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Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC.S
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Review of Butterfly Innerforce Layer ALC.SI am writing this from the perspective of an "advanced beginner". I have my basics down but a long way to go. I started out with 5-ply all wood blades landing on Primorac with H3 Neos on both sides. My coach suggested going for Tenergy Rubbers so I made the leap to Primorac with T05s. There's a lot of "good advice" out there for beginners, such as "avoid carbon blades", however, I made a couple of cheeky purchases as I was eager to try different things out, specifically Viscaria (T05), Carbonado 45 (Mantra M) and Innerforce Layer S (w/ T80). Out of all these blades I immediately warmed to the Viscaria with the Carbonado a close second - Viscaria just feels right, sounds right and just does exactly what you'd expect the blade to do. The Innerforce blade was my least favourite - compared it sounds duller, it is slower, which I don't particularly mind, but the slowness seems more like "reluctance". I know it's a feature that it takes more for the ALC to be "activated" but Viscaria seems more dialed in and just starts "clacking" at the exact expected time. The plus sides are: awesome quality, much nicer and less 90's design than Viscaria, and it feels very good in the hand with a slightly thinner grip. Despite this only being my 3rd favourite setup, it has to be mentioned that the Butterfly Innerforce Layer S is a great blade, beautifully made, and probably just the thing for someone out there. However, I would recommend comparing this to Viscaria or even Joola Rosskopf Emotion when trying it out. Total weight with T80 is 183g.Mar 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Viscaria
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Review of Butterfly ViscariaMy journey to “decent beginner†took me from a Primorac all-wood blade to Viscaria. The transition has been completely seamless, using T05 on both blades. The way Viscaria is usually described it is quite daunting dabbling in ALC blades as a beginner, but I’d argue I have much better feel and even better flex than when using blades like Yasaka Sweden Extra and Primorac.This blade feels and sounds like this would be the blade all other blades were spawned from. Everything just feels right and as expected. Using Ternergy 05 on both sides against Amicus Prime I can do fast forehands and backhands all day long with incredible consistency. The carbon kicks in at just the right time, and you can often feel the flex very clearly, much better feedback than any wood blade I’ve tried. The weight and balance is perfect. I’ve had better handle fits on other blades (Innerforce Layer S) and the design is super dated. I now use this blade exclusively even though addiction has taken me through a bunch of other blades - Primorac (T05), Stiga Rosewood XO (MXP), Carbonado 45 (Mantra M), Innerforce Layer S (T80), Joola Rossi Emotion (H3neo), Infinity VPS V (Genesis IIs). Total weight of my Viscaria with T05 is 171g (my lightest non-balsa bat). Mar 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Butterfly Primorac
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Review of Butterfly PrimoracThis is the perfect blade for any level beginner. I wish someone had told me about it before wasting money on all sorts of crap. The quality is fantastic, the finish is great, the weight perfect. It is no slouch but easy to master.On a visit to Paris I went into the tiny Friendship Sport and asked for "the perfect bat for a serious beginner". The guy in there made me a Primorac with Tenergy 05's on both sides, which at the time for me seemed like total overkill. However, as I went home and tried out the setup I was immediately in love. With this setup I went seamlessly to Viscaria with the same rubbers. I am not sure I need the speed of Viscaria but I can interchange between the two with no problem. My Primorac with T05's weighs 186g. A few of my fellow serious beginner colleagues have now picked up the Primorac as well (with Hurricane III neos) and are progressing equally rapidly. Mar 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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JOOLA Rossi Emotion
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Review of JOOLA Rossi EmotionThis was my first serious blade after using a Stiga Allround Classic Carbon with Mark V's to get a feel for the basics. After getting deeper into learning proper technique and strokes I bought the Rosskopf Emotion as a second bat setup, with Hurricane III Neos on both sides. After playing for a bit and feeling surprisingly comfortable with this much faster and spinnier setup I ended up playing only with this bat. As a beginner I still feel in control and landing shots I was never before able to do and learning very fast. Thanks to my EJ tendencies I have since tried different more daring setups but I always fall back on this combo which works very well for me, though I am toying with trying out a similar Hurricane setup on a non-carbon blade (trying Primorac and others out at the moment) in the hope that I will have better feel/less speed to match my novice level.My only gripe is the weight when paired with the DHS rubbers - it is the heaviest combination I have played with and a bit top heavy, but I blame the heavy sponges. (184g total) Mar 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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