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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: beaver5 on June 02, 2014, 10:23:07 PM
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Which current bats have a high middle? Also what are people's opinions of high middle bats?
A lot of current bats seem to have low middles, which doesn't suit my style. I hate bottom heavy bats as I like to cut and pull. Any recommendations as which bats to look for?
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Simple mate Amplus / GT profiles - a fair few of the sponsors do there own equivalent
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B3 DB2
My Butterfly DB2 is still in it's early days but it is very balanced and feel very light for it's weight.
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Kookaburra ricochet
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I'm currently using a Bulldog, which was based on the Amplus, except with a very slightly lowered middle. It's a lovely bat, and has a great pick up, and responds very well low on the bat, despite the high middle!
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I have an absolutely stunning performance laminate (2.8) in the slightly lowered amplus profile which you can have for £250 posted. It's a weapon
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I have an amplus shape in stock. Fantastic bat. It has a very slight pressing crack on one edge. Hardly notice it and won't make any difference to the bats performance.
£170 if you are interested.
Thanks
Kieron
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Recently got a M&H Harlequin for our overseas.
Goes like nothing you have ever seen - even at the moment when everything is slow and low!
Superb bat - I am even thinking of getting one.
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Have you looked at the H4L Tempo?
The middle and swell is slightly higher than it appears. I've swished one this year and they pick up very well.
Drop Matt a line and see what he's got.
He also sells his 'Devils' for £120. They typically only have a pressing crack, tiny at worst, so they are a real bargain.
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I've got an M&H Harlequin also, previously had a Blank Bat in an Amplus type shape as well.
And before that a Talisman special in a GT shape, all lovely bats. I've been through most of the high middled ones now!
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Look at the GN vortex as well. Although it is a mid middle bat, it apparently picks up very lightly. I watched Paul's review of the LE version and he said it picks up lighter than any bat in the GN range. Others that haven't been mentioned are the pellara and libro adidas bats and the kookaburra midas, which came from australia and now in pro direct.
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Or get someone to make up a bat in the 2012 Distinction profile - thats a long middle that keeps the pickup feathery light.
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+2, it's not called the Icon for no reason!
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I probably undersold the Icon a bit lol
It has a terrific pickup and my GM Icon+ feels like a feather compared to most bats in it's wait range. It has a fairly chunky toe on mine. Jason did a review a while back on it:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEebFGlDj2M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEebFGlDj2M)
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As an opener I get lots of balls above my waist therefore all my bats have high middles because at 5ft 6 tall high middle bats are ideally suited especially with shots off the back foot problem is i can,t resist hooking the quicks.
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Great I will have a look at some of these and the possible offers made might also be interesting. Amplus shape looks nice, not too concaved, but the Tempo and Distinction seem overly so.
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I have quite a few options with a higher middle. Happy to send some pictures tomorrow.
Please send me a pm to discuss,
Jake
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Amplus is superb, can't go wrong and it's really good on the drives.
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I have an amplus shape in stock. Fantastic bat. It has a very slight pressing crack on one edge. Hardly notice it and won't make any difference to the bats performance.
£170 if you are interested.
Thanks
Kieron
Got any pictures you could post up?
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we have Amplus and Newbery GT in stock both have high middles.
we also have few of our pro bats in Amplus shape
Regards
Asad
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Having my first foray in to a high middle bat. I open and like to pull & hook, also our wicket has some bounce in it so looking forward to seeing how it plays. Anyone else using a high middle bat ?
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Yep
Got myself an Amplus G1, 2lb 9.
Minimal concaving, big edges, sweet finishing, scrummy.
Love it. It really gives you value if you play on a 'proper' wicket and stand upright.
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Yep
Got myself an Amplus G1, 2lb 9.
Minimal concaving, big edges, sweet finishing, scrummy.
Love it. It really gives you value if you play on a 'proper' wicket and stand upright.
