Timo Boll ZLC
Retail priceButterfly
₩211,200
₩264,00020% below list price

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Butterfly

Timo Boll ZLC

💡 Who this suits

Good reaction speed, well suited to attacking play, with a moderately crisp feel that works across a range of styles.

About this product

Reaction 11.7, vibration 10.8. Against Innerforce Layer ZLC — the same ZL carbon placed inside — the gap is a full 1.2 (10.5).

This pair is the clearest demonstration of what carbon placement does. Both are 5.7mm and both use the same fibre; moving it from outside to inside is the only change, and it separates them into 17th and 36th of 45.

Vibration of 10.8 is high. The extra return comes with extra shock in the hand — the standard outcome of an outer build.

₩264,000 places it mid-range among blades carrying Timo Boll’s name. It suits fast exchanges close to the table finished with one decisive ball.

What the numbers say

Outer 5-ply + 2 ZLC plies 5.7mm. Its reaction of 7.8 ranks 16 of 46 blades, on the high side. It is on the stiffer, less flexible side. Based on the manufacturer’s published figures.

This paragraph is not a copied review — it is generated from the figures and rankings collected on this site, and changes when they do.

Where this blade sits

5791113468101214Reaction →Vibration →Viscaria Super ALC, Fan Zhendong Super ALC (Reaction 12.1 · Vibration 10.1)Viscaria, Fan Zhendong ALC, Timo Boll ALC, Timo Boll Spirit (Reaction 11.8 · Vibration 10.3)Fan Zhendong Super ZLC, Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC (Reaction 12.3 · Vibration 11.1)Fan Zhendong CNF, Revoldia CNF (Reaction 11.7 · Vibration 9.5)Harimoto Innerforce Super ALC (Reaction 11.4 · Vibration 9.5)Innerforce Layer ALC (Reaction 10.7 · Vibration 9.4)Innerforce Layer ZLC, Franziska Innerforce ZLC, Apolonia ZLC (Reaction 10.5 · Vibration 9.5)Outerforce ALC (Reaction 11.4 · Vibration 10.4)SK Carbon (Reaction 10.5 · Vibration 10.5)Korbel (Reaction 10.6 · Vibration 8.2)Jun Mizutani Super ZLC (Reaction 12.5 · Vibration 11.6)Outerforce ZLC (Reaction 11.3 · Vibration 11.1)Outerforce CAF (Reaction 11.3 · Vibration 9.1)Diode Pro (Reaction 9.6 · Vibration 7)Falcima (Reaction 10.9 · Vibration 9.7)Ovtcharov Innerforce ALC (Reaction 11.7 · Vibration 10.5)Maze Advance (Reaction 10.6 · Vibration 10.2)Timo Boll ZLF (Reaction 10.5 · Vibration 9.4)Timo Boll CAF (Reaction 10.6 · Vibration 10.4)Innerforce Layer ALC.S (Reaction 10.1 · Vibration 8.4)Jun Mizutani ZLC (Reaction 11.8 · Vibration 11.2)Tomokazu Harimoto Innerforce Super ZLC (Reaction 12 · Vibration 10.5)Tomokazu Harimoto Innerforce ZLC (Reaction 10.5 · Vibration 9.3)Tomokazu Harimoto Innerforce ALC (Reaction 10.7 · Vibration 9.2)Freitas ALC (Reaction 11.4 · Vibration 10.8)SK7 Classic, Korbel SK7 (Reaction 11.1 · Vibration 9.3)Schlager Light (Reaction 12.1 · Vibration 12.1)Primorac Carbon (Reaction 12.5 · Vibration 13.3)Amultart (Reaction 12.2 · Vibration 13.7)Sardius (Reaction 12.8 · Vibration 14.4)Diode V (Reaction 10.6 · Vibration 7.9)Innershield Layer ZLF (Reaction 5.5 · Vibration 4.9)Xta 5 (Reaction 10 · Vibration 8.2)TB5 Alpha (Reaction 11 · Vibration 9.5)임종훈 어드밴스 (Reaction 11.4 · Vibration 10.2)SardiusInnershield Layer ZLFTimo Boll ZLC (+1 here)

Reaction and vibration figures Butterfly publishes for 46 of its blades (official 1–15 scale). Further right means more reaction; higher means more vibration. Neither axis is "better" — they describe character. Other brands use different scales and are not mixed in.

Manufacturer figures

Butterfly official, 1-15
Reaction
11.7 / 15
Vibration
10.8 / 15

Each brand uses its own scale, so these numbers cannot be compared directly across brands

Not shown

Not published — Official Spin (the brand does not publish this figure)

Weight 84g

Full specifications

Playing styleOffensive
Grip typeShakehand
Construction5-ply + 2 ZLC plies
Carbon positionOuter
Plies7
Blade size157 × 150mm
Thickness5.7 mm
Weight84 g
Handle typesFL, ST
Made inJapan

Rubbers that pair with this blade

Real player setups and level-based recommendations come first.