Timo Boll Falling

not in the rankings but literally

i've watched quite a number of timo's matches and he, more than any other player ends up on the floor during a rally, causing the crowd to go wild, especially when he makes the point. these are a few clips of him doing so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg8pthMES-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VknrGjr66E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JcsGwMJRk0&feature=channel_page

it has never been so pro to be such a klutz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbTVDQHmCM
in this video at 3:15, timo boll switches to his right hand and scores a point. there was also another video of him switching his hand that i have watched but can't find it.

That's what you would expect from ma long. He's so aggressive, he knocked down timo boll with his loop. just kidding hahaha

lolidk maybe hes a bit slower than the rest...

Hopefully it doesn't become a habit. Get new shoes Timo!

haha sure.. blame the shoes.
kind of like how when players miss they look at their rubber/paddle and go like "how could you do that to me??!" when it's probably their fault.

i guess it could have been the shoes.. haha

but i'm leaning more towards the footwork just to be parallel in thought with the prior statement ^^

I think Timo Boll made a mistake of leaning instead of side stepping when he had the chance to. Either that or the ball was too fast in order to react. Anyway, Timo Boll is a lefty so he is forced to lean on a lot of rallies. Such as if a right handed person does a forehand diagonally across the table, it would naturally land on near a lefty's backhand instead of the forehand. Leaning is one of the best solutions to switch to the forehand without leaving yourself open but in Timo Boll's situation, the ball was too far to lean without falling.
(I feel like I just wrote an essay. hahaha )

you must have felt obliged to type that up since you are a lefty yourself haha. i hate playing lefties.. it feels so weird

Well they feel the same playing righties, hopefully.

actually, I'm so used to playing righties that when I play a lefty it feels weird =P

David Xiong wrote:actually, I'm so used to playing righties that when I play a lefty it feels weird =P

lolz david is it coz then ull b hitting 2 their forehand insted of backhand? o_O"

O.o....... I wish I could fall...... like a pro.......

justin90876 wrote:O.o....... I wish I could fall...... like a pro.......

Not very professional to fall. Hustle is welcomed though.

Andy Mai wrote:

justin90876 wrote:O.o....... I wish I could fall...... like a pro.......

Not very professional to fall. Hustle is welcomed though.

yea i agree w/ andy =)
coz players only fall or dive 4 the ball since hustle wudnt make it in time... =X

I dont know about the first video. Why doesnt boll just put his other hand on the ground to hold him up like chinese players

One thing to watch the video and one thing to be doing it. Probably lost his balance.

RaymondWu wrote:I dont know about the first video. Why doesnt boll just put his other hand on the ground to hold him up like chinese players

lolz i do that sumtimes but only wen i play serious coz i mite b afraid of breaking my left wrist... =_="

iJacky wrote:

RaymondWu wrote:I dont know about the first video. Why doesnt boll just put his other hand on the ground to hold him up like chinese players

lolz i do that sumtimes but only wen i play serious coz i mite b afraid of breaking my left wrist... =_="

lol i weight more than you and i do it sometimes it doesnt break that easily

RaymondWu wrote:

iJacky wrote:

RaymondWu wrote:I dont know about the first video. Why doesnt boll just put his other hand on the ground to hold him up like chinese players

lolz i do that sumtimes but only wen i play serious coz i mite b afraid of breaking my left wrist... =_="

lol i weight more than you and i do it sometimes it doesnt break that easily

yo but i do it mad hard like i smack the floor w/ my left wrist in order 2 force my body up faster... =X