Customer review for Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC

External Review for Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC on January 13, 2018

I like the blade a lot, it's a pure OFF blade, pretty bouncy / springy (which has pros and cons), has some flex, and it's not on the soft side but neither hard I would say.
Id give it 10 for offensive control and 8 for defensive control.
My 84 grams Layer ALC cant hold 2 Tenergy non fx rubbers for me so you need fx versions or other brands - i find it too head heavy.
For me, choosing a blade is less important than finding the right setup meaning blade + rubbers. If you want to play with t05 I think there are better blades for it.
It's great for looping, but you have to master blocking (it can block even the spinniest topspins but it's hard to keep the ball low and dangerous for the opponent). It very much depends on rubbers, It's advised to be used with t80 / t80fx but i use t05fx and acuda blue p2. I tried t80 and it's superb in consistency in every shot but makes it head heavy, t05fx however does lovely loops but it's hard (and also intriguing) to master pushing and blocking - just try to attack first and a good first loop will get you the point fast.
Acuda blue p2 its the perfect rubber for backhand, for a safe backhand at least not for one that loops every ball..
On forehand I didnt find a good rubber to balance the low weight of Acuda (42-43g) that really works on the blade - most were too heavy. If you get the blade, I advise you to start with t80 on fh and acuda p2 on backhand.

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