Butterfly Outerforce blades

[zhzhzhz]

Butterfly just announced a new series called outerforce it’s like inner force but with the carbon as a regular racket. They also announced the rubber that I had talked about previously.

This is the first time we have gotten an out carbon zlc racket without a player’s name on it. Will zlc become more popular?

What are your opinions and theories about the new series and rubber?
(FYI the rubber is pips out)

 

[disaster3]

there is already such topic

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/butterfly-2025-new-blades-outer-force-alc-caf-zlc.36542/#post-508181

there is no reason to duplicate the same one. Admin/Mod can close it.

 

[zhzhzhz]

We also got a new CAF blade

 

[khadjeh]

Hey guys, I made a review about the Outerforce Blades:

 

[MarekD]

I've read that Outerforce blades are generally considered slower than classic Butterfly blades. Do you know why this is and if this is true?

 

[steve888]

I have an outerforce alc, find it just a little slower than FZD alc etc however with more control, the outer ply is a little thicker which I think creates more dwell and the blade is thicker 6.2 vs 5.8. It's more ayous timber on outer ply than the other butterfly blades - which is either limba or koto- they tend to be more bouncy and responsive. Overall more stable and controlled but a little slower than other outer carbon butterfly blades.

 

[Tyce]

I've held the ALC and CAF in my hands next to a Timo Boll ALC (all with rubbers) in the same store and they are all basically "lite" versions. My very limited experience:
- less feeling
- less bounce
- easier to control (stable response)
I don't like the thickness, but it's not as bad as the numbers make it out to be once you are actually playing it. However, the thickness drowns the feeling as it is absorbed into the fibers of the wood rather than transferred to the hand. They lack the sharpness of their "grown up" counterparts in my opinion, the sensation is muted. I personally don't think that makes for a better learning experience.
But, that being said, they still feel like good quality blades. Plenty of brands making blades with less feeling.

 

[steve888]

The outerforce alc (88g) , in play I find it has similar feeling like my FZD, the FZD I find is a more attacking blade , the outerforce more an allrounder.