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Specialist Cricket Retailers => VKS => Topic started by: VKS on March 03, 2014, 01:24:07 PM
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We often get calls for Long Blade bats and like to always have a good selection to choose from, from the likes of Kookaburra and Ton especially. Here is one that we have from Salix and weights 2.12.
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Lovely looking bat B&S will always recommend a long blade as opposed to a long handle are we correct in this or not ?
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Lovely looking bat B&S will always recommend a long blade as opposed to a long handle are we correct in this or not ?
Most definitely. A long blade feels more natural and gives the taller batsmen the chance to keep to a more upright stance. Whereas a long handle was always for someone over 6ft in height, the long blade option can be used by shorter players too.
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Lovely looking bat B&S will always recommend a long blade as opposed to a long handle are we correct in this or not ?
If someone has extremely large hands but is not over 6' tall, I suspect the LH is probably a better bet...
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Most definitely. A long blade feels more natural and gives the taller batsmen the chance to keep to a more upright stance. Whereas a long handle was always for someone over 6ft in height, the long blade option can be used by shorter players too.
Agreed. My Long blade H4L has been a revelation. I stand-up more and don't need to crouch so much. I'm 6ft 2. Stand and deliver!
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If someone has extremely large hands but is not over 6' tall, I suspect the LH is probably a better bet...
I think a short handle would still offer enough "grip area".
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Agreed. My Long blade H4L has been a revelation. I stand-up more and don't need to crouch so much. I'm 6ft 2. Stand and deliver!
Likewise, I am just over 6ft and find the long blade on my Ton Gladiator feels great.
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i used ot use a long handle when i was under 17 and about 5 foot 9/10 ....... i absolutely hammered it. thinking of reverting back as i have a long handle which no one is interested in.
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I always found you had to have a nice light piece of wood to make a long blade or you could get a toe heavy bat that doesn't pickup at all well.
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I always found you had to have a nice light piece of wood to make a long blade or you could get a toe heavy bat that doesn't pickup at all well.
I haven't come across that problem so far. We're only talking about an extra inch of willow, so some clever bat making skills and you still end up with a bat that feels as good as, if not better than a short handle.
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I think a short handle would still offer enough "grip area".
So, why didn't someone come up with the idea of a long blade sooner?
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Most definitely. A long blade feels more natural and gives the taller batsmen the chance to keep to a more upright stance. Whereas a long handle was always for someone over 6ft in height, the long blade option can be used by shorter players too.
If you use a LH, a SH feels unnatural.
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So, why didn't someone come up with the idea of a long blade sooner?
Long blade bats have been available for quite a few years, its nothing new.
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Long blade bats have been available for quite a few years, its nothing new.
They have only been commercially available for about ten years? Kookaburra were the first I noticed.
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love how well Salix bats are finished!
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They have only been commercially available for about ten years? Kookaburra were the first I noticed.
SS were the first with the long blade design and also one of the early brands to use a shorter blade on the Yuvi 20/20 model.
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Hi VKS, do you have better pictures of the bat face, to show the grains? Not that I'm interested in a purchase or anything like that, but I'm a little underwhelmed by the looks, especially for a Finite graded bat, but that could just be because of the angle. Maybe it's also the finishing which hides the grains a little...
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Hi VKS, do you have better pictures of the bat face, to show the grains? Not that I'm interested in a purchase or anything like that, but I'm a little underwhelmed by the looks, especially for a Finite graded bat, but that could just be because of the angle. Maybe it's also the finishing which hides the grains a little...
These are the best pics I took, sorry. Also as it was sold today, I can't take any more photos of it.
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These are the best pics I took, sorry. Also as it was sold today, I can't take any more photos of it.
Ah right, no problem, must have just been the angle, it would have looked good if it was purchased so quickly! :)
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SS were the first with the long blade design and also one of the early brands to use a shorter blade on the Yuvi 20/20 model.
Nah, pretty sure GM beat them to it - my Dad used to use a GM with a 1" longer blade in the late 1960s!
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Nah, pretty sure GM beat them to it - my Dad used to use a GM with a 1" longer blade in the late 1960s!
Interesting, I'll be sure to ask them why they stopped as I think they are far better than LH bats.
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Interesting, I'll be sure to ask them why they stopped as I think they are far better than LH bats.
I agree entirely - long blades are better balanced, especially in the higher weights, and offer greater versatility to the batsman. Will have to ask Dad about it, as I'm pretty sure that bat is in his garage