How does Timo Boll win at his age?

[TTHopeful]

How does Timo Boll do it? A lot of people thought his game was coming to an end but to defeat Lin and Harimoto at his age is impressive.

 

[NextLevel]

How does Timo Boll do it? A lot of people thought his game was coming to an end but to defeat Lin and Harimoto at his age is impressive.
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IMHE (in my humble experience), age doesn't mean you don't have good days or good weeks, age means they get fewer and fewer. One thing that was evident in this tournament is that his spin is still incredibly heavy when it needs to be and he doesn't miss if you don't make him move.

 

[Gtsnake]

What you lose in mobility from age you gain in wisdom.....

 

[enoxzr]

Pretty much being a model athlete and taking care of himself well from what I see. He took his time to heal from his injury well, delaying a comeback until he was 100% healed.

Next to that, traveling to league and cup games in Germany with his camper to reduce stress and wasted time to travel home after a game, giving him proper time to wind down after a game.

Also, he is 100% determined to make it to the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is on a march to execute his plan to reaching his goal and he seems like the guy that when he puts his mind to it (and his body allows him to do so) he can reach deep to make his goal come true.

 

[Hyooong]

It's simple, he is more good-er than the other guys

 

[tackyfh]

Spin and placement, he doesn't try to out-pace or out-power his opponent but using low arc spinny shots and clever placement to force them make errors

 

[NextLevel]

Pretty much being a model athlete and taking care of himself well from what I see. He took his time to heal from his injury well, delaying a comeback until he was 100% healed.

Next to that, traveling to league and cup games in Germany with his camper to reduce stress and wasted time to travel home after a game, giving him proper time to wind down after a game.

Also, he is 100% determined to make it to the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is on a march to execute his plan to reaching his goal and he seems like the guy that when he puts his mind to it (and his body allows him to do so) he can reach deep to make his goal come true.

His only chance is that one of Franziska, Dima or Dang get injured. It will be incredibly hard for him to get one of the two spots the last two already have. The one thing in his favor is that he is a lefty and a great doubles player, but I don't see it regardless.

 

[Der_Echte]

He ate hiz Wheetiez.

 

[Gozo Aruna]

The title should be How does he win at his age without pips?

 

[lodro]

What you lose in mobility from age you gain in wisdom.....

HA !!!!!!! You should meet my Ex 🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[brokenball]

Pips are not magic. The don't create any spin or speed that a normal rubber cannot. Pips work well against noobs that don't know how to play against them. At Boll's level, his opponents know how to play against LPs so LPs is not an advantage in fact it would be more of a disadvantage. Boll also has some good video on what makes his FH loops so effective. Eventually time will take its toll and Boll will need to be satisfied with coaching. Another TT player I follow is He Zhi Wen. He now plays at lower leagues.

 

[PaddyPolar]

He doesn't let the players play the game. I watched him against Lin yun ru, and i hardly recall lin doing his signiture backhand many times. So he dominates with his own style and forces the opposition to play kinda defensive.

 

[Kopp]

How does Timo Boll do it? ..

Because Mr Boll has balls!

 

[Der_Echte]

TB has been reading 500 TTR level armchair players' advice on TTD.

 

[Der_Echte]

TB might have utilized Tonya Harding Consulting LLC CEO's help.

 

[Der_Echte]

On the days that Tonya Harding Consulting LLC wasn't up to the job, he might have had Lorena Bobbit Consulting LLC on speed dial.

 

[Gozo Aruna]

Timo Boll read Tensor Backhand's 500 pages Master's dissertation on how to beat T. Harimoto

 

[bachikho]

and he did it with his energy force 8

 

[longle]

and he did it with his energy force 8

shoes don't need to be high tech, not like a latest shoes will make you move faster 😝

 

[Zwill]

shoes don't need to be high tech, not like a latest shoes will make you move faster 😝

Only need good grip and stability. Some shoes/soles work better on different surfaces.