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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Manormanic on September 04, 2012, 01:05:44 PM

Title: Long handles
Post by: Manormanic on September 04, 2012, 01:05:44 PM

Here's a question that has been bugging me for the last year or two - why is it that so few manufacturers now offer long handle or long blade bats?  It used to be that around 35% of adult stock would be the longer size, nowadays there are hardly any to be seen and the likes of Puma, Adidas, Slazenger etc just don't do them....

Title: Re: Long handles
Post by: trypewriter on September 04, 2012, 01:08:32 PM

IJC have a couple of long handles in their sale - Hunts and SS. - The super short seems to be on the decline too. I can remember when they were all the rage.

Title: Re: Long handles
Post by: procricket on September 04, 2012, 01:18:01 PM

Talking to b3 I wanted to try a ssh they told me not too after a few questions they said I use the handle as a counter lever

Title: Re: Long handles
Post by: tim2000s on September 04, 2012, 01:42:02 PM

I think you mean "Big Manufacturers" and "As standard stock". I have a nice range of LH, LB and combinations and all were not made by mainstream makers. Interestingly, it's the kind of thing that aids the custom makers. I only ever remember Hunts and GN doing LH and Kook doing LB, and you'd occasionally see a LH GM or Slaz.

So instead I have H4L, Instinct, SAF and what I believe is a CA all in my variety of lengths.

Title: Re: Long handles
Post by: Red Ink Cricket on September 04, 2012, 02:18:27 PM

ive had one request for a SSH but none for a LH or any variety in blade length

Title: Re: Long handles
Post by: Manormanic on September 04, 2012, 05:49:15 PM

oh I have a superb range of them, but have increasingly been forced to go custom in the last three to four years.  I have a beautiful V600 LH and a top notch, but cracked, LB Ridgeback but now....