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S968 Hurricane Sun

5W+2 ALC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style
OFF+
Price
$690
Weight
Not published
Thickness
Not published
Plies
7
Composition
5W+2 ALC
Outer ply
Not published
Core wood
Not published
Carbon type
ALC
Fibre placement
Inner
Blade size
Not published
Handle types
FL
Made in
China
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

Estimated

5W+2 ALC · Inner

7 plies · ALC inner fibre

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 S968 Hurricane Sun with 7 plies: Material not published · Material not published · ALC · Material not published · ALC · Material not published · Material not published.

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  2. 2 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  3. 3 · Fibre layer

    ALC

  4. 4 · Core

    Material not published

  5. 5 · Fibre layer

    ALC

  6. 6 · Medial ply

    Material not published

  7. 7 · Outer ply

    Material not published

  • Material not published

    Outer ply · Medial ply · Core · layers 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  • ALC

    Fibre layer · layers 3 and 5

    More stability · Larger sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  2. 02
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  3. 03
    ALCFibre layer

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

  4. 04
    Material not publishedCore

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  5. 05
    ALCFibre layer

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

  6. 06
    Material not publishedMedial ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

  7. 07
    Material not publishedOuter ply

    Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

Partially resolved · 2 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Note: National-team grade of the Hurricane Sun. DHS-affiliated listings conflict on the fibre name (ALC versus aramid-carbon), and one labels it Hurricane King S968; wood species remain unpublished.

About this blade

DHS S968 Hurricane Sun is a 7-ply blade built around ALC fibre placed inner. ALC in the fibre layer: Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel. 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·58
Balance90
Weight·60
Weight Consistency79
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