INNERFORCE LAYER ZLF [Discontinued]
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[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 7.65
- Spin: 9.38
- Control: 9.48
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• A slightly thinner center core and larger ZL fiber secondary plies.
• Attack close the table with abundant amount of rotation and stability.
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Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 36851,36854,36852
- Speed
- 9.6
- Touch
- 7.9
- Size
- 157 × 150mm
- Weight
- 86g
- Material
- 5W+2ZLF (Wood, ZL carbon, 7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.3mm
- Outstanding spin performance making serves and drives easy to control
- Excellent for fine techniques like chiquita and on-table play
- Superior control with reduced errors and high stability
- Soft hitting feel resembling wooden rackets provides comfort
- Works best when paired with harder rubbers for optimal performance
User reviews
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katsuo000 (Experience: More than ２０ years) High control and high spin!
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2018/11/21
Weight was 83g, with a blade thickness around 5.3mm.
The feel is basically all-wood, but probably because there's ZLF in the core, it generates more spin and a nicer arc than a pure wood blade even without a hard swing.
As long as you're not trying to blast through with one shot, I think you'll barely make any mistakes.
It's incredibly easy to handle!
I also felt like this blade really brings out the potential of whatever rubber you put on it.
With Hurricane NEO3 my drives had that typical tacky-rubber sinking action, while with Spinart, which uses a spring sponge, the drives hopped upward instead.
It was really interesting how much the ball's flight characteristics can differ even between rubbers that both have high spin performance, just by using this blade!
Because of its high control and light, thin build, I'm thinking of making it my daughter's first blade.
I'm hoping it's a blade that can grow with her, whether she develops toward a defensive style using her spin technique, or pairs it with a bouncier rubber and heads toward an offensive style.
I think it's a high-performance blade that not just beginners but intermediate and advanced players can be satisfied with too.
If you're interested, please give it a try!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Spin Art
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nameless (Experience: More than ２０ years) Wonderful short-game control!
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2023/03/08
I switched from the original Innerforce ALC to this Innerforce Layer ZLF. I haven't been using it all that long, about 3 months as of this review, but even in that short time I can really tell how great this blade is!
The most notable thing about it is how high its control is over the table! If you're a close-to-the-table player, this blade's performance is guaranteed to surprise you!
I use it with Rakza 7 Soft on the forehand and Rakza PO (pips-out) on the backhand, and my specialty is a close-to-the-table counter style, where I let the opponent hit first and then counter it.
Since that's a fairly rare style, I needed a blade that could keep its rebound down while still boosting control over the table - two conditions that don't often go together. But this blade satisfied both of those conditions perfectly!
If you're struggling to find the ideal control and bounce for close-to-the-table play, I think you'll be satisfied with this one!
And above all, that grabbing feel that's characteristic of the Inner series is really pleasant - it makes it easy to gauge how much power you're putting in and to control the bounce, letting you enjoy about as much control over the table as you could ask for!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Rakza 7 Soft
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza PO
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Chabby (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A finish that feels almost pure wood
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2022/10/22
If you're used to special-material blades and then switch to this, it feels a lot like all-wood. It also doesn't fly as much as you'd expect. The ball holds on the blade well and it generates plenty of spin. It also seems like it could work for an attacking chopper style.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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shinkey12 (Experience: ２〜３ years) Flies fast if you swing hard
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2021/09/11
Swing hard and it flies, but if you don't swing it, it doesn't go anywhere
That said, it's not like it's particularly easy to play over the table either
If you want power there are plenty of other good blades out there, and if you're focused on the short game there are inner-carbon blades for that
It kind of feels like an expensive KorbelOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 05
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zlf (Experience: More than ２０ years) A friend to the unruly
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2021/05/02
Pairing it with a hard, quick-release rubber worked great - each one brought out the other's potential. I think this blade works well with pretty much anything, but it's especially good at bringing out the potential of the tacky rubbers that are popular right now. It pairs well with Xiang Long, and with 09C too. It has a flex and stability unlike other blades, and a wide range for different styles of play. On paper the specs suggest it doesn't get much distance, but that's absolutely not a problem in practice. Of course it also pairs well with Tenergy and Dignics. Compared to the outer ALC from the same maker, the initial speed drops off a bit, but I think this one is better in terms of how the ball carries through and how nasty it gets.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TRIPLE Double Extra
Recommended rubber (Backhand) V＞15 Extra
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Becchi (Experience: １１〜２０ years)
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2020/06/01
It feels very soft and makes spin easy to generate!
Control is great, really good stuff!!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) Fastarc G-1
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Nameko (Experience: ４〜５ years) The stability is insane~
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2019/12/12
You can hit really stable shots with this.
I put a soft rubber on this soft blade, and the ball arcs like crazy - I think it makes for a shot that's really tough for the opponent to deal with.
It's strong close to the table too, but it's especially good for topspin rallies from mid-distance.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) RASANTER R37
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Rakza 7
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