Mushroom Review: Leyshen Wei Shihao ZC Series — Budget ZLC Blades Tested

Originally published 2026-05-07 · Translated & republished with permission

This issue’s blades: Leyshen Wei Shihao ZC / SZC Test rubbers: forehand DNA Dragon, backhand Razean 7 and T05 Hard

Mushroom’s Quick Take

1. In 2026, Wei Shihao became the endorser for Leyshen’s iconic W81 blade line. The W81 was relaunched under new branding with upgraded options, including “super fiber” and “ZLC fiber” variants, bringing previously premium-priced fiber technology down to the 200-300 RMB range.
2. Last issue covered the Wei Shihao Arc and Sarc in two paragraphs. This issue focuses on the ZC and SZC — outer carbon and inner carbon respectively, not a unified construction.

Wei Shihao ZC

1. Limba face with outer ZLC fiber — the same construction as the Mizutani Jun ZLC. Approximately 5.8mm thick, orange-grey-blue spliced design.
2. Delivers characteristics somewhat similar to the Mizutani Jun ZLC: excellent speed from mid-close range, long arc, relatively easy to borrow speed without much effort, moderate arc height. At 300 RMB, genuinely impressive for the price.
3. The feel is slightly harder than the Mizutani Jun ZLC — less soft and less refined. There is a bit more rigidity, a slight springy-taut quality. Control feel is average, though the blade is efficient and easy to drive.
4. Power is adequate. Under full-force shots the deep power is not especially strong — similar to the Boll ALC, it has an outer-hard, inner-soft characteristic.
5. In summary: the Wei Shihao ZC suits intermediate players who prefer close-to-mid-range loop and attack. Fast first speed, long arc, smooth forehand-backhand switching, efficient power delivery.

Wei Shihao SZC

1. Limba face with inner super SZLC fiber — the same construction as the super Harimoto SZLC, at roughly one-sixth the price. Approximately 5.7mm thick, purple-grey-blue spliced design.
2. The super Harimoto is Butterfly’s all-rounder: despite being inner carbon, it leverages super fiber elasticity effortlessly, delivering excellent speed at medium force, with a very long arc at full power that can sail out of bounds. Typically paired with an outer rubber.
3. The Wei Shihao SZC and super Harimoto share only a structural relationship — the feel has nothing in common:

At low to medium force, the SZC barely responds. Speed is slow, nearly pure-wood in feel. The super fiber acts like a highly resilient net that cannot be activated at lower force levels — power does not transfer into the fiber, so there is no spring-back. Only the face and power plies give any feedback.

The SZC has excellent depth under full power. When driving hard, there is strong support, and the arc is not overly long. Low to medium force gives a pure-wood feel; high force gives a firm, resilient fiber feel — without the excessive spring of the super Harimoto. The full-power arc is controllable, and it pairs well with both tensor and national rubbers.

This shows that even with both using super ZLC fiber, the two manufacturers’ bonding technologies and fiber weave ratios differ significantly. The key takeaway: the SZC benefits from super fiber’s high resilience to achieve an inner rigidity that most 300-600 RMB blades lack — an outer-soft, inner-hard character.

4. In summary: the Wei Shihao SZC suits intermediate to advanced players who drive the ball firmly, prefer a solid loop game with good control, and appreciate an outer-soft, inner-strong feel.