Fan Zhendong CNF

5W+2 CNF · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 89 g
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 CNF
Outer ply: Koto
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: CNF
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: 157 × 150 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · CS
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

5W+2 CNF · Outer

7 plies · Koto surface · CNF outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.7 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 Fan Zhendong CNF with 7 plies: Koto · CNF · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · CNF · Koto.

Koto
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce
CNF
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
Soft damping · Quiet, wooden impact
Ayous
Medial ply · layers 3 and 5
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot
Kiri
Core · layer 4
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

01
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.
02
CNFFibre layer
Cellulose nanofibre — a soft, damping reinforcement with a very wooden, quiet impact.
03
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
05
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
06
CNFFibre layer
Cellulose nanofibre — a soft, damping reinforcement with a very wooden, quiet impact.
07
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

Specialist measured · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order confirmed

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Fan Zhendong CNF is a 7-ply blade built around CNF fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 82, control 52, feel 45 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 89 g, 157 × 150 mm head, FL, AN, CS handles. Butterfly positions it for off+ play. Koto: Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce. Kiri: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. CNF: Cellulose nanofibre — a soft, damping reinforcement with a very wooden, quiet impact.

TTDNA overview

Speed82

Control52

Spin Potential45

Feel45

Power77

Forgiveness41

Short Game38

Looping55

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed82

#02Control52

#03Spin Potential45

#04Feel45

#05Flex·27

#06Dwell Time53

#07Catapult61

#08Stability64

#09Precision63

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power77

#12Short Game38

#13Blocking53

#14Looping55

#15Countering72

#16Flat Hitting79

#17Flicking60

#18Chopping38

#19Lobbing41

#20Touch45

Construction

#21Stiffness·73

#22Vibration·37

#23Sweet Spot66

#24Ball Hold41

#25Head Heaviness·52

#26Balance92

#27Weight·63

#28Weight Consistency77

#29Thickness·28

#30Overall Thickness·28

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish88

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·62

#37Carbon Intensity·58

#38Outer Feel74

#39Inner Feel44

#40Wood Feeling45

#41Crispness72

#42Softness·24

#43Elasticity49

#44Rebound Speed77

#45Energy Return67

#46Damping36

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating69

#48Defensive Rating37

#49Allround Rating75

#50Beginner Friendliness40

#51Advanced Potential71

#52Technique Requirement·71

#53Spin Sensitivity·43

#54Passive Stability40

#55Active Stability70

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.