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Hello, I have been a longtime lurker here in the TTD forum. I decided to open an account to ask this question as no threads are discussing this particular topic yet. I wanted to ask what the difference is between the Harimoto innerforce ALC blade and the Timo Boll ZLF blade. I am currently using the Timo Boll forte with a Tenergy 05 on the forehand and Tenergy 05 fx on the backhand. I play close to the table, and mainly counter topspin, drive, and power loop on my forehand and I tend to counter topspin, flick, and block on my backhand. I also play from mid-distance counter looping sometimes. As I do not play tournaments, I do not have a rating but I am roughly equivalent to my friends who are 2000 and change USATT rating. I have tried the innerforce layer ALC and the Harimoto ALC and liked the latter more (bigger head size, slightly bigger sweet spot, and slightly heavier). What I love about these innerforce series (as opposed to regular ALC blades such as the Viscaria, Timo Boll ALC, etc.) is that it still gives me control and great dwell time to produce massive amounts of spin without compromising on speed too much. However, after researching I read about the ZLF blades and it just seemed similar to the innerforce ALC series in that they give great dwell time and sweet spot without compromising on speed. Sadly, no one plays with a ZLF blade where I play, so I wanted to ask the TTD members if anyone has ever tried the Harimoto / innerforce ALC blade and the Timo Boll ZLF blade and compare them and recommend to me which one would suit my play style better. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated.
