What is good blade for short game?

Look for a stiff blade, speed depending on his level. Clipper CR seems like a valid choice, altough it's quite fast for close to the table play. A slower option would be the Samsonov Alpha which is soft and stiff, it's great for blocking, but it might not have enough finishing power. I've tried it one session, but for me it was too slow, because i am used to arylate carbon blades. Good luck with your search.

With good practice and skill any blade really.

BTY Primorac, Donic Epox Control, are excellent choices. They both have adequate stiffness and are great for blocking, pushing and finishing the point. Also Yasaka Sweden Classic  has more flex but tons of control. Clipper wood is good with thinner sponge for that style but still pretty fast. Also Avalox 555 with regular Friendship 729 works great.

Balsa Carbon seems to be a good option too.. Slow on slow shots, very fast in fast shots :-)

Yep ^ also the very light weight helps a lot when having to find balls at the speed of light

Edited by nicefrog - 09/24/2010 at 11:28am

icontek wrote: The Super Carbon is a great blade for this style because of the feel for pushing (feels woody, like an innerforce). At the same time the larger carbon sweet spot and carbon stiffness when blocking makes blocks, counters and smashes both more powerful and more accurate. The blade can be looped with, in true Stiga Wood form, The nice thing about the blade is that it pairs really well with a variety of rubbers ranging form classic chinese, to soft sponged german to classic japanese rubbers. Whether you use something like 999 or even Hammond Pro Alpha, the balance of power and control is superb.

I have not played with this blade yet myself, but it sound like a good fit.  Thanks,

Donic black devil, Butterfly balsa carbo, or one of the TSP 5.5/6.5 all would be good if he goes the balsa path. The black devil is pretty fast but lots of good players use it

Butterfly Gergely Carbon or Juic Nebula.

I play a very similar style and would like to suggest the Korbel SK7.  Very solid all-wood  7-ply blade that shines in close to the table play with enough speed for mid-distance also.  I pair it up with hard chinese rubber on FH and soft jap rubber on BH which helps with my blocking/counterhitting/hitting/smashing game.  Cool thing is you can dress this blade up to suit your level with the rubbers you chose.  It is stiff and solid but soft enough to allow some flex on loops.  Played with it for awhile.  Tried to change but decided to stay and change my rubbers instead leading to >>> best decision ever! (fixed problems and saved me $$)  Again you can suit it to your style.  You can see this blade is being used by a few female professional players which most of their games is around the short game.  Good luck to your search!