Mizutani Jun Super ZLC

5W+2 Super ZLC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 90 g
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 Super ZLC
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: Super ZLC
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: 157 × 150 mm
Handle types: FL · AN · ST
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

5W+2 Super ZLC · Outer

7 plies · Limba surface · Super ZLC outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.8 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 Mizutani Jun Super ZLC with 7 plies: Limba · Super ZLC · Limba · Kiri · Limba · Super ZLC · Limba.

Limba
Outer ply · Medial ply · layers 1, 3, 5 and 7
Softer touch · Longer dwell
Super ZLC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
Stiffest fibre · Hard catapult
Kiri
Core · layer 4
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

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
Super ZLCFibre layer
High-density zylon-carbon — the stiffest, fastest of the fibre families with a hard catapult.
03
LimbaMedial ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
04
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
05
LimbaMedial ply
Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes.
06
Super ZLCFibre layer
High-density zylon-carbon — the stiffest, fastest of the fibre families with a hard catapult.
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

Sources: Butterfly — 5W+2 Super ZLC · Detailed construction reporting

About this blade

Butterfly Mizutani Jun Super ZLC is a 7-ply blade built around Super ZLC fibre placed outer, with Limba on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 87, control 47, feel 32 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.8 mm thick, around 90 g, 157 × 150 mm head, FL, AN, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for off+ play. Limba: Soft, open-grained outer veneer — long dwell, a wooden feel and easy spin on slow strokes. 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

Speed87

Control47

Spin Potential47

Feel32

Power86

Forgiveness41

Short Game33

Looping55

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed87

#02Control47

#03Spin Potential47

#04Feel32

#05Flex·18

#06Dwell Time48

#07Catapult66

#08Stability76

#09Precision65

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power86

#12Short Game33

#13Blocking52

#14Looping55

#15Countering76

#16Flat Hitting76

#17Flicking57

#18Chopping32

#19Lobbing34

#20Touch40

Construction

#21Stiffness·82

#22Vibration·15

#23Sweet Spot81

#24Ball Hold47

#25Head Heaviness·59

#26Balance79

#27Weight·67

#28Weight Consistency81

#29Thickness·32

#30Overall Thickness·32

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish83

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·85

#37Carbon Intensity·86

#38Outer Feel70

#39Inner Feel30

#40Wood Feeling24

#41Crispness71

#42Softness·34

#43Elasticity48

#44Rebound Speed83

#45Energy Return76

#46Damping16

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating73

#48Defensive Rating31

#49Allround Rating67

#50Beginner Friendliness35

#51Advanced Potential76

#52Technique Requirement·77

#53Spin Sensitivity·40

#54Passive Stability31

#55Active Stability84

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.