There are many corkscrews on the market, from rabbit ears to electric-powered screws to the standard waiter's model. I use one that I bought years ago at Goosecross Winery in Napa Valley that includes an integrated foil cutter. But you may not have met the type shown below: a cork puller. It has two tines, one a bit longer than the other, and you slide those tines down between the cork and the bottle using a rocking motion. When fully down, you pull up while twisting, and the cork comes out with the puller.
The cork puller is my main way of dealing with difficult corks, particularly ones that are either kind of loose, and a corkscrew may push down into the bottle, damaged corks that a corkscrew shreds, and really tight corks that are difficult to pull out. You can find a $7 version at the link below.
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