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Title: Longest middles
Post by: lazza32 on March 31, 2014, 12:41:59 AM: Just a quick question guys. Which bat have you guys found to have the longest middle?

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Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: Beaup123 on March 31, 2014, 01:21:26 AM: The longest I have seen Is probably an ST Samurai that sudeep made, Paul did a review on his Youtube channel.

I personally absolutely love these profiles,my next bat will likely be a samurai from sudeep :D
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: lazza32 on March 31, 2014, 01:24:38 AM: Quote from: Beaup123 on March 31, 2014, 01:21:26 AM
The longest I have seen Is probably an ST Samurai that sudeep made, Paul did a review on his Youtube channel.

I personally absolutely love these profiles,my next bat will likely be a samurai from sudeep :D
I was thinking the same.

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Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: kal_m on March 31, 2014, 02:01:18 AM: How long (inches) was the middle on this bat?
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: lazza32 on March 31, 2014, 02:17:51 AM: Don't know but I think the owner did a review on here somewhere?

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Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: tejasapatel on March 31, 2014, 02:24:11 AM: I've heard good things about Sudeep and I just saw the video review by Paul and the bat looks to have a huge middle.
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: smokem on March 31, 2014, 08:56:31 AM: This would have to be right up there! But pickup can't be that great...

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Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: Seniorplayer on March 31, 2014, 09:13:37 AM: I measured the middle of my Paul Aldred Velocity and it is 8 1/2 inches long measuring from 2 1/4 inches up from the toe to just below the sticker,there is hardly any difference in the rebound along the middle of the blade.
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: MD2812 on March 31, 2014, 09:41:17 AM: For me Newbery GT has a phenomenal sized middle. For a high middle blade it pings right down to near the toe. I'll measure it later
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on March 31, 2014, 09:43:25 AM: Quote from: smokem on March 31, 2014, 08:56:31 AM
This would have to be right up there! But pickup can't be that great...

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Aswani has a couple of these and they actually pick up ok.
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: lazza32 on March 31, 2014, 09:57:39 AM: What about bats with offset edges? Do they have an exceptionally long middle?

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Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: Bruce on March 31, 2014, 10:05:09 AM: Quote from: lazza32 on March 31, 2014, 09:57:39 AM
What about bats with offset edges? Do they have an exceptionally long middle?

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On paper yes, the batoff's proved that the SAF Hades wasn't all that liked
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: tim2000s on March 31, 2014, 10:24:51 AM: Quote from: Bruce on March 31, 2014, 10:05:09 AM
On paper yes, the batoff's proved that the SAF Hades wasn't all that liked
Not sure that is true... In the Batoff with many a SAF, the Hades came 3rd out of 11 bats. Following using one at the Batoff, I had one made. Not sure anyone commented about how long the middle was though. When I've used it, I've found it to have a middle of excellent proportions.
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: lazza32 on March 31, 2014, 10:41:16 AM: Anyone use the phantom?

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Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: Bruce on March 31, 2014, 11:37:59 AM: Quote from: tim2000s on March 31, 2014, 10:24:51 AM
Not sure that is true... In the Batoff with many a SAF, the Hades came 3rd out of 11 bats. Following using one at the Batoff, I had one made. Not sure anyone commented about how long the middle was though. When I've used it, I've found it to have a middle of excellent proportions.
Apologies, must have misread. Perhaps it was in the performance batoff?
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: Alvaro on March 31, 2014, 12:01:45 PM: Quote from: tim2000s on March 31, 2014, 10:24:51 AM
Not sure that is true... In the Batoff with many a SAF, the Hades came 3rd out of 11 bats. Following using one at the Batoff, I had one made. Not sure anyone commented about how long the middle was though. When I've used it, I've found it to have a middle of excellent proportions.

Wasn't it two made?
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: tim2000s on March 31, 2014, 12:24:18 PM: Quote from: Alvaro on March 31, 2014, 12:01:45 PM
Wasn't it two made?
??? I had a SAF custom that came bottom of the Batoff where the first Hades performed well (think it was overpressed), so I asked for a Hades as the replacement. I was very pleased with it!
Title: Re: Longest middles
Post by: uknsaunders on March 31, 2014, 01:10:04 PM: Most well balanced bats will have the same length of middle. The limiting factors being the splice and the toe. If somebody does a Zona then I could see the middle being shorter in length.

That said I had a Dukes Pro Century (Jumbo lookalike) that pinged from toe to splice but that could fading memories :D