Timo Boll ALC
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little hard [Performance] Speed and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 8.89
- Spin: 8.48
- Control: 8.03
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The Timo Boll ALC is the blade of choice for the European Triple Champion, Timo Boll. Timo working with Butterfly’s technicians, helped design his new blade which offers a touch more speed than his previous model but still allows for the production of the heavy topspin strokes Timo is known for.
Using his new blade along with Butterfly’s new Tenergy rubbers, Timo successfully defended all three of his Titles at the 2008 European Championships. Timo plays fair and wins and so can you. The Timo Boll ALC offers the maximum blend of speed, heavy spin, and Control.
- FL
- ST
- AN
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- FL：35861／ST：35864／AN：35862
- Speed
- 85
- Control
- 80
- Touch
- soft
- Size
- 157 × 150mm
- Weight
- 85g
- Material
- Ali rate carbon (Wood, ALC, 7 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.8mm
Players use Timo Boll ALC
- Exceptional balance of speed and spin performance
- Best compatibility with hard tension-type rubbers
- Recommended for intermediate to advanced players
- Versatile for all techniques including quick attacks
- Fast ball release requires control adjustment time
User reviews
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yamadori (Experience: ４〜５ years) The best!!!
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2019/05/09
I'm currently in my third year of junior high and on the table tennis team. When I borrowed a friend's blade, I thought "this is it!" and took the plunge and bought one. I used to use the SWAT, but after switching to the Timo Boll ALC, my drive speed and the weight behind my shots both went up,
and I've started being able to win matches too.
I'm really glad I found a blade that suits me. It was an expensive purchase, but I don't regret it at all. If I had to name a downside, it's that the Timo Boll ALC has a hollow grip interior, so it tends to be top-heavy.
Because of that, if you put on heavy rubber, the total weight goes over 180g, and it becomes tough to swing unless you have real power.
So for people without a lot of power,
rather than max-thickness or MAX rubber,
I think medium or thick is just about right.
Once you go over 180g, the weight you feel
ends up feeling even heavier than the actual number, and it becomes hard to swing.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
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Both hand drivers (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2019/05/07
Easy to hit even from further back.
The short game was good too. Push and stop are obviously fine, and flicks are also easy to do.
It bounces just the right amount, so you can handle any type of shot reasonably well.
I'd like players of any playing style to try it at least onceOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) OMEGA V ASIA
Recommended rubber (Backhand) OMEGA V TOUR DF
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Manyu (Experience: １１〜２０ years) A masterpiece, isn't it
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2019/04/17
I have Rozena on both sides.
I have my son, who's in the middle years of elementary school, use it, and the grip isn't too thick and the weight doesn't seem to bother him.
It's also easy to get solid spin on the ball, easy to control, and generates good speed too, so it's extremely easy to use.
I think it's a good blade for stepping up from beginner to intermediate level and beyond.
I consider it a classic blade that appeals to everyone.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Kawachi (Experience: ６〜１０ years) A rock-solid, high-balance, high-performance blade
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2019/03/24
For a while, I used the same rubber combination on the discontinued classic blade, the "Jun Mizutani," but after the switch to plastic balls I felt like I was making more unforced errors, so I tried this blade, which has a bit less bounce. As an ALC blade, it holds the ball a bit longer than a ZLC, and drives with a high arcing trajectory started going in consistently. Also, being an outer blade, it has plenty of bounce, so you can hit high-quality drives even from mid-distance or a bit further back. That said, from away from the table it does feel like it loses a bit of steam compared to the Jun Mizutani, so I think you need to make up for that with rubber choice and physical strength. As for the feel, it's a bit more muffled than the Jun Mizutani, which felt a little off at first, but I got used to it quickly. Either way, this blade's track record speaks for its quality, so I'd really like intermediate to advanced players to give it a try.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) ROZENA
Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Speed
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Tena (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Goooood!!!
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2019/03/12
I got it from a senior player. I used it for 3 years.
It looked cool and was the best.
The feel was soft, and it was easy to get spin on it even among special-material blades. The speed didn't go crazy, but it was plenty. However, the grip was thin (I use FL), and it would shift when I swung my backhand, so I switched to the Viscaria. I feel like Butterfly's straight-handle blades might have thicker grips?Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
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Table tennis boy (Experience: ２〜３ years)
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2019/02/26
I used to use the SWAT, but my drives often wouldn't go in and would catch the net, so it wasn't very stable, but after switching to the Timo Boll ALC, my drives on both forehand and backhand became stable.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness hard
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Because the commercially available grip is too thin, people wear (Experience: ４〜５ years) Fairly easy to use among outer-carbon blades?
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2019/02/14
I think it's on the more manageable end among outer-material blades, but the ball still leaves the blade quickly. I normally use a pure wood blade, and unless you can put solid spin on the ball yourself, it feels like the ball flies off before you can spin it, which is difficult. Personally, I don't think this is a universal blade that suits everyone — it's suited to players who already have a feel for putting solid spin on the ball and want speed on top of that, or players who simply want speed but also want relatively good manageability within that.
Also, if a drive player like myself is going to use this blade, I'd recommend pairing it with a rubber that has good ball-holding.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) NEO HURRICANE 3
Recommended rubber (Backhand) HEXER POWERGRIP
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