Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALC
Blade description:
The Butterfly Marcos Freitas ALC is a 5+2 construction composite blade featuring outer Limba veneers over Arylate Carbon layers. It is designed for offensive play, particularly favoring mid-range looping styles. The combination of the Limba outer plies and the ALC composition provides a distinctive “woody” sensation, offering a balance between the speed of a composite blade and the dwell time and feedback typically associated with all-wood blades.
Performance and Feel
- Feel and Dwell: The blade is characterized by a medium-soft feel with precise, informative feedback. The outer Limba plies facilitate excellent dwell time, allowing for high-spin production and controlled short-game execution.
- Speed and Power: While faster than many traditional all-wood blades, the speed remains proportional to the player’s input. It provides reliable, linear performance where the carbon layers engage predictably during aggressive, high-power strokes.
- Flex and Stability: The construction offers a moderate amount of flex, contributing to its spin-oriented nature, while the stiff core maintains stability during drives and smashes.
- Trajectory: The blade generally produces a lower throw angle compared to other popular ALC models, requiring the user to adjust their stroke, especially when opening against backspin.
Construction and Handling
- Build: The blade uses a 5+2 construction (Limba-ALC-Limba-Ayous-Limba-ALC-Limba), providing a consistent and stable platform.
- Handle and Ergonomics: The handle features a larger neck and a moderate flare, designed to fill the hand comfortably. The overall fit and finish are noted for being smooth and well-sanded.
- Compatibility: This blade performs well with a variety of rubber types, though it is frequently paired with medium to hard springy tensor rubbers to capitalize on the direct contact feel and the blade’s “backbone.”
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Recent Reviews
#1 — April 2023
Pretty low throw and speedy. Found it worked best with tenergy05 and high throw rubbers. Short game had trouble being too low throw and couldn’t flip or push with enough spin over the net. It was a bit hard to open since it was low throw.
Overall, an average blade for those who can open well and like to keep the ball right on the net. Good dwell and feeling over other outer ALC blades.
Would suggest for those who want low over the net shots and like to counter topspin or really hit the ball hard with a bit more open face. Didn’t hate it, but it’s a bit lower arc compared to Viscaria or TBALC. Not safe if you don’t have good technique to lift backspin, everything else seems to play extremely well.
#2 — January 2023
Best quality of the ball, very good blade, bouncy and without any problems to control.
#3 — January 2023
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