Popped in to see Paul and to pick up my Dynadrive, which he's been knocking in for me. There was the usual pleasant welcome at the Cricket Oasis that is IJC in Walworth.
He has some lovely bats in, including a couple of gorgeous V12s, that I hadn't realised have offset