Innerforce ZLC (Original)

5W+2 ZLC · Inner

Specifications

Playing style: —
Price: —
Weight: —
Thickness: —
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLC
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: ZLC
Fibre placement: Inner
Blade size: —
Handle types: —
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Partially resolved

Blade construction

5W+2 ZLC · Inner

7 plies · Limba surface · ZLC inner fibre · Ayous core

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 Innerforce ZLC (Original) with 7 plies: Limba · Limba · ZLC · Ayous · ZLC · Limba · Limba.

Limba
Outer ply · Medial ply · layers 1, 2, 6 and 7
Softer touch · Longer dwell
ZLC
Fibre layer · layers 3 and 5
High speed · Elastic response
Ayous
Core · layer 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
LimbaMedial ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
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
LimbaMedial ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
07
LimbaOuter ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.

Partially resolved · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — published ply construction; veneer species not named

About this blade

Butterfly Innerforce ZLC (Original) 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 78, control 51, feel 40 — with a medium response and medium dwell. 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

Speed78

Control51

Spin Potential52

Feel40

Power76

Forgiveness43

Short Game39

Looping59

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed78

#02Control51

#03Spin Potential52

#04Feel40

#05Flex·31

#06Dwell Time56

#07Catapult64

#08Stability68

#09Precision60

#10Forgiveness43

#11Power76

#12Short Game39

#13Blocking51

#14Looping59

#15Countering69

#16Flat Hitting69

#17Flicking60

#18Chopping39

#19Lobbing43

#20Touch46

Construction

#21Stiffness·69

#22Vibration·25

#23Sweet Spot73

#24Ball Hold52

#25Head Heaviness·72

#26Balance76

#27Weight·82

#28Weight Consistency79

#29Thickness·64

#30Overall Thickness·64

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish80

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·75

#37Carbon Intensity·78

#38Outer Feel66

#39Inner Feel39

#40Wood Feeling32

#41Crispness65

#42Softness·39

#43Elasticity52

#44Rebound Speed74

#45Energy Return71

#46Damping26

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating69

#48Defensive Rating38

#49Allround Rating76

#50Beginner Friendliness42

#51Advanced Potential69

#52Technique Requirement·68

#53Spin Sensitivity·46

#54Passive Stability38

#55Active Stability74

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.