Timo Boll T5000 and ALC

speedy....

speedy wrote: mizutani_jun wrote: speedy.... i`m using m.maze right now and i`m pretty sure you have light m.mze. about 84.5 grams right? i`m agreed with you about m.maze forehand. some of my energy lost. can you tell me which one is closer to m.maze between these two blades? i`m also have TBS,acoustic and korbel. can you make comparision within these blades? thanks...   If I am make comparisons, it's going to be complicated.  All I can tell you is this.  I went from M. Maze to Schlager Carbon, so I could have better forehand.  My backhand was not as good after that.  Then, I bought T5000, my backhand is better than with Schlager Carbon, and even better than M. Maze.  How about forehand?  Well, the speed is between Schlager Carbon and M. Maze.  But way more control than Schlager Carbon.  I love it.  In short, you need to try T5000.  I have 6 players from my club try my paddle.  They all like it.  I use Hammond Pro Alpha with this blade.

IAmI wrote: Speedy   I'm testing Spirit vs T5000 with 05 on FH and G3FX on BH this week and would like to share some thoughts around this weekend's time. Can I use your thread buddy?

Please go for it...

IAmI wrote:   Sorry, only had cell phone camera at hand. Finally got my hands on T5000, ALC, TBS left to right, all ST. Yesterday I eliminated the Tamca for too much speed. It was really nice and accurate for BH punch and what Speedy said about its smashing properties is exactly right but I was unable to get the same spin on the FH power strokes that I get with the Spirit. The only one of the three blades that I had a chance to weigh was the ALC which showed 88g. Today I'm gonna compare TBS and ALC to see if I can tell any difference. Again, this is all 05 on the FH and G3FX on the BH. More later...

Good tryout IAmI.  It's all depends on style/strokes.  I can't wait to see what you have to say about the ALC.  Good work.

OK, both ALC ST and T5000 ST I have on the table are the same weight - 88g. And since my TBS ST is about 88g as well it makes it a perfect comparison. Actually the comparison between the ALC and TBS is so perfect I can't tell a difference  I would even argue the notion about the new handle being "more comfortable". The basic 3 dimensions of the handle are identical and the rounding radius seems to be exact same too. As far as playing response I found nothing beyond "I think the ALC is kind of sharper and sounds different" kind of general unsupported comments. Again, the T5000 is faster and will probably suit something tacky and not necessarily very fast. BTW: Based on the sound ZLC is producing just bouncing the ball on the naked blade its speed will be between ALC and T5000 closer to the Tamca.

Great reviews :).

Does the T5000 have a balsa core ?

How is the T5000 compared to schlager carbon and primorac carbon in terms of speed/control/feeling ?

Thanks in advance.

petey wrote: Great reviews :). Does the T5000 have a balsa core ? How is the T5000 compared to schlager carbon and primorac carbon in terms of speed/control/feeling ? Thanks in advance.

mizutani_jun wrote: speedy, between TBS and ALC which one have higher throw angle?

They are very similar in throw angle, but if I have to pick one... then I would pick the TBS has higher throw angle, since it is slower and softer.  ALC is much more solid and faster.

IAmI,

Can you tell us what rubber combination you have used to test the blades?

 

IAmI wrote: FH-05, BH-G3FX, both 2.1mm I agree what speedy says about ALC being more solid and faster than TBS except I'd replace the word "much" with "barely noticeably". For me the difference was so small that I sold ALC last week and kept TBS and T5000. I play with TBS but won't be selling T5000 quite yet because there's definitelly something about it...and BTW I switched to 05 both sides. 185g on TBS.

Good point IAmI...