Innershield Layer ZLF

5W+2 ZLF · Inner

Specifications

Playing style: DEF
Price: —
Weight: 86 g
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLF
Outer ply: Willow
Core wood: Ayous
Carbon type: ZLF
Fibre placement: Inner
Blade size: 166 × 155 mm
Handle types: FL · AN
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

5W+2 ZLF · Inner

7 plies · Willow surface · ZLF inner fibre · Ayous core · 5.1 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 Innershield Layer ZLF with 7 plies: Willow · Limba · ZLF · Ayous · ZLF · Limba · Willow.

Willow
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Light and springy · Lively release
Limba
Medial ply · layers 2 and 6
Softer touch · Longer dwell
ZLF
Fibre layer · layers 3 and 5
Keeps the flex · Larger sweet spot
Ayous
Core · layer 4
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot

Stack order — face A to face B

01
WillowOuter ply
Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.
02
LimbaMedial ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
03
ZLFFibre layer
Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.
04
Ayous — coreCore
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
05
ZLFFibre layer
Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.
06
LimbaMedial ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
07
WillowOuter ply
Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade.

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

Sources: Butterfly — 5W+2 ZLF Innerfiber · Independent construction reports

About this blade

Butterfly Innershield Layer ZLF is a 7-ply blade built around ZLF fibre placed inner, with Willow on the playing surface and a Ayous core. Its TTDNA profile reads balanced — speed 66, control 59, feel 53 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.1 mm thick, around 86 g, 166 × 155 mm head, FL, AN handles. Butterfly positions it for def play. Willow: Light, springy veneer — soft catch with a lively release out of the blade. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. ZLF: Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed66

Control59

Spin Potential61

Feel53

Power63

Forgiveness47

Short Game49

Looping62

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed66

#02Control59

#03Spin Potential61

#04Feel53

#05Flex·41

#06Dwell Time62

#07Catapult56

#08Stability57

#09Precision59

#10Forgiveness47

#11Power63

#12Short Game49

#13Blocking54

#14Looping62

#15Countering62

#16Flat Hitting57

#17Flicking62

#18Chopping49

#19Lobbing51

#20Touch55

Construction

#21Stiffness·59

#22Vibration·46

#23Sweet Spot58

#24Ball Hold61

#25Head Heaviness·67

#26Balance98

#27Weight·53

#28Weight Consistency78

#29Thickness·4

#30Overall Thickness·4

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·40

#35Surface Finish66

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·54

#37Carbon Intensity·52

#38Outer Feel49

#39Inner Feel53

#40Wood Feeling52

#41Crispness49

#42Softness·52

#43Elasticity53

#44Rebound Speed63

#45Energy Return58

#46Damping45

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating63

#48Defensive Rating48

#49Allround Rating88

#50Beginner Friendliness51

#51Advanced Potential63

#52Technique Requirement·58

#53Spin Sensitivity·59

#54Passive Stability50

#55Active Stability58

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.