Innerforce Layer ZLC
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Medium hardness [Performance] Spin and Control are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.44
- Spin: 9.08
- Control: 8.85
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The Innerforce Layer ZLC offers a completely new experience by combining ZLC Carbon technology and Innerfiber construction.
Carbon layers are placed closer to the core to provide an overall soft feel without losing the ZL Carbon characteristics such as lightness, flexibility and speed.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 36681,36684,36682
- Speed
- 81
- Control
- 86
- Size
- 157 × 150mm
- Weight
- 87g
- Material
- Wood, ZL carbon, 7 ply wood
- Thickness
- 5.7mm
Players use Innerforce Layer ZLC
- Light taps feel wooden, while hard hits showcase carbon's firmness and speed
- Excellent ball retention with high arc trajectory, stable short game techniques
- Wide sweet spot with stable drives and rallies offering high control
- Exceptional compatibility with stiff rubbers like Tenergy
- Requires high technical skill; not recommended for beginners
User reviews
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mizutaku (Experience: １１〜２０ years) All-round blade
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2018/12/16
It's expensive, but it's a really good blade.
The ball sinks in solidly, so drives are stable, and you can even fight back from away from the table.
Also, since it's easy to generate spin, I found it easier to score points with loop drives.
When taking the ball thin, it stays on the table just like wood does, so receives were good too.When I paired it with tension rubber I had no real complaints, but when I put on Golden Tango, it felt like the hardness of both was working against each other, killing what's good about each. Grazing shots wouldn't lift, and the speed was slow — pretty rough all around (maybe it's my arm's fault, lol)
In short, I'd recommend this blade to people who find wood blades lacking and want both power and stability together.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TeruRyu
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Kitties (Experience: ２〜３ years) Luck
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2018/11/16
My first impression when hitting it was, "Does this really have ZLC in it?" But after using it for a month, I gradually started to understand what's good about this blade. On light shots it feels like a 5-ply wood blade, and on strong shots you really feel that ZLC-like flight! I'd recommend it for intermediate players!
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 05 FX
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Tenergy 05 FX
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Slowly ruby (Experience: ２〜３ years) Very easy to use, pairs well with Sho Ryu! The backhand could use a bit more bounce
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2018/11/04
The feel is really good and you get a decent amount of control! When you swing for a drive, it feels more about power than spin.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rising Dragon
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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Cutman (Experience: ４〜５ years) Suits choppers too!!
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2018/10/01
When a chopper uses this blade, it bounces nicely and makes chopping easy.
You can throw in the occasional attack too.
As for the rest, you'll understand once you try it yourself.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Vega Asia
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Tools Stray (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Butterfly, the Butterfly
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2018/08/11
A blade with ZLC built into the inner layer. Blade thickness is 5.7mm.
This is a blade whose performance really depends on the rubber you pair with it. It clearly brings out the characteristics of whatever rubber you put on it, so you often end up thinking, "Wait, this rubber performs like this!?"It has a lot of range, accepting anything from soft speed-oriented rubber to hard spin-oriented tension rubber, tacky rubber, short pips, or long pips. That said, a soft tacky rubber (Xiang Long) didn't suit it — there was a mismatch between how the blade holds the ball and the timing of the rubber gripping and releasing it.
It feels like this blade was designed first and foremost to match Tenergy (which makes sense since they're the same maker). It matches so well you'd think it was made just for Tenergy. When in doubt, go with Tenergy.
I'd recommend this for intermediate to advanced players who understand their playing style and rubber characteristics.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 05
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Table Tennis Information Store (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A soft, stable, high-performance blade
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2018/08/10
I'll just note upfront that I have Tenergy 25 on my forehand, so my opinion might differ from typical tension rubber users. My main blade is the Jun Mizutani ZLC, so I'll try to write this as a comparison with that in mind. As for bounce, the Jun Mizutani ZLC is a bit livelier, but I don't think the difference is that big once you're at an intermediate level or above. As for how long the ball stays on the blade, the Innerforce holds the ball a bit longer, which makes it easier to generate spin. The short game is pretty similar between the two, but I felt the Innerforce stops the ball slightly better. Flat hitting felt easier with the Jun Mizutani ZLC. If you like to take the ball at a lower point, I think the Innerforce suits that better.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Tenergy 25
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Fastarc G-1
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Bear CHAN (Experience: ２〜３ years) Feels amazing
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2018/03/30
It just feels great! The ball goes exactly where I want it to. Since it's an inner carbon blade, blocks don't bounce off and go long very often, so it's easy to control. Drives generate a ton of spin really easily. On top of that you get speed too, so it's the best! The blade itself doesn't fly too much, so stops are really easy to do. But smashes still fly off nicely thanks to the carbon. Everyone should definitely give it a try.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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