Mizutani Jun ZLC

5W+2 ZLC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 87 g
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLC
Outer ply: Limba
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: 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 ZLC · Outer

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

Limba
Outer ply · Medial ply · layers 1, 3, 5 and 7
Softer touch · Longer dwell
ZLC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
High speed · Elastic response
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
ZLCFibre layer
Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.
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
ZLCFibre layer
Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.
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: Composition references · TTGearLab — Limba top veneer in the ZLC family

About this blade

Butterfly Mizutani Jun ZLC is a 7-ply blade built around ZLC fibre placed outer, with Limba on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 84, control 49, feel 36 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 87 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. ZLC: Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.

TTDNA overview

Speed84

Control49

Spin Potential49

Feel36

Power82

Forgiveness41

Short Game36

Looping56

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed84

#02Control49

#03Spin Potential49

#04Feel36

#05Flex·22

#06Dwell Time50

#07Catapult64

#08Stability72

#09Precision64

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power82

#12Short Game36

#13Blocking53

#14Looping56

#15Countering73

#16Flat Hitting74

#17Flicking58

#18Chopping34

#19Lobbing37

#20Touch43

Construction

#21Stiffness·78

#22Vibration·22

#23Sweet Spot76

#24Ball Hold48

#25Head Heaviness·53

#26Balance86

#27Weight·57

#28Weight Consistency81

#29Thickness·28

#30Overall Thickness·28

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·55

#35Surface Finish81

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·78

#37Carbon Intensity·78

#38Outer Feel68

#39Inner Feel35

#40Wood Feeling30

#41Crispness68

#42Softness·36

#43Elasticity49

#44Rebound Speed80

#45Energy Return73

#46Damping22

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating71

#48Defensive Rating34

#49Allround Rating70

#50Beginner Friendliness37

#51Advanced Potential74

#52Technique Requirement·74

#53Spin Sensitivity·43

#54Passive Stability34

#55Active Stability79

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.