Zhang Jike Super ZLC (ZJK SZLC) ST

Completely disappointed with the ST handle in TB ZLC, I am thinking of buying the ZJK SZLC, because it is the only other hard ZLC blade, and I really like the feel of TB ZLC.

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cant find information anywhere fatt. I emailed tt-japan to ask them for information because I cant tell by the pic. If the real Zhang Jike has had any say about this blade, i can't see how it would have this ridiculous square handle. 

The ZJK SZLC's handle (flare) is definitely more square than, say, the Viscaria's. It feels a lot like the Maze handle to me, except it has a bulge near the top as well (the Maze goes straight until the flare.) It's a comfy handle for people with big hands who like BTY blades.

Incidentally, I'll be putting mine in the FS section later today!

fatt wrote: "slightly used, $411"

Baal wrote: Wow.   Butterfly stuff is expensive in UK!  Not just Tees and not just this blade.  Do you guys ever buy from foreign vendors?

tabten5 wrote: Baal wrote: Wow.   Butterfly stuff is expensive in UK!  Not just Tees and not just this blade.  Do you guys ever buy from foreign vendors?  It's difficult to buy BTY from foreign vendors, owing to the selling restrictions placed on the distributors by BTY.

I can't say anything about the ST but the FL handle of the super duper ZJK blade is very comfortable -- to my hand much more so than TB-ALC, which I assume has same handle as TB-ZLC.  It plays nicely and would be very popular if not for its price.

Sounds like a cool birthday gift, happy Birthday in advance! 

Edited by slevin - 01/15/2014 at 2:31pm

slevin wrote: Here's a quote from a forum member (not me) who has tried the blade:  Huge difference. SZLC is stiffer, faster and way more powerful than ZJK and TB ZLC. At the same time it has better feeling and feedback and better dwell-time on short game and looping. All this without loosing control. You just need to get used to the speed difference and adjust your shots.

I didn't play with it for too long, but my 2-cents is that I agree with most of that comment, qualitatively --- but not necessarily with the superlatives (my comparison is with original ZJK and with TB-ALC, not TB-ZLC which I haven't tried).  Super ZLC is a slight bit faster than TB-ALC and ZJK (and that is a good thing, you don't want it to be too fast).   "Way" more powerful?  Not sure what that means other than faster.  Stiffer?  Hard to say for me, maybe super ZLC is a little stiffer than TB-ALC or my Viscaria, but it is not the thing you notice first about it.  ALso it  it was too stiff you would lose some power away from the table, so again it is a good thing.  More control and dwell?  No, the blade is distinctly crisper and harder as you would expect for ZLC compared to any ALC blade, and based on what previous posts suggest about his preferences, it is the thing Assiduous will like best about it.  You will get a more direct feedback, instead of the really muffled feedback you get with an ALC blade.  When people talk about "more control", I always ask control of what?  People really seem to mean a lot of different things when they talk about that. 

Is the ZJK super ZLC a good blade?  Absolutely. Great feeling, great weight distribution, superb fit and finish, even by Btfly standards.  It is better than the sum of its parts and a big improvement over the original ZJK, which I thought was actually less than the sum of its parts.  It will be awesome at 88g.   I would use it if it was $130 or so.  But what someone is willing to pay for a blade is a really personal thing.  I would be surprised if Assiduous does not like it assuming the handle is a good fit.  And that is really hard to predict.

Aha.  Important distinction.

Anyway, I think it is a fantastic blade. 

So Assiduous, apart from the handle, how is the SZLC relative to the TB-ZLC?

t64t64t64 wrote: No difference compare to TB ZLC. I dont know who the author is ,but its certainly not in a deep in TT.

He is >2300 (fatt knows him much better than I do & has mentioned about his level in the forum before) but I am sure that his level bows in front of yours Esteemed Sir...

oh, i caught the table the first night. No damage to the playing surface, just the side, but still I found it to be very painful experience. I couldn't concentrate back to the game for like 10 points. You should seriously consider this when buying this blade.