Butterfly
Innershield Layer ZLF
DEFFiber5+2 ZLF innerITTF
Innershield Layer ZLF is a 5+2 ZLF inner fibre blade from Butterfly in the DEF class. Typical weight 82 g at 6.6 mm. Street price around €150 in European shops. Specs compiled from manufacturer claims and retailer listings on a 0–100 index.
8.5 community score · 35 reviews · €150
About Innershield Layer ZLF
Butterfly Innershield Layer ZLF is a 2021 5+2 ZLF inner table tennis blade made in Japan. It is ITTF-approved, classed defensive (DEF), and uses a synthetic fibre other than ALC/ZLC (arylate, glass, PBO-c, Kevlar or similar).
Factory figures: typical weight 82 g, thickness 6.6 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Fiber (5+2 ZLF inner). Defensive chopping, fishing and disruption is the intended game.
Combined index: speed 66, control 94, stiffness 54 (official mapping 65 / 94 / 54). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.
Community score 8.5 / 10 from 35 reviews. Indicative European street price €150. Compare Innershield Layer ZLF with other fiber DEF blades on TableTennisReview.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 41% with 35 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed66
Control94
Stiffness54
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 82 g
- Thickness
- 6.6 mm
- Year
- 2021
- Made in
- Japan
- Construction
- Fiber
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- Innershield Layer ZLF
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
66
-18 vs Catalog avg
Control
94
+7 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
54
-19 vs Catalog avg
