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Timo Boll TJ

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

Specifications

Playing style
OFF-
Price
Not published
Weight
72 g
Thickness
5.2 mm
Plies
5
Composition
3W+2 T5000
Outer ply
Koto
Core wood
Kiri
Carbon type
T5000
Fibre placement
Outer
Blade size
154 × 146 mm
Handle types
FL
Made in
Not published
Release year
Not published

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

Estimated

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

5 plies · Koto surface · T5000 outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.2 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 TJ with 5 plies: Koto · T5000 · Kiri · T5000 · Koto.
HANDLE · BLACK · BLUE AND RED STRIPES

Stack order · outer face to outer face

  1. 1 · Outer ply

    Koto

  2. 2 · Fibre layer

    T5000

  3. 3 · Core

    Kiri

  4. 4 · Fibre layer

    T5000

  5. 5 · Outer ply

    Koto

  • Koto

    Outer ply · layers 1 and 5

    Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce

  • T5000

    Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4

    Very stiff · Classic high speed

  • Kiri

    Core · layer 3

    Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

  1. 01
    KotoOuter ply

    Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

  2. 02
    T5000Fibre layer

    Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

  3. 03
    Kiri — coreCore

    Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.

  4. 04
    T5000Fibre layer

    Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

  5. 05
    KotoOuter ply

    Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

Secondary sources · 5 of 5 plies with published material

About this blade

Butterfly Timo Boll TJ is a 5-ply blade built around T5000 fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Koto in the outer layer: Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce. Kiri in the core: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. T5000 in the fibre layer: Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer. Physically it measures 5.2 mm thick, around 72 g. Butterfly positions it for off- play.

TTDNA ratings

Normalized

Performance

Speed78
Control50
Spin Potential40
Feel30
Flex·20
Dwell Time44
Catapult63
Stability77
Precision65
Forgiveness44
Power80
Short Game39
Blocking55
Looping49
Countering72
Flat Hitting78
Flicking54
Chopping35
Lobbing35
Touch43

Construction

Stiffness·80
Vibration·14
Sweet Spot79
Ball Hold35
Head Heaviness·22
Balance99
Weight·7
Weight Consistency79
Thickness·8
Overall Thickness·8
Handle Thickness·50
Handle Size·50
Handle Comfort82
Surface Hardness·78
Surface Finish95

Material properties

Carbon Feel·87
Carbon Intensity·90
Outer Feel81
Inner Feel27
Wood Feeling20
Crispness81
Softness·21
Elasticity46
Rebound Speed76
Energy Return73
Damping14

Playing profile

Offensive Rating65
Defensive Rating36
Allround Rating76
Beginner Friendliness39
Advanced Potential69
Technique Requirement·72
Spin Sensitivity·32
Passive Stability34
Active Stability83

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.

TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology