Non-carbon fibre blades

[Snek]

I'm looking for non-carbon fibre blades like only arylate etc. OFF- or OFF. Spinny and deep hold. Preferrably inner but also interested in outer. What are my options? Only one in my mind is Xiom Hayabusa ZL Pro. Any cheap blades like this in AliExpress? Thanks.

 

[Tyce]

Timo Boll ZLF would be my pick

 

[Topspinslinger]

Stuor CNF

 

[SleepyMaster]

Bty Revoldia tbh - one of the best all wood, it has it all even pretty descent speed. Only downside is the price

 

[disaster3]

Donic Persson PowerPlay, Timo Boll ZLF, InnerForce ZLF, (not produced) InnerForce AL, Xiom Hugo Calderano HAL (at this moment really hard to find), Victas ZX-Gear Fiber and mentioned Revoldia CNF

 

[ttarc]

Loki Telson CNF (koto, CNF, ayous, kiri, ayous, CNF, koto)
Loki Rxton 9 Pro (koto, hybrid CNF fiber, ayous, kiri, ayous, hybrid CNF fiber, koto)

Does glass fiber instead of carbon fiber count?
KTS Foundation GF.K (koto, glass fiber, ayous, kiri, ayous, glass fiber, koto)
Loki Kirin K5Pro Outer (koto, GNF, ayous, kiri, ayous, GNF, koto)
Loki Kirin K5Pro Inner (limba, ayous, GNF, ayous, GNF, ayous, limba)

 

[rbtitco]

If U can get a mizuno Fortius ft version D. It's a good one and isn't crazy expensive

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Timo Boll Spark....not sure that they still make it, but that is a blade with a construction not too different from the Timo Boll Spirit and Timo Boll ALC (those two are the same construction with different handle) but the Spark is Arylate and no Carbon.

I remember playing that years ago....maybe 2012-2014 (a coach I knew had it as a spare racket) and I tried it. It felt really nice to me. It really let you grab the ball well and get a ton of spin.

I played with a Timo Boll ZLF for years. I liked how the TB ZLF felt. But, to me, when I tried it, the TB Spark made it so I could generate more spin even though the rubbers on it (which were the same as on my TB ZLF that I was using back then) were more heavily used than the rubbers on my TB ZLF).

Arylate without carbon (TB Spark) felt like it really let the ball sink in and get grabbed.

In theory, at some point, Butterfly made an Innerforce AL. I doubt that they still make it because, when nobody buys things, they go off the market.

And I guess the trick would be, since you want inexpensive versions is the search for clones of these blades by brands like Yinhe or Stuor.

 

[Amaken23]

Don't know how much speed you want from the blade and I think it is discontinued but I've played with Donic Waldner Diablo Senso (3 ply wood + 2 glassfiber) Amazing feel, light and good speed for me .

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Don't know how much speed you want from the blade and I think it is discontinued but I've played with Donic Waldner Diablo Senso (5 ply wood + 2 glassfiber) Amazing feel, light and good speed for me .

Glass fibre is hard. Hard. Arylate and Zylon without carbon are fairly soft. They often use arylate in the coverings of cables to charge phones and computers to make the material stronger and more tear resistant while still maintaining that soft bendable feel. It is also used in the material for sails on sailboats for its tear resist qualities. So, Glass fibre is not going to have the kind of feel that a blade with Arylate and no carbon will have.

It might feel good. It will probably have a crisp feeling. But it will not be soft and will not allow the ball to sink into the racket or have the kind of hold of the ball that a blade with Arylate and no carbon would have.

 

[Amaken23]

Well, I only say how I felt and it felt really good for me. I play a more allround style with emphasis on active blocking and Diablo Senso felt really good for me during matches and training. Only thing I didn't like was the handle which was little too thick for me (Stiga Master handle is perfect for me). I never owned any Arylate or Carbon blade so I do not have any comparison, though