Boll Mezzoforte

5W · All wood

Specifications

Playing style: ALL
Price: —
Weight: 77 g
Thickness: 5 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 5W · All wood
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: —
Fibre placement: None
Blade size: 158 × 152 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Species unresolved

Blade construction

5W · All wood

5 plies · Limba surface · all-wood · Ayous core · 5 mm total

One blade, drawn as technical linework at real shakehand proportions. The laminated edge along the crown and right rim exposes every ply boundary in the stack. Edge depth is illustrative because physical veneer thickness is not published.

Exploded view of Boll Mezzoforte with 5 plies: Limba · Ayous · Ayous · Ayous · Limba. — HANDLE · NAVY BLUE · WHITE AND ORANGE STRIPES

Limba
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Softer touch · Longer dwell
Ayous
Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 3 and 4
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
02
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
03
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

Species unresolved · 5 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — 5-ply all wood · Retailer listings — ply count and thickness only

About this blade

Butterfly Boll Mezzoforte is a 5-ply blade built around an all-wood stack, with Limba on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 52, control 70, feel 77 — with a flexible response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5 mm thick, around 77 g, 158 × 152 mm head, FL, AN, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for all play. Limba: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed52

Control70

Spin Potential62

Feel77

Power42

Forgiveness49

Short Game61

Looping62

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed52

#02Control70

#03Spin Potential62

#04Feel77

#05Flex·59

#06Dwell Time67

#07Catapult44

#08Stability35

#09Precision56

#10Forgiveness49

#11Power42

#12Short Game61

#13Blocking55

#14Looping62

#15Countering53

#16Flat Hitting51

#17Flicking64

#18Chopping62

#19Lobbing64

#20Touch65

Construction

#21Stiffness·41

#22Vibration·86

#23Sweet Spot24

#24Ball Hold58

#25Head Heaviness·24

#26Balance69

#27Weight·23

#28Weight Consistency67

#29Thickness·0

#30Overall Thickness·0

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish62

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·12

#37Carbon Intensity·0

#38Outer Feel42

#39Inner Feel77

#40Wood Feeling90

#41Crispness39

#42Softness·51

#43Elasticity53

#44Rebound Speed48

#45Energy Return37

#46Damping84

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating53

#48Defensive Rating61

#49Allround Rating93

#50Beginner Friendliness63

#51Advanced Potential52

#52Technique Requirement·43

#53Spin Sensitivity·68

#54Passive Stability70

#55Active Stability31

A TTDNA blade rating measures how much of the named characteristic a blade has. For descriptive rows — flex, stiffness, vibration, head heaviness, weight, thickness, carbon feel, softness, technique requirement, spin sensitivity — a higher number means more, not better.