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Timo Boll ZLC

Name: Butterfly Timo Boll ZLC
Brand: Butterfly
SKU: timo-boll-zlc

OFF+Outer ZLC5+2 ZLCITTF

Butterfly Timo Boll ZLC is a 2010 5+2 ZLC table tennis blade made in Japan. It is ITTF-approved, classed power-offensive (OFF+), and uses outer Zylon-Carbon (ZLC), stiffer and faster than ALC, with a shorter dwell.

9.0 community score · 640 reviews · €250

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About Timo Boll ZLC

Factory figures: typical weight 88 g, thickness 5.5 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Outer ZLC (5+2 ZLC). Power-offensive play from mid-distance — heavy loops and finishing hits is the intended game.

Combined index: speed 95, control 76, stiffness 92 (official mapping 93 / 74 / 91). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.

Community score 9.0 / 10 from 640 reviews. Indicative European street price €250. Compare Timo Boll ZLC with other outer zlc OFF+ blades on TableTennisReview.

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Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 59% with 640 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed95

Control76

Stiffness92

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Weight: 88 g
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Year: 2010
Made in: Japan
Construction: Outer ZLC

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.