User blog comment:Ichigostop/A Plethora of Topics/@comment-3273232-20110416144557/@comment-3181121-20110416150620

I think Ace was simply too inexperienced. He only ate his df 2-3 before the storyline and it takes a lot of time to perfect your usage of them. Guys like Marco, or the Admirals have had their devilfruits for 20 or so years and have been fighting that long too.