Hey guys. I’m looking for best blade for forehand . My game relies on serve and 3d ball atacks . My backhand is mainly there for control and to setup my forehand atacks . So whenever I have the chance I will play the forehand bit like jang woojin . Please I don’t want a dhs blade because they are nearly impossible to find where I live . Also a rubber recommendation for the blade would be nice, thanks .
Best blade for forehand oriented players ?
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Yep the only one I can find is the commercial long 5 which I think is not worth it .
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Depending on your level there are many blades that fit what you want. If you can share a bit more on that and also what are blades that you really enjoyed before then I can recommend based on feeling and level 
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Cannot really tell you my rating because my country has its own rating . But I’ve been playing for 4 year , training 3-4 times per week 2 hours sessions plus league and tournaments. So I think my level is quite good . I’m currently playing with korbel japan and tenergy 80 on both sides and it’s kinda good in everything but it excels in nothing and it lacks some power support from behind the table the spin is good it’s pretty fast the control it’s good . I’ve used before viscaria with tenergy 19 on both sides and in practice I enjoy it very much but In matches I cannot deliver the same quality as with korbel I think the stress and everything I just cannot trust the viscaria as much . Often I also play behind the table and do some feeling shots that with viscaria it just pings off too fast if I want to control the ball . Yeah I have been thinking about the innerforce alc but don’t know exactly which rubbers to put on since tenergy 80 are kind of meh .Depending on your level there are many blades that fit what you want. If you can share a bit more on that and also what are blades that you really enjoyed before then I can recommend based on feeling and level
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Innerforce ALC ought to give you what you're looking for. As for rubbers, have you tried Dignics 80 (or even 05)? Those will be the closest to what you're used to in terms of the BTY Spring Sponge feeling while being an "upgrade" over Tenergy. Otherwise there's a whole world of rubbers out there and you'll get almost as many recommendations as there are users on this forum.
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you cant get a better forehand than a butterfly cypress G-max, due to the jpen forehand having no equal under the heavens
asking on a shakehand context, then yes, a W968 national has no contest, the closest would be another blade with the gravity center on the head, like the FZD alc / super alc or the zhou qihao 90 or a blade with the same structure and size as the W968, like the TMXi pro
for rubbers, if you want to upgrade the forehand, you could go with H3 neo national
(boosted ofc), zyre 03 or jekyll and hyde C57.5, if cheaper the good old tenergy 05 hard
asking on a shakehand context, then yes, a W968 national has no contest, the closest would be another blade with the gravity center on the head, like the FZD alc / super alc or the zhou qihao 90 or a blade with the same structure and size as the W968, like the TMXi pro
for rubbers, if you want to upgrade the forehand, you could go with H3 neo national
(boosted ofc), zyre 03 or jekyll and hyde C57.5, if cheaper the good old tenergy 05 hard
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Butterfly Fan Zhendong or ZhangJike or Ma Long blades. They became GOATs . Do you think they have bad FH ? Play with Dignics or Zyre
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IMO an inner carbon blade would suit FH-oriented players much better do to longer dwell time. You can try any inner carbon in your area. (in case you're out of options, the commercial Long 5 is not bad, really)
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As a personal principle, I do not recommend any gear or setup just like that. I can name a hundred blades and a hundred rubbers but is that what will fit for you for sure? Without more accurate information on your technique, level, playstyle and previews gear setup I do not believe you can get accurate advice, so I don't feel is responsible for me to say just yet
Of course I can say that if you cannot handle viscaria which is a very powerful but still relatively speaking a controllable blade then you can indeed try innerforce ALC or any of the toned-down viscaria alternatives. There are plenty here I can mention.
However, as I said @Kouba , I really wonder if the issue is not just gear. For this I would need to see a video of you playing, then I can say 100%, gear has an impact but it's overall a 20-30% of the total picture, technique is always the foundation.
If you send me a DM with video (or post it here if privacy is not an issue) I can help you further.
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Adding to the other posts recommending you try JPen, it's a very niche style but really fun to play. I made the switch around 2 years ago with the goal to work on my footwork which has really improved since then, now I don't want to go back to Shakehand. TT11 has a couple of 1-ply Hinoki JPens in stock (just search the penhold blade category and select 1 Layer), if possible get a blade around 100 grams as it helps with the modern plastic ball.
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If possible I would try some blades from your club mates or at a local store etc. to see how they fit. Not only performance-wise but especially how they fit in your hand. Is it easy and fast to switch between forehand and backhand (if the grip changes), anything annoying when executing flicks, loops, serves, how easy can the wrist be used and so on. Overall balance, handle shape, size, thumb rest, wings are imo as important as the blade's performance.
For objective performance data I would visit https://ttgearlab.com and compare the data to your Korbel.
If your Korbel is a lighter one say below 85g to 87g you could try a heavier one first but and this holds for other blades with a large head size like HL5/W968 etc. too this can get quite head heavy with modern (50g+ cut) rubbers.
What could work are blades like the mentioned InnerForce ALC or a Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon (now Myth Carbon) which is not a fast inner carbon blade but has more power back from the table than typical allwood blades like a Korbel or Ma Lin Extra Offensive but so could slower outer carbon blades or 7-ply blades. As others already mentioned: a remote diagnosis - without seeing anything - is always very hard
For objective performance data I would visit https://ttgearlab.com and compare the data to your Korbel.
If your Korbel is a lighter one say below 85g to 87g you could try a heavier one first but and this holds for other blades with a large head size like HL5/W968 etc. too this can get quite head heavy with modern (50g+ cut) rubbers.
What could work are blades like the mentioned InnerForce ALC or a Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon (now Myth Carbon) which is not a fast inner carbon blade but has more power back from the table than typical allwood blades like a Korbel or Ma Lin Extra Offensive but so could slower outer carbon blades or 7-ply blades. As others already mentioned: a remote diagnosis - without seeing anything - is always very hard
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And violin for a short time, and Long 3 and also a prototype of PG7. Plus some butterfly ones.
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Xiom ANJAENYUN Tmxi pro is definitely a good choice，many players in our country regard it as a budget and cheaper alternative to the W968，it is amazing with hurricane3-like rubber(such as winny n7) on its forhand,and its backhand is much better than W968
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Hey thank you all guys for your recommendations. Yes I really like the duel of the korbel also I have tried the innerforce and maybe that may be it . I’m thinking of putting tenergy 19 on backhand for control and nuzn 55 on forehand.
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I don't like all wood Chinese nor BTY. There are better and less expensive from others brands.
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