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  Timo Boll ALC

  

  This is a blade I used back in high school.
  It's a blade you can hit hard with on both wings, but as an intermediate player I could never really get much spin on the ball, and I kept feeling like spin was hard to generate the whole time I used it. Part of that might have been that it didn't suit me since I switched straight from a beginner's blade.
  That said, in my own way I found countering really easy to do, and during matches I could counter even fairly high loop drives quite reliably, which sometimes led to points, but the feel of the Timo Boll ALC never really suited me, and it was hard to fully make use of it.
  If you're a bit uneasy about ALC blades in general, I'd suggest not using this one, but if you swing fast or already have a decent handle on how to generate spin, I'd recommend this blade.
  I think it's a blade where the good and bad sides of arylate carbon both come out in extreme form - I feel like a hard rubber would suit it, or maybe a tacky rubber too.
  Compared to the Tomokazu Harimoto Inner ALC, it feels like it has a completely different material inside. I like the Inner ALC, but it's a totally different animal. If it doesn't suit you, it really doesn't suit you.

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  昔、高校の時に使っていたラケット。
  両ハンド強く打つことができるラケットではありますが、自分が中級者で打ってもなかなか回転がかからず、ずっと回転がかけにくいと思うまま打っていました。初心者ラケットからの変更で合わなかったこともあると思います。
  ですが自分なりにカウンターがものすごくやりやすくて、少しでも高いループドライブを試合の時はかなりカウンターすることができて、得点に繋がることもありましたがティモール ALC の打球感が全く合わずなかなか使いこなすのが難しかったです。
  ALC に少し苦手意識がある人はあまり使わないことをおすすめしたいです、がスいングスピードが早かったり、ある程度ボールの回転のかけ方がわかる人はこちらのラケットをおすすめします。
  アリレートカーボンの良さと悪さが極端に出るラケットだと思います、ラバーは硬いのが合いそうな気がする。あと粘着とか。
  張本智和インナー ALCと比べるとまるで違う素材が中に入っているようです。インナー ALC は好きですが全くの別物。合わない人には特に合わないです

  2024/07/15

  Overall	7/10
  Speed	9
  Spin	6
  Control	6
  Touch	4
  Hardness	Little soft

  Recommend rubber(Front) Rasant Grip

  Recommend rubber(Back) Rasant Grip

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  Tomokazu Harimoto Innerforce ALC

  

  After seeing Leblanc, I wanted to try table tennis again after 8 years away, and after much deliberation went with this.
  I'd used an ALC outer blade before but had a mental block about it, so I wasn't sure if this one would really work for me, but I bought it anyway. I was surprised by how strongly the impact resonated through my hand when hitting with the blade.
  And even though it had been a long time since I'd played, I surprisingly landed speed counters easily lol
  I can totally see now why Harimoto lands blocks and counters so often.
  The short game is good too — the feel is close to the Innerforce ALC, but the sweet spot feels even wider, and it flies.
  It's also easy to put spin on, and the blade is wide.
  But it's heavy, so unless you adjust your handling a bit, you can end up hitting the ball in a weird direction.
  I thought if you can master it, it's the kind of racket that could let you play a smart match.
  That said, Rakza XX gripped the ball a bit too much and didn't quite suit it, while G-1 was okay.
  Since you can really feel the contact, I think max-thickness sponge works better than thick sponge on this racket.

  As for my later assessment, the speed just wasn't there and I never got used to the vibration coming through my hand on blocks, so it didn't end up suiting me. I wonder if it was because Rakza XX didn't suit it?

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  ルブランを見て8年ぶりに卓球をやってみたいと思い悩みこれに。
  ALCアウターは使ったが苦手意識があり、本当に使えるのかなあと購入。だが板で打って手に響く打球感が強くてびっくり。
  そして卓球が久しぶりなのに意外にスピードカウンターが簡単に決まってしまいました笑
  張本くんがブロックやカウンターを頻繁に決めているのが何故かよくわかります
  台上もいい、インナーフォースALCに近い打球感ですが、スイートスポットがもっと広くなった印象、そして飛ぶ。
  回転もかけやすくブレードも広い。
  だが、重いので扱いを少し変えないと変な方向に打っちゃったり、
  使いこなせれば上手に試合を運ぶことができるのではないだろうかというラケットだなと思いました。
  だけどラクザXXは玉持ちが良すぎてちょっと合わないのかなと、G 1はオッケー
  打球感が感じられる分、アツより得圧の方がこのラケットでは使いやすいのかなと思う

  その後の評価ですが、スピードがなかなか出なくてブロック時手に板の振動が来るのになれず合いませんでした。ラクザXXが合わなかったからなのか？

  2024/07/15

  Overall	9/10
  Speed	7
  Spin	9
  Control	7
  Touch	9
  Hardness	Soft

  Recommend rubber(Front) RAKZA XX

  Recommend rubber(Back) Fastarc G-1

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  ZX-GEAR OUT

  

  After reading the reviews, I heard it's different from both ZLC and ALC, so I picked one up on a flea market app hoping for that. Kenji Matsudaira also used it to win a spot at the World Table Tennis team selection trials.
  To cut to the conclusion: amazing. The ball-holding feel is so good and stable that while hitting with it you almost forget this is an outer blade, and I feel like I've become able to swing through even on my weak backhand.
  ALC never suited me to begin with, and with ZLC the ball would catch and sail over the net, so I chose this one instead, it's easy to generate power with and doesn't fly too much either. I'd like to try putting Hurricane NEO on it. I feel like it could even handle tacky rubber on both sides.
  Blocking felt a bit harder, maybe because the plies are a little thin, and I felt like Koki Niwa's ZC with a bit more power suited me better. But even so, you can absolutely compete with this one.
  I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't get along with Butterfly's special-material blades, it's a great blade, but not as well known as it deserves to be. Great value for money.
  I'd like them to release a slightly thicker version, since it doesn't need to fly as much as a Pitchford.

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  レビューをみて、ZLCともALCとも違うらしくそれを期待してフリマでかってみました。松平健二さんが使って世界卓球の代表選考会優勝してたのもありますが。
  結論から言うと、最高。ほんとにコレはアウターなのか打っていてわからないくらいに玉持ちがよく安定していて、苦手なバックも打ちぬけるようになった気がします。
  ALCがもともと苦手で、ZLCだと引っかかってネットの上に行ってしまうのがあってこれを選びましたが威力も簡単に出せるしぶっ飛ばない、これにキョウヒョウNEOを貼って打ってみたい。両面粘着でも扱える気がします。
  ブロックが少し板が薄いせいかやりにくい気がして、自分はもう少し威力がある丹羽コウキZCの方が合う気がしました。だけどこれでも全然戦えます。
  バタフライ特殊素材が合わない人にはオススメ、名ラケットです、けどその割に有名じゃない。コスパいい
  ピッチフォードほど飛ばなくていいからもう少しいた厚めのやつ出してほしい。

  2024/09/08

  Overall	10/10
  Speed	10
  Spin	8
  Control	9
  Touch	10
  Hardness	Little soft

  Recommend rubber(Front) SHINING DRAGON Ⅱ

  Recommend rubber(Back) V>15 STIFF

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