickness
6 mm
Plies
7
Composition
5W+2 ALC
Outer ply
Limba
Core wood
Ayous
Carbon type
ALC
Fibre placement
Inner
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
FL · CS
Made in
China
Release year
2019

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

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 Hurricane Long 5X 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.

Partially resolved · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Note: Thicker-core sibling of the Hurricane Long 5. Limba outer plies with ayous medials and core (TTSensei stack).

About this blade

DHS Hurricane Long 5X 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 89 g. DHS positions it for off+ play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed85
Control50
Spin Potential52
Feel44
Flex·32
Dwell Time56
Catapult65
Stability63
Precision59
Forgiveness40
Power78
Short Game36
Blocking49
Looping60
Countering71
Flat Hitting73
Flicking61
Chopping38
Lobbing43
Touch45

Construction

Stiffness·68
Vibration·35
Sweet Spot67
Ball Hold52
Head Heaviness·59
Balance89
Weight·63
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 Feel64
Inner Feel44
Wood Feeling42
Crispness61
Softness·40
Elasticity53
Rebound Speed78
Energy Return71
Damping34

Playing profile

Offensive Rating73
Defensive Rating36
Allround Rating71
Beginner Friendliness40
Advanced Potential73
Technique Requirement·71
Spin Sensitivity·49
Passive Stability38
Active Stability70

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