Timo Boll ZLC

5W+2 ZLC · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF+
Price: —
Weight: 84 g
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLC
Outer ply: Koto
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 · Koto surface · ZLC outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.5 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 ZLC with 7 plies: Koto · ZLC · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · ZLC · Koto.

Koto
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce
ZLC
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
High speed · Elastic response
Ayous
Medial ply · layers 3 and 5
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot
Kiri
Core · layer 4
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
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
KotoOuter ply
Hard, dense outer veneer — a crisp, direct hit and plenty of speed straight off the bounce.

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

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Timo Boll ZLC is a 7-ply blade built around ZLC fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 86, control 48, feel 34 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.5 mm thick, around 84 g, 157 × 150 mm head, FL, AN, ST 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. ZLC: Zylon-carbon — high speed with a softer, more elastic response than pure carbon.

TTDNA overview

Speed86

Control48

Spin Potential41

Feel34

Power84

Forgiveness41

Short Game34

Looping52

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed86

#02Control48

#03Spin Potential41

#04Feel34

#05Flex·19

#06Dwell Time47

#07Catapult64

#08Stability74

#09Precision65

#10Forgiveness41

#11Power84

#12Short Game34

#13Blocking53

#14Looping52

#15Countering75

#16Flat Hitting83

#17Flicking57

#18Chopping33

#19Lobbing35

#20Touch41

Construction

#21Stiffness·81

#22Vibration·21

#23Sweet Spot77

#24Ball Hold37

#25Head Heaviness·48

#26Balance90

#27Weight·47

#28Weight Consistency81

#29Thickness·20

#30Overall Thickness·20

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish93

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·79

#37Carbon Intensity·78

#38Outer Feel80

#39Inner Feel33

#40Wood Feeling30

#41Crispness79

#42Softness·21

#43Elasticity47

#44Rebound Speed81

#45Energy Return74

#46Damping21

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating70

#48Defensive Rating32

#49Allround Rating69

#50Beginner Friendliness35

#51Advanced Potential73

#52Technique Requirement·76

#53Spin Sensitivity·36

#54Passive Stability33

#55Active Stability81

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.