Timo Boll TJ

3W+2 T5000 · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF-
Price: —
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: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

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

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

01
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.
02
T5000Fibre layer
Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.
03
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
04
T5000Fibre layer
Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.
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 · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — 3W+2 T5000

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. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 83, control 48, feel 29 — with a stiff response and short dwell. Physically it measures 5.2 mm thick, around 72 g, 154 × 146 mm head, FL 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. T5000: Tamca 5000 carbon — very stiff and fast, the classic high-speed carbon layer.

TTDNA overview

Speed83

Control48

Spin Potential39

Feel29

Power84

Forgiveness42

Short Game36

Looping49

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed83

#02Control48

#03Spin Potential39

#04Feel29

#05Flex·19

#06Dwell Time44

#07Catapult65

#08Stability77

#09Precision65

#10Forgiveness42

#11Power84

#12Short Game36

#13Blocking53

#14Looping49

#15Countering74

#16Flat Hitting81

#17Flicking55

#18Chopping33

#19Lobbing34

#20Touch41

Construction

#21Stiffness·81

#22Vibration·13

#23Sweet Spot79

#24Ball Hold35

#25Head Heaviness·22

#26Balance99

#27Weight·7

#28Weight Consistency79

#29Thickness·8

#30Overall Thickness·8

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish95

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·87

#37Carbon Intensity·90

#38Outer Feel82

#39Inner Feel27

#40Wood Feeling20

#41Crispness81

#42Softness·21

#43Elasticity47

#44Rebound Speed80

#45Energy Return76

#46Damping14

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating69

#48Defensive Rating33

#49Allround Rating72

#50Beginner Friendliness37

#51Advanced Potential72

#52Technique Requirement·75

#53Spin Sensitivity·32

#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.