Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ZLC

5W+2 ZLC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style: OFF
Price: —
Weight: 87 g
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLC
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: ZLC
Fibre placement: Inner
Blade size: 158 × 152 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST · CS
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

5W+2 ZLC · Inner

7 plies · Limba surface · ZLC inner fibre · Ayous 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 Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ZLC with 7 plies: Limba · Ayous · ZLC · Ayous · ZLC · Ayous · Limba.

Limba
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Softer touch · Longer dwell
Ayous
Medial ply · Core · layers 2, 4 and 6
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot
ZLC
Fibre layer · layers 3 and 5
High speed · Elastic response

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
ZLCFibre layer
Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.
04
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
ZLCFibre layer
Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.
06
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
07
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

Secondary sources · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Source note: Not to be confused with Harimoto Super ZLC, whose core construction differs.

Sources: Innerforce ZLC family — strongly supported

About this blade

Butterfly Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ZLC is a 7-ply blade built around ZLC fibre placed inner, with Limba on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 77, control 52, feel 40 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 87 g, 158 × 152 mm head, FL, AN, ST, CS handles. Butterfly positions it for off 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. ZLC: Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.

TTDNA overview

Speed77

Control52

Spin Potential52

Feel40

Power76

Forgiveness44

Short Game40

Looping58

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed77

#02Control52

#03Spin Potential52

#04Feel40

#05Flex·31

#06Dwell Time56

#07Catapult63

#08Stability68

#09Precision61

#10Forgiveness44

#11Power76

#12Short Game40

#13Blocking52

#14Looping58

#15Countering68

#16Flat Hitting69

#17Flicking60

#18Chopping40

#19Lobbing43

#20Touch47

Construction

#21Stiffness·69

#22Vibration·25

#23Sweet Spot73

#24Ball Hold52

#25Head Heaviness·57

#26Balance86

#27Weight·57

#28Weight Consistency81

#29Thickness·28

#30Overall Thickness·28

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish80

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·75

#37Carbon Intensity·78

#38Outer Feel65

#39Inner Feel39

#40Wood Feeling32

#41Crispness65

#42Softness·39

#43Elasticity52

#44Rebound Speed73

#45Energy Return70

#46Damping26

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating68

#48Defensive Rating39

#49Allround Rating77

#50Beginner Friendliness43

#51Advanced Potential69

#52Technique Requirement·67

#53Spin Sensitivity·46

#54Passive Stability38

#55Active Stability73

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.