Innerforce Layer ALC
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.39
- Spin: 9
- Control: 9.01
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The Arylate Carbon fibers are located closer to the core than with non-layer blades, which leads to a softer touch and stunning feel.
Arylate-Carbon fibers dampen vibration and allow for dynamic play and precise placement.
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- AN
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 36701
- Speed
- 87
- Control
- 90
- Size
- 157 × 150mm
- Weight
- 86g
- Material
- Wood, ALC, 7 ply wood
- Thickness
- 6mm
Players use Innerforce Layer ALC
- Best of both worlds: wood feel on soft shots, carbon flex on power shots
- Excellent combination of spin and speed, especially powerful drives
- Easy handling unique to inner rackets for touch shots and blocking
- Great compatibility with tension-type rubbers like Tenergy
- Versatility usable by everyone from intermediate to advanced players
User reviews
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Choumiryou (Experience: ４〜５ years) As expected
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2019/05/18
This was my first time using a special-material blade and I was surprised how easy it was to use. My stops in the short game hold well, and my topspin rallies now go through. It's a blade worth trying at least once!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Table tennis is fun! (Experience: ４〜５ years) The feel is insane
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2019/04/24
Since the carbon is inner, you really get a strong sense of gripping the ball. That makes it easy to put spin on the ball.
It feels like the classic go-to Butterfly blade.
The backhand side especially pairs really well with Rozena.
Definitely recommend it!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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people2514 (Experience: Less than a year) It's a good blade
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2019/04/11
My table tennis career is short, but I've already bought three rackets.
I bought the Timo Boll ALC, the Korbel, and the Innerforce Layer, and I'm still using them now. It's really hard for a beginner to find a racket that suits them. At first the Timo Boll ALC (outer carbon) was hard to control, so on the shop owner's recommendation I bought the Korbel - the Korbel was quite good, I felt a solid, heavy feel with it. Since I was still just starting out, I bought the Innerforce Layer. I was satisfied enough with attacking in the third zone, and connecting consecutive topspin drives was easy too. But maybe because the grip feel was too thin, I get the sense of having to keep adjusting the racket to match my hand after each shot (just my personal opinion). Overall, I feel my shots only really come off with the Korbel - I felt it lacked a bit of rebound - and I felt the Timo Boll ALC (outer carbon) was hard to control, so I think it suits my level better.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 64
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tenergy 05 FX
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Banana (Experience: ２〜３ years) To put it plainly, extremely easy to use!
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2019/04/09
I'm someone who regretted buying the AN grip - lol, but I sanded it down so it's fine now.
First off, this thing is super easy to use!!
Topspin drive... easy to hit. It really grips the ball. Thanks to the trajectory from Tenergy 05 lol
The short game... stops were way easier to do than pushes. Chiquita felt like a real CHIQUITAAA!! lol
Smash... pretty easy to do
Lobbing... easy but tends to go too far, so it's better to just tap it lightly - ball touch matters a lotSpeed (4): Doesn't fly as much as outer special material blades, but when you hit hard the ALC really comes through from the inside. Other than that it's delicate and feels fresh lol
Spin (6): About the same amount of spin as a regular all-wood blade.
Control (5): Not sure lol, but seems better than outer ALC.
Feel (5): Not sure lol lol, but hitting hard gives that satisfying "kyuiin!" metallic sound like outer ALC, feels great!
Overall: Recommended for intermediate players and above, or first-timers with special materials!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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Zaxio (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2019/04/04
I didn't pay too much attention to it at first, but the feel on contact felt quite a bit harder than I expected. What's good about this blade is that it balances spin and speed well, and the stability in the short game — the sense that literally everything goes in — is amazing.
However, once it turns into a topspin rally, the shots don't reach far enough and I lose a lot of points that way.
If you can afford it, definitely give it a try!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 25
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Moristo SP
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Tikeike (Experience: ４〜５ years) A reliably stable blade
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2019/04/02
There was no technique that felt hard to do. If I had to name something, it'd be the speed. Players used to outer blades might feel it doesn't bounce enough. It's kind of obvious, but since it's an inner blade, with a light hit the bounce is almost the same as an all-wood blade — you have to hit hard to bring out the carbon's benefits. It's a blade I'd also recommend to someone switching from an all-wood blade to their first carbon blade.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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Atchan Pretty decent
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2019/03/31
I borrowed a friend's and tried it out
The first thing I thought was, "this is easy to use!"
There wasn't any technique that felt hard to do
But it does bounce a fair amount
I felt it might still be a bit too much for me at this stageOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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