KORBEL
| Everyone's rating |
[Hardness] Little soft [Performance] Control and Spin are excellent. |
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Averages reviews points
- Speed: 6.78
- Spin: 8.44
- Control: 8.92
- Synonym For All-Wood 5-Ply Blade
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If you want to develop a consistent offensive game, but are unsure which blade to use, you can't go wrong with the Limba outer plied Petr Korbel blade that can do it all.
- FL
Specifications
- Producer
- Butterfly
- Product code
- 30271
- Speed
- Mid-Fast
- Touch
- soft
- Size
- 158 × 152mm
- Weight
- 88g
- Material
- 5 sheets (Wood, 5 ply wood)
- Thickness
- 5.9mm
Players use KORBEL
- Excellent control and superior ball retention
- Comfortable grip shape and high-quality feel
- Large individual weight variation (85-100g)
- Good compatibility with various rubbers
- Suitable for players from beginners to advanced
User reviews
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knhb (Experience: ２〜３ years) Not for me
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2025/03/08
It has more bounce than I initially expected, but the way it bounces is subtle in a way that I found hard to handle.
Techniques like loop drives were easy to do with few mistakes. Stops also stay nicely under control.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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Banana Uncle (Experience: ４〜５ years) A great tool for learning to keep the ball in
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2024/09/11
I'd want to recommend this to my past self, back when I was obsessed with specs as an actual middle schooler.
I'd tell that kid: even with an expensive composite blade, you can't win if the ball doesn't actually land in your opponent's court.
If I'd used a blade like this one, which builds the feel of hitting with your whole body and teaches you the fundamentals, maybe I'd have improved more and kept playing through high school.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
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IknowUcan (Experience: ２〜３ years) A god of great dwell time
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2024/08/13
I switched from the Sanalion S to the Korbel, and
the ball-holding stability is on a completely different level from the Sanalion.
Shots that used to catch the net now go in with a nice, clean arc!
It's a bit on the heavy side, but honestly, as you use it more
you build up the strength for it, so it doesn't bother me much!!Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) V＞01
Recommended rubber (Backhand) QUANTUMX PRO SOFT
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Masamune (Experience: ６〜１０ years) Beginner to advanced!
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2024/07/14
For this price, it has enough potential that even pros use it!
The single big shot you can unleash thanks to that heft and the wider blade is especially impressive.
The price is great too, so it's perfect for anyone greedy enough to want serious power out of a 5-ply blade lolOverall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness little hard
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 80
Recommended rubber (Backhand) TENERGY 80
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Ninja Sound 1 A magical all-round blade
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2024/06/16
When I came back to the sport, I got an Innerforce ALC and a Primorac Carbon ready, but realized my control was bad, so I bought a Korbel too.
It's not like every single ball goes in right away, but it makes it easy to pick up various feels, so I've been going back and forth between it and my other blades in practice.
When learning a new technique or when things aren't going well, I started rethinking my practice with the mindset of "if it's not going in with the Korbel, then I'm the one doing something wrong," and my skills improved a lot because of it. My unit weighed 92g, which makes it great for training and also gives plenty of power in matches.
No matter what blade you're using otherwise, it's fun to have one of these on hand.When I started with Rozena on both sides, two people on the team I let try it bought one on the spot.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) GLAYZER09C
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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Hitting a wall (Experience: ６〜１０ years)
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2024/04/27
Since a lot of other reviewers have already covered the blade's performance, I wanted to write about the things I noticed regarding everything else.
- Grip shape
Compared to Butterfly's other FL grips, this one is wider and thinner. I'd recommend holding it in person before buying.- Blade size (158×152mm)
Butterfly's Timo Boll ALC is 157×150mm, so compared to that, this one is bigger overall. That gives you a wider sweet spot, but it also means the total weight tends to get heavier once you put rubber on.- Weight (average 93g)
That's heavy for a 5-ply. Because of the unusual grip shape and the larger blade size, the balance point tends to sit toward the tip, so it feels heavier than the actual weight suggests. A player with a certain amount of power and swing speed can use that weight to hit powerful shots. On the other hand, players who aren't confident in their power would probably find blades like the Hadraw 5, Falcima, or Mace Advice easier to handle.- Rubber
Since the blade is on the softer side, rubbers that aren't too soft pair well with it. For intermediate players, I'd recommend something rated 35 or higher on the Japanese scale (like Rozena) or 45 or higher on the German scale (like Fastarc C-1).Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Soft
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rare (Experience: ６〜１０ years) What's up, rise up, my sons!
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2023/10/10
It's pretty heavy - 94g for the blade alone, and 191g once you put max-thickness inverted rubber on both sides. If you're a powerful player, it keeps the ball right on the table - amazing.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 05
Recommended rubber (Backhand) ROZENA
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