adidas FIBERTEC CLASSIC

Liang Seng Sponsored Player - Siak Yen Kar's blade

I had the chance to check out Yen Kar's adidas FIBERTEC CLASSIC recently when I was changing his rubbers. Before this, I had the impression that this blade is soft (and slow) as the thickness is 5.4mm and the carbon use is Aramid Carbon (which is softer than ALC).

But to my surprise it's even harder and faster than Timo Boll ALC (the blade which Yen Kar was using before the adidas)!!!

So I did some research on the top ply of this blade. AKAZIE is the wood use on the top ply, which I had no idea what it was. And I found out the word "Akazie" is in German. It's actually Pseudoacaia (I know nothing about this wood, info given by a forum friend). Was told that the Janka hardness for his wood is 1700 (really hard!). Limba is around 490, Koto is around 950, even Walnut (African) is only around 1000. No wonder the FIBERTEC CLASSIC is even harder than Timo Boll ALC (which is thicker).

If you are looking for something similar to Butterfly Timo Boll ALC but harder and faster, the adidas FIBERTEC CLASSIC might just suits you.