Butterfly

Timo Boll ALC

Name: Butterfly Timo Boll ALC
Brand: Butterfly
SKU: timo-boll-alc

OFFOuter ALC5+2 ALCITTF

Named outer ALC in the Viscaria family — Timo Boll’s tour wood, same construction class, a different flex and handle in the hand.

9.4 community score · 2,100 reviews · €175

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About Timo Boll ALC

Timo Boll ALC is 5+2 outer ALC. Combined speed 91, control 81 — on top of Viscaria, not a different technology. The printed face is the marketing; the cut and flex are the reason to pick it.

ZLC / Super ZLC / CAF / Spirit are other Timo Boll constructions. This page is the ALC. Do not assume the ZLC is “the same but faster” without reading that product.

Choose between Viscaria and Timo Boll ALC by handle comfort and the grams on the shelf. Putting both in a compare tray is enough; buying both is not.

See all Butterfly Viscaria-type

Played by

ITTF snapshot names mapped onto this SKU (ITTF Week 36–37 · 31 Aug – 7 Sep 2026). Reported lists, not a lab test and not a sponsored roster.

#0 M Timo Boll · GERBladeReported

Personal national-team woods (Q968, S968) map to this EU SKU as siblings, not clones — the player page says so.

Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 60% with 2,100 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed91

Control81

Stiffness87

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Weight: 86 g
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Year: 2008
Made in: Japan
Construction: Outer ALC

Handles

Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.

Flared (FL)
Straight (ST)
Anatomic (AN)

Flared (FL): The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
Straight (ST): A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
Anatomic (AN): An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.