I've picked up a ricochet off a forum member, ill see how I get on with it and may splash out for next season. The Amplus looks a grouse bat .
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Icon, I have one. Great pick up and shape on it and it has a high middle like you're asking for.
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Icon looks grouse too, does it come with a round handle or only oval?
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I can second or third the M&H Harlequin - beautiful high middle bat with a rounded face, minimal concaving, oval handle. I have a M&H Original High which is identical in the hands and goes well too, which was $120 cheaper. Excellent pickup and rebound.
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I can second or third the M&H Harlequin - beautiful high middle bat with a rounded face, minimal concaving, oval handle. I have a M&H Original High which is identical in the hands and goes well too, which was $120 cheaper. Excellent pickup and rebound.
I'll check them out. M&H seem to offer a larger range of high middle bats than any other maker, maybe with the exception of kookaburra.
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Aldred has a few high middles bats, the h4l envy is worth a look too. I'm sure red ink could make you something to your specs.
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Aldred has a few high middles bats, the h4l envy is worth a look too. I'm sure red ink could make you something to your specs.
Cheers ill take a look, an Aldred is on my bucket list, also heard good things about H4L.
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Which do you think is the better bat. The Icon or the Icon f2? GM have the Flare as well but was that just a Aus model?
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I've picked up a ricochet off a forum member, ill see how I get on with it and may splash out for next season. The Amplus looks a grouse bat .
Stuey, hope the Ricochet turns out ok. I had a look at one and really didn't like the amount of concaving. Similar to my SG (Indian) bats.... I've since had a few people tell me that Kookaburra outsource to SG so basically anything under players grade is a SG in Kookaburra clothing (I've got no scholarly source to quote so happy to be corrected).
Which current bats have a high middle? Also what are people's opinions of high middle bats?
A lot of current bats seem to have low middles, which doesn't suit my style. I hate bottom heavy bats as I like to cut and pull. Any recommendations as which bats to look for?
Beaver5, Paul Aldred also has a good video on bat middles/shapes on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2xHD4VyR4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2xHD4VyR4)
Paul talks about the actual 'middle' of a bat being irrelevant to the distribution of the timber (ie. High, mid or low middle) and that its just a ploy for bat makers to get a bigger customer base by having multiple middle options.
I was sceptical until I actually got one of Paul's bats. The Sovereign Gold that I've got is more of a middle to low but due to Paul's expertise in balancing the bat and having quality timber, it comes in at 2'9 fully dressed, but picks similar to one of my higher middled bats.
I've realised that I really like the 'higher middle' bats because 9 times out of 10, they pick up really well. What I've also found of late, is going to a more mid middle, but dropping down a few ounces also helps me maintain the 'feel' of pick up.
As for high middles, like a few have mentioned, the GM Icon is probably the front runner of the bigger brands in my opinion.
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Stuey, hope the Ricochet turns out ok. I had a look at one and really didn't like the amount of concaving. Similar to my SG (Indian) bats.... I've since had a few people tell me that Kookaburra outsource to SG so basically anything under players grade is a SG in Kookaburra clothing (I've got no scholarly source to quote so happy to be corrected).
Thanks it arrived this weekend, unfortunately I'd already left to play, so I'll give it a go at training and next weekend. The pickup is grouse and the ball pings off it just knocking up. A few team mates are using Kooks of varying ranges and they absolutely fly (I heard they are made by SG too). It's my first high mid bat, but i feel I hit the ball quite high on my current bat so should suit my game. If I get on ok with it, i'll look around for another high mid bat for next season. One reason I picked the ricochet is that his has a round handle, i can't get on with oval handles, that bothers me more than concaving, which is why I wouldn't consider the ICON, but that too looks a grouse bat!
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Include IHSAN Lynx X1 to the list. High sweet spot, beautifully balanced. It is currently used by Lahore Lions' captain Hafeez in CLT20 2014.
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Most CA's have high middles too. Two on the right being standard profiles
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