The 43-year-old has announced that he will retire from international competition since the Paris Olympics. In this issue, Dark Horse Jun will take stock of the boards related to Bol.
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Back in 2000, Bol was still using the ST handle of the iron brand Viscaria. Vis at this time, that's called a hard one. From the current point of view, it's more suitable for hitting than arcing. Bol's use also brought Vis to fire for a while, but then he switched to the arms of Bol's spirit.
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In 2002, at our home stadium (Jinan, Shandong), Bol defeated Wang Liqin and Kong Linghui and won the men's singles championship of the World Cup. The bats used at this time are the Bol spirit.
It is said that the spirit of Bol is based on Vis, and in order to strengthen the control and rotation ability in the table, the Butterfly Company readjusted a paddle for Bol. But at that time, the wave spirit, looking at it now, is still very hard. After that, the spirit of Boll became lighter and softer, and it was much better than Vis to pull the arc.
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Entering the inorganic era, Ball's prototype became Bol's ALC. The style of the bottom plate is becoming more and more "crispy on the outside and crispy on the inside". The dough seems to be harder and brittle, which increases the speed by one speed. The inside is relatively soft, and the more you exert power, the more you hold the ball.
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When the Bol ZLC was launched, in the introduction of "Table Tennis World", it was called the most ferocious paddle at that time. I can't remember the exact rhetoric. Actually, Pol also has a shallow taste of Bo Z, but the style is too violent, and it is not suitable for the suave Bol.
Today's wave Z is also high speed and ferocity, but because of the thin body, in fact, the ability to eat the ball and spin is not bad.
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At the beginning of 2021, in the German club league, Bol used Primorac carbon. This high-rebound, high-speed paddle performs very well in borrowing power. At that time, Bol was limited by injuries and thought that he needed stronger support and speed from the baseplate, so he chose to replace the wave A that had been with him for many years.
In the same year, the Tokyo Olympics continued to use general carbon. It wasn't until the first week of April 2022 that Bol announced on his personal homepage that he was back in the arms of Bol ALC. However, in August 2023, he was injured again, and he briefly used the general carbon ······
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During this phase, Bol also briefly tried out the Kerber SK7. But it looked like the board had been knocked badly, as if it belonged to his teammate Karlsson. As a rare pure wood in the table tennis world today, Karlsson has always loved this board.
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At the beginning of 2021, Butterfly Europe also released three new baseplates for Boer: THE NEW TRIAD. Triad means "three" and the boards are all made in Europe. It is also only available in Europe. It is not a high-end product.
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Also in 2021, Butterfly China released a special edition for the 70th anniversary of the Pol ALC. In the opinion of Black Horse Jun, this is really the special taste of Pol ALC.
You can take a look at the previous review: [Taste the Fresh] Bol 70th Anniversary Special Edition, more suitable for amateur special bets?
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In 2023, Butterfly launched the Ball 30th Anniversary Board. The G-FLESS non-slip handle is used, which is said to be used in Boer's own prototypes.
For a comparison between the Bol 70 and the Bol 30, see: What? Bol said he had a good forehand? (b)
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Dark Horse Jun has very little connection with Pol. However, the handle inlay of the first special note (Inn ALC structure) I bought was Boll Spark (Boll Spark, Boll series red aromatic base plate, sold in Europe). Later, he played the Bol Spirit Note. And Yoshimura Maharu, which has been used as a motherboard from 2017 to the present, is limited, and it just so happens that the handle inlay is also the appearance of Wave A.