DHS · OFF+
W968 Hurricane Long 5
5W+2 ALC · Inner
Specifications
- Playing style
- OFF+
- Price
- $495
- Weight
- 89 g
- Thickness
- 5.9 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
- Not published
Metadata confidence: Partially resolved
Blade construction
Estimated5W+2 ALC · Inner
7 plies · Limba surface · ALC inner fibre · Ayous core · 5.9 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.
Stack order · outer face to outer face
1 · Outer ply
Limba
2 · Medial ply
Ayous
3 · Fibre layer
ALC
4 · Core
Ayous
5 · Fibre layer
ALC
6 · Medial ply
Ayous
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
- 01LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
- 02AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
- 03ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
- 04Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
- 05ALCFibre layer
Arylate-carbon — stiffens the stack and enlarges the sweet spot while keeping a wooden feel.
- 06AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
- 07LimbaOuter 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: Chinese national-team grade of the Hurricane Long 5, sold as its own SKU.
About this blade
DHS W968 Hurricane Long 5 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 5.9 mm thick, around 89 g. DHS positions it for off+ play.
TTDNA ratings
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Material properties
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