Fan Zhendong Super ZLC

5W+2 Super ZLC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 90 g
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 Super ZLC
Outer ply: Koto
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: Super ZLC
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 Super ZLC · Outer

7 plies · Koto surface · Super ZLC outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.6 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 Super ZLC with 7 plies: Koto · Super ZLC · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · Super ZLC · Koto.

Koto
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce
Super ZLC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
Stiffest fibre · Hard catapult
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
Super ZLCFibre layer
High-density zylon-carbon — the stiffest, fastest of the fibre families with a hard catapult.
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
Super ZLCFibre layer
High-density zylon-carbon — the stiffest, fastest of the fibre families with a hard catapult.
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 — strongly supported

About this blade

Butterfly Fan Zhendong Super ZLC is a 7-ply blade built around Super ZLC fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 89, control 46, feel 30 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.6 mm thick, around 90 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. Super ZLC: High-density zylon-carbon — the stiffest, fastest of the fibre families with a hard catapult.

TTDNA overview

Speed89

Control46

Spin Potential39

Feel30

Power88

Forgiveness40

Short Game32

Looping51

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed89

#02Control46

#03Spin Potential39

#04Feel30

#05Flex·16

#06Dwell Time45

#07Catapult67

#08Stability77

#09Precision65

#10Forgiveness40

#11Power88

#12Short Game32

#13Blocking52

#14Looping51

#15Countering77

#16Flat Hitting85

#17Flicking56

#18Chopping30

#19Lobbing32

#20Touch39

Construction

#21Stiffness·84

#22Vibration·15

#23Sweet Spot82

#24Ball Hold36

#25Head Heaviness·59

#26Balance79

#27Weight·67

#28Weight Consistency81

#29Thickness·24

#30Overall Thickness·24

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish95

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·85

#37Carbon Intensity·86

#38Outer Feel82

#39Inner Feel28

#40Wood Feeling23

#41Crispness82

#42Softness·20

#43Elasticity47

#44Rebound Speed84

#45Energy Return77

#46Damping15

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating72

#48Defensive Rating30

#49Allround Rating66

#50Beginner Friendliness33

#51Advanced Potential75

#52Technique Requirement·79

#53Spin Sensitivity·33

#54Passive Stability30

#55Active Stability86

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.