Coach CornerTimo boll alc with Dignics 05 review
Gabriel Kozakevych asked 2 weeks ago

  Hi  now i played with Timo Boll alc and Dignics 05 for the first time and what i can say its 100 Times better for counter topspin really i Played counter topspin and IT seems Like everything is coming Back at the table a little problems i had against heavy Spin with a Higher bounce but still i will get used to it how to adjust the stroke there. Also its much better for attacking in generall the ball is coming back a Lot of faster and also for pushing i did notice Its much better than my older Blade i was able to always much easier keep the pushes Low on every serve of my opponent. But where i did notice that i had some Problems was with the backhand Open ups on backspin and also with the backhand Flip. The think Is I feel with the Timo Boll alc compared to my old Blade it feels somehow more difficult to get Speed on backspin Open ups i feel Like i have to use much more effort with the backhand to get the Speed on the Open ups and this feels akward and also for the flip the Same somehow i need much more Power from my arm to even lift the ball. Maybe over time i will understand how to maybe being able to use less Power for These Situations and be able to lift the ball better but It feels Like the Blade has much less rebound for These Situations than my old Blade. Also with the Timo Boll alc you are forced to active blocking its still something that i Like more but yes a little i find IT sad that passive blocking IS Not Working anymore but i think the active Block i would say when i get more used to it i dont even need a passive Block than its basically fine. So Overall what i can say i think Personally the Timo Boll alc has much more Potential to make me a better Player because of the Special abiliets in the counter topspins, also the attacking Game Is much better i can better control and serve receive and also serving it self Is much better than with my old Blade but Stil i have to understand what to do on backspin Open ups and Flips.

1 Answers
TomTom Academy Coach answered 2 weeks ago

Hey Gabriel, that’s great to hear, the Boll ALC is a very popular blade and definitely high quality. I’m glad you found even after a short time that you think this will help you maximize your potential. You are absolutely right, for some shots it will take time to adjust to getting the right feeling and being comfortable with it. But that just comes down to using the blade for more time and starting to feel what is easy for you and what needs some adjustment. Tom 🙂 

Gabriel Kozakevych
replied 2 weeks ago

So this Is generally normal because with my old Blade it feels that i Had to use much less effort on the backhand topspin against Backspin and also on the Flip. And also because the Racket feels that it has less rebound passiv blocking seems Not really to Work good. But counter topspin as i sad Is much better. So this is generally normal here ?

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