Meuleman's in Australia have just released the GN Air, which is similar to the Neocore but has a normal handle/splice. Still has a hole drilled out the middle from the splice down

It's in line with what they've done in the past I believe with the hollow core technology - the hole is not as large as the Neocore, hence why they can splice it normally. I believe their Ultimate 1000s used this too. Hunts have also been doing this in the past, and may still do

It was a B1 - 2lb 10. I've used it in a match now and it made a nice sound

Hi guys, I've been experimenting with putting a new toe on my bat. I've tried shoe goo, it gradually ripped off. I've also tried glueing various rubber toes on, but they just come off also. I'm now getting a bit fed up of the faff, and looking for a simple paint on solution, something not glued on. I was wondering about epoxy or rubber paint, or even something simple like boat varnish or a roofing paint. Ideally it would be relatively simple, hard wearing, look like a finished solution, and not be too much faff. Any ideas please?

I just bought one, and it came quickly and looks great, seemed decent ping in brief nets session last night

I've always had the approach with customers that it depends on a few factors. How attached you are to the bat? How much they were? How much life is left in them (how long before delamination etc). How confident can you be on the fix and finally, whether you can afford a new stick.

If a bat is very well used and is starting to delaminate or crack in various places, it's probably not worth the expense. If they're not, you can expect a decent amount of further use and be fairly confident the fix will hold, then it's worthwhile.

You see a lot being fixed on Instagram which I think should be firewood. If they're that bad, then I'd put the cash towards a new bat personally.

It sounds like you need to open the crack up a bit more on the one you tried to fix. Depending where it is, you may need to remove the handle to open the cracks up enough and then fit a new handle.