KORBEL

Everyone's rating [Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Spin are excellent.
KORBEL

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Averages reviews points

  • Evaluation: 8.32 / 10
  • Number of review: 103
    • Speed: 6.78
    • Spin: 8.44
    • Control: 8.92
    Synonym For All-Wood 5-Ply Blade

    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.

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    Specifications

    Price
    5,500 Yen(Include tax 6,050 Yen)
    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
    Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary
    An affordable 5-ply wood racket designed for mastering fundamental techniques. Its excellent control and ball retention are praised, while the significant weight variation between individual units and performance gaps compared to modern composite rackets remain debated topics.
    ■ Frequently Mentioned Points
    • 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
    ■ Representative Voices
    ▲ PositiveAffordable and easy to use, comparable to expensive rackets. The drive follows a beautiful arc and lands cleanly on the table with manageable control. Smash power is sufficiently strong.
    ▽ CriticalHeavier weight with significant individual variation affecting performance at 80-100g. Difficult for weaker beginners, and produces less speed compared to modern composite rackets.

    User reviews

    • visitor

      Goruberu God (Experience: 2〜3 years) Easy to use

      Player reviews

      I have Tenergy 80 thick on my forehand and Vega Europe max thickness on my backhand. I only just started using the Korbel recently, but the control is good and I got used to it quickly. Recommended for intermediate-level players.

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      2015/09/30
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      8
      Spin
      10
      Control
      9
      Touch
      10

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 80

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Vega Europe

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    • visitor

      Sanae like to play table tennis (Experience: 2〜3 years) Easy to use❗️

      Player reviews

      I've been playing table tennis for about 2 years, and this is really easy to use❗️I'm not sure if it's because of the rubber, but I wish the ball flew forward a bit more. Other than that, everything about it is great.

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      2015/08/26
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) X-Tend SD

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Renanos Soft

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    • Adafi

      Adafi (Experience: 2〜3 years) A racket that suits any playing style

      Player reviews

      First off, I think this is a blade that suits any playing style.
      In terms of power during topspin rallies, it loses out to special-material blades, but it wins on spin, so I think it's a good blade.

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      2015/03/15
      Overall
      8/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      9
      Control
      9
      Touch
      8

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) Roundell

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Feint Long III

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    • visitor

      Aim Matsushita! ︎ (Experience: 4〜5 years) GOOD‼︎

      Player reviews

      This is the blade I used back when I was a close-to-mid-distance drive player. I ended up switching away from it when I converted to chopping, but its performance is high and every technique is easy to pull off. It's a heavy blade, so it was good in that it got me into the habit of hitting with my whole body, haha. Because of the weight, blocks and counters are easy too, and both drives and smashes come out heavy. Drives get great spin — it's fantastic. Loop, power, and speed drives are all easy to hit, so I could attack with changes of pace along with blocking. You can really attack from anywhere.
      The short game is great too — drives, flicks, and pushes can all be returned sharply.
      I didn't even know chiquita existed, so I never even practiced it ^_^;
      But since this is modeled after the custom blade of Korbel, the player who invented the chiquita, it's probably easy to do.
      Switching to chopping was something I'd planned from the start, not because I couldn't win, so it's not that I switched due to losing. This is truly a great blade.
      A good example that price doesn't equal performance.

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      2015/01/18
      Overall
      9/10
      Speed
      9
      Spin
      10
      Control
      10
      Touch
      10

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) HURRICANE 2 PRO

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Spin

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    • Tomochin

      Tomochin (Experience: 2〜3 years)

      Player reviews

      First off, I thought this is a blade that works with any rubber. The feel is soft, so I'd recommend it to a wide range of players, from beginners to advanced.

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      2013/12/08
      Overall
      5/10
      Speed
      7
      Spin
      7
      Control
      8
      Touch
      7

      Recommended rubber (Forehand) TENERGY 80

      Recommended rubber (Backhand) Ventus Soft

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