Timo Boll CAF

3W+2 CAF · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF-
Price: —
Weight: 82 g
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Plies: 5
Composition: 3W+2 CAF
Outer ply: Koto
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: CAF
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: 157 × 150 mm
Handle types: FL · CS
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Specialist measured

Blade construction

3W+2 CAF · Outer

5 plies · Koto surface · CAF 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 Timo Boll CAF with 5 plies: Koto · CAF · Kiri · CAF · Koto. — HANDLE · BLACK · BLUE AND WHITE STRIPES

Koto
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce
CAF
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4
Controlled stiffness · Damped feedback
Kiri
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

01
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.
02
CAFFibre layer
Carbon-arylate blend — controlled stiffening with a muted, damped feedback.
03
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
04
CAFFibre layer
Carbon-arylate blend — controlled stiffening with a muted, damped feedback.
05
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

Specialist measured · 5 of 5 plies with published material · stack order confirmed

Sources: Butterfly — 3W+2 CAF · TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Timo Boll CAF is a 5-ply blade built around CAF fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 84, control 49, feel 33 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.7 mm thick, around 82 g, 157 × 150 mm head, FL, CS handles. Butterfly positions it for off- play. Koto: Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce. Kiri: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. CAF: Carbon-arylate blend — controlled stiffening with a muted, damped feedback.

TTDNA overview

Speed84

Control49

Spin Potential41

Feel33

Power83

Forgiveness41

Short Game36

Looping51

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed84

#02Control49

#03Spin Potential41

#04Feel33

#05Flex·22

#06Dwell Time46

#07Catapult65

#08Stability73

#09Precision64

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power83

#12Short Game36

#13Blocking53

#14Looping51

#15Countering73

#16Flat Hitting81

#17Flicking56

#18Chopping34

#19Lobbing36

#20Touch42

Construction

#21Stiffness·78

#22Vibration·19

#23Sweet Spot74

#24Ball Hold36

#25Head Heaviness·45

#26Balance91

#27Weight·40

#28Weight Consistency81

#29Thickness·28

#30Overall Thickness·28

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish93

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·81

#37Carbon Intensity·82

#38Outer Feel80

#39Inner Feel31

#40Wood Feeling26

#41Crispness79

#42Softness·22

#43Elasticity48

#44Rebound Speed80

#45Energy Return74

#46Damping20

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating69

#48Defensive Rating34

#49Allround Rating71

#50Beginner Friendliness37

#51Advanced Potential72

#52Technique Requirement·74

#53Spin Sensitivity·34

#54Passive Stability34

#55Active Stability80

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.