In corners?
Control in the forks comes from pressure against them during rebound action. It's the fork rebounding in the corner that gives you control of the frontend. (same thing said twice in different ways)
It's technique/style that gets the forks compressed entering a corner in the first place.
If it's sand your talking about, rule of thumb is to add a couple clicks in sand.
You might 'spearmint with air pressure, too. My bike's washout tendency lessens considerably with a couple added psi.
re: different tires
They have personalities like peoples. Take note of what better riders in your area use. Try one.
Asking on a worldwide forum (like here), 'What's the best front tire?' isn't likely too useful. You'll get a bunch of imos that may have nothing to do with your application.
...like...Try a dunlop 756! ;)