ZLF, Innerforce ZLF, and PHOTINO??

three very different blades

the timo boll zlf is 5.4 mm thick, and its construction is koto-zlf-limba-kiri-limba-zlf-koto

it will have a flexy, bouncy, crisp feel too it. not too fast to control

the innerforce zlf is 5.6 mm thick, and its construction is limba-limba-zlf-ayous-zlf-limba-limba

limba is much softer than koto, and ayous is a denser than kiri. it will have a slightly stiffer, bouncy, softer feel too it. although it is a little stiffer it is not very stiff, and i would say it is equally controllable as the tb zlf

the photino is 7 mm thick, and its construction is hinoki-zlf-kiri-zlf-hinoki

hinoki is even softer than limba, but i honestly can not tell you how this will play in relation to the other two. my thoughts would be that because it is 7mm thick but two ply's short, the center ply is about 1 mm thicker than the other two and it should feel a little stiffer and softer than the innerforce.

i would pick the tb zlf myself because i love that crisp feel, but id say with confidence that most people might enjoy the innerforce out of the three. that is if youre willing to drop the insurmountable amount of money each is worth lol.


Edited by walleyeguy7 - 12/19/2010 at 10:58pm

Yes, it's 99.9% kiri in the centre of the photino.Great fast soft blade but a little too thick for small handed ones.

So the innerforce  ZLF is faster then the original ZLF because  the Innerforce middle ply is made of ayous and that is denser then Kiri? Is that correct?