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Have been looking all over for head to head comparison and couldn't find one before I would pull the trigger on either TB ZLC or ALC. So here is a little review of my experience with the two blades.
TB ALC: feels somewhat softer, has less vibrations, is a faster blade.
TB ZLC: feels a little bit stiffer, I didn't like how it paris with modern hybrid rubbers (Nittaku sieger pk 50 in particular), has less speed. You have to add your own power to the ball in order to get speed and spin. But I enjoy the control with this setup more.
TB ZLC is a little bit more head heavy compared to TB ALC. I don't like handles on both (a little bit too thin to my taste).
If you lack your own power/speed and want the blade to help you, ALC would be a better choice. If you want more feedback, better control, less speed, I would go for ZLC. But that was my experience. I play with TB ZLC currently and my friend has TB ALC so often times we switch blades just for fun.
TB ALC: feels somewhat softer, has less vibrations, is a faster blade.
TB ZLC: feels a little bit stiffer, I didn't like how it paris with modern hybrid rubbers (Nittaku sieger pk 50 in particular), has less speed. You have to add your own power to the ball in order to get speed and spin. But I enjoy the control with this setup more.
TB ZLC is a little bit more head heavy compared to TB ALC. I don't like handles on both (a little bit too thin to my taste).
If you lack your own power/speed and want the blade to help you, ALC would be a better choice. If you want more feedback, better control, less speed, I would go for ZLC. But that was my experience. I play with TB ZLC currently and my friend has TB ALC so often times we switch blades just for fun.
