Outerforce ZLC

5W+2 ZLC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF
Price: —
Weight: 85 g
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLC
Outer ply: Ayous
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: Specialist measured

Blade construction

5W+2 ZLC · Outer

7 plies · Ayous surface · ZLC outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.9 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 Outerforce ZLC with 7 plies: Ayous · ZLC · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · ZLC · Ayous.

Ayous
Outer ply · Medial ply · layers 1, 3, 5 and 7
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot
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
AyousOuter ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
02
ZLCFibre layer
Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.
03
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
04
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
05
AyousMedial ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
06
ZLCFibre layer
Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.
07
AyousOuter ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

Specialist measured · 7 of 7 plies with published material · stack order confirmed

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Outerforce ZLC is a 7-ply blade built around ZLC fibre placed outer, with Ayous 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 5.9 mm thick, around 85 g, 157 × 150 mm head, FL, AN, ST handles. Butterfly positions it for off play. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. 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 Potential52

Feel36

Power82

Forgiveness41

Short Game36

Looping58

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed84

#02Control49

#03Spin Potential52

#04Feel36

#05Flex·23

#06Dwell Time51

#07Catapult65

#08Stability72

#09Precision63

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power82

#12Short Game36

#13Blocking52

#14Looping58

#15Countering73

#16Flat Hitting71

#17Flicking59

#18Chopping35

#19Lobbing38

#20Touch43

Construction

#21Stiffness·77

#22Vibration·22

#23Sweet Spot76

#24Ball Hold53

#25Head Heaviness·49

#26Balance89

#27Weight·50

#28Weight Consistency82

#29Thickness·36

#30Overall Thickness·36

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·45

#35Surface Finish76

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·78

#37Carbon Intensity·78

#38Outer Feel63

#39Inner Feel35

#40Wood Feeling31

#41Crispness63

#42Softness·42

#43Elasticity49

#44Rebound Speed79

#45Energy Return73

#46Damping22

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating72

#48Defensive Rating34

#49Allround Rating70

#50Beginner Friendliness37

#51Advanced Potential74

#52Technique Requirement·74

#53Spin Sensitivity·46

#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.