Timo Boll ZLF

5W+2 ZLF · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: OFF
Price: —
Weight: 82 g
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Plies: 7
Composition: 5W+2 ZLF
Outer ply: Koto
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: ZLF
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 ZLF · Outer

7 plies · Koto surface · ZLF outer fibre · Kiri core · 5.4 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 ZLF with 7 plies: Koto · ZLF · Ayous · Kiri · Ayous · ZLF · Koto.

Koto
Outer ply · layers 1 and 7
Crisp, direct hit · Speed off the bounce
ZLF
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 6
Keeps the flex · Larger sweet spot
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
ZLFFibre layer
Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.
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
ZLFFibre layer
Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.
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

Source note: Older secondary lists may identify the medial veneer as Limba.

Sources: TTGearLab

About this blade

Butterfly Timo Boll ZLF is a 7-ply blade built around ZLF fibre placed outer, with Koto on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 78, control 54, feel 48 — with a stiff response and medium dwell. Physically it measures 5.4 mm thick, around 82 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. ZLF: Pure zylon fibre — light reinforcement that keeps flex and feel while widening the sweet spot.

TTDNA overview

Speed78

Control54

Spin Potential46

Feel48

Power73

Forgiveness43

Short Game41

Looping55

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed78

#02Control54

#03Spin Potential46

#04Feel48

#05Flex·30

#06Dwell Time54

#07Catapult58

#08Stability61

#09Precision62

#10Forgiveness43

#11Power73

#12Short Game41

#13Blocking53

#14Looping55

#15Countering70

#16Flat Hitting76

#17Flicking60

#18Chopping40

#19Lobbing43

#20Touch48

Construction

#21Stiffness·70

#22Vibration·42

#23Sweet Spot62

#24Ball Hold41

#25Head Heaviness·39

#26Balance97

#27Weight·40

#28Weight Consistency77

#29Thickness·16

#30Overall Thickness·16

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·78

#35Surface Finish86

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·57

#37Carbon Intensity·52

#38Outer Feel72

#39Inner Feel47

#40Wood Feeling50

#41Crispness70

#42Softness·25

#43Elasticity49

#44Rebound Speed73

#45Energy Return63

#46Damping41

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating66

#48Defensive Rating40

#49Allround Rating79

#50Beginner Friendliness43

#51Advanced Potential68

#52Technique Requirement·68

#53Spin Sensitivity·45

#54Passive Stability44

#55Active Stability66

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.