korbel vs innerforce zlc

[banbekas]

or classic grippy non-tensor rubber like Mark v / Sriver or Flextra.

Those three are also good. Lots of control and still enough power to end point thanks to Viscaria.

 

[Kouba]

hey guys ive read your comments . i would like personaly to change the blade more cause my viscaria got st handle and its quite head heavy and i got a pain in my wrist after each session of playing . so im thinking of switching to fl handle cause also im more forehand dominant and ive read that fl handles are better for forehand dominant player . ive also got a chance to test a lot of my club mates equipment . i tried innerforce alc with tenergy 19 definetly better feel for backhand and openning against backspin was so much easier , also i felt more dwell on my backhand and actually in the end my backhand was more consistent and explosive . still i need to try korbel japan but not a lot of players that i play with are using it so dont know if i will have the chance to try it out . i could provide you some video footage of my training after like 2 weeks from now . Also i want to ask how big is the speed differnce between the korbel japan and innerforce alc ? i would love if you could gave me some response to what i just wrote . i will keep you updated . and hopefully i could provide you with some video footage soon

 

[Tyce]

If Viscaria is head heavy to you, don't even consider a Korbel

 

[Kouba]

If Viscaria is head heavy to you, don't even consider a Korbel

but theres a diffence between straight and flared handle . when you got straight handle the weight is going to be distributed to the head . when you got flared the weight is going to be distributed more to the center . also i can get a lighter korbel around 89 grams .

 

[Egon]

Have you thought about replacing the rubber on the backhand? I used to play Vega Pro on the backhand and with the viscaria analogue it was uncontrollable. Take a softer rubber that will add control and reduce the overall weight of the racket, for example Vega Europe, if you play Xiom.

 

[h3llary]

Korbel is a medium fast all wood blade. Very controlled and decent speed. But if you are looking for a blade with which you can kill the ball look elsewhere.
I, myself, had the viscaria and currently own the innerforce layer zlc blade and it's one of my favorites from butterfly alongside the Freitas Alc. Both of these blades give you more dwell time on the backhand and have a softer feeling in general. When comparing these two with the viscaria they gave me a sense of security in hitting which I lacked playing the viscaria. Basically they are more forgiving, offer a longer dwell-time and teach you to hit through the ball more so than the vis. Don't listen to what the guys said lol + the innerforce zlc has the nicest feeling for backhand I've experienced in all of my time playing table tennis. So I'd recommend you go with the innerforce zlc. Btw don't get baited by marketing and fall for buying the Franziska version for instance. It plays A LOT worse than the regular innerforce zlc.

You play the Viscaria when you are able to handle it. Not because some dude online tells you real men use Viscaria haha

Hope this helps

I'm playing with franziska right now and it's the best blade I've had so far in terms of control and vibration. It has the most amount of feedback/vibration (even more than all wood 5 ply blades). I tried innerforce zlc from my friend and it had less feedback and 20% more speed.

 

[Kouba]

Have you thought about replacing the rubber on the backhand? I used to play Vega Pro on the backhand and with the viscaria analogue it was uncontrollable. Take a softer rubber that will add control and reduce the overall weight of the racket, for example Vega Europe, if you play Xiom.

Hey thanks might try that .

 

[Kouba]

Hey quick update guys . I bought a Korbel and paired with Tenergy 80 . And now Im lot more consistent with my shots Even i now have ten 80 and i used to have vega pro . Ive improved a lot since my backhand got better and more powerful . Close to table this setup is awesome but away from table I’m lacking some power so my next step would be that I would buy Innerforce zlc maybe after a year . I discovered that for me the outer wood is important koto is too hard for me ( not enough dwell for backhand ) so my future plan is to buy Innerforce zlc and stick with it maybe by some time upgrade to Freitas but that’s a lot in to future . Peace