Butterfly Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC

“Feels like your own hand that catches the ball” — that’s exactly what a well-balanced inner SALC should do. Fast enough to catapult, but with that dwell time so you can actually create the spin instead of just borrowing the blade’s speed. And Zyre 03 both sides makes perfect sense for that spin/flat game — grippy enough to loop heavy, hard enough to punch flat without bottoming out. Perfect combo!!! So amazing.

Exceptional blade. After having tested over 50 different blades, among which are Harimoto ALC, Harimoto ZLC, Timo Boll ZLC, Viscaria ALC, Nittaku Acoustic Carbon Inner, etc., I will definitely keep using it as it checks nearly all the boxes for an all-around offensive player.

Didn’t like it from the beginning; mine was 84g. It feels too bipolar for my taste. It’s harder than the standard Harimoto ALC (which was 94g), which had much better feeling and linearity for me.

Harimoto SALC has more power, but the arc is not great, the feel is too muted, and it lacks linearity. Sometimes it bounces too much, other times not enough. Super ALC is just not for me, but I know some people that like it a lot. Like with most blades, it’s a matter of personal taste.

An amazing blade whose main features are stability, and a long and high arc that dips near the end of the table. Excellent in combination with Chinese rubbers such as H3 Neo blue sponge. Very versatile blade, great in defensive play, amazing safety when looping.

I made a long and detailed review of this blade, feel free to check it out: https://doppeldropshot.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/blade-review-butterfly-harimoto-tomokazu-innerforce-super-alc/

The blade is very good. I have been using others, and always I come back to this one. Consistency and control, and easy to activate the speed, to be honest. Very happy with the blade.

86g. Paired with D05 2.1 both sides. Good for counter. Backhand is just amazing (spin, block, short game). It is not super fast at all. Good control in decisive point.

Mine weighs 85g and I used it now for 3 months with fastarc g1 and tenergy 19. Used boll alc before, but since I didn’t like having no feedback and my shots often went long, I decided to switch it up. Tried the normal halc which was okay, but it lacked a bit of power and had kind of a mushy feel. The super alc is definitely harder than the halc and the boll alc; I needed to get used to that for a couple of weeks. Contact is much more crisp compared to the halc. When you don’t engage, the shots lack power compared to the boll alc. I noticed that when playing passive, especially passive forehand blocks went into the net a lot at first, also forehand open ups with low energy. But when you really engage in the ball, the arc is great and the shot quality is fantastic. Especially the bh with the t19 is the best setup I’ve ever tried; it is so easy to open up and go for the second or third ball with power. While forehand looping is still better with the boll alc, it still feels a lot better than the halc. Passive game and blocking is also superb. And I like the little vibration you get; however, this is personal preference. All in all, a great blade, the best one for my game so far.

Great blade for close and far game as well from the table. I played with Lin Gaoyuan ALC. Compared to this, the control is much higher, much easier to block and chop, and the speed is very similar. The head size is bigger with a longer dwell time. In the beginning, the first hours were strange to me with the larger head size, but this delivers many more benefits than disadvantages. My racket weight is 84g, which is very good with this size, I guess. This blade is not just for professional players; it can fit experienced and intermediate players as well. I cannot suggest it for beginners. Topspin game against underspin is very easy, and blocks are perfect, as I wrote before. The short game is easy, and it is good to hit the ball. Thanks to the innerfiber technology, the racket feedback is good enough. Moreover, this is one of the best rackets that I have ever tried. Unfortunately, the price is very high; nonetheless, you receive the same quality as well.

Great blade, super ALC with inner structure is great, because it gives you a good feeling and touch, but still enough power when you hit harder and activate the sALC. Best blade for counterattack.

Excellente lame associée avec D09c en FH et Quantum X Pro en BH. Vous placez la balle où vous le voulez et avec la vitesse que vous y mettez. La meilleure lame que j’ai eu entre mes mains sans hésitations.

I like the Viscaria SALC and I really like this Harimoto SALC. I feel like the inner structure is even better for this fiber because I still have a lot of dwell and a wood feeling while getting a lot of power when hitting the ball hard. It is more a near-the-table racket; Viscaria SALC is better and has more power in long rallies away from the table, but for active blocking, counterattacks, and topspins near the table, this is the best racket I tried so far. Good feedback, not too stiff, a bit of vibration.

Great blade for Super ALC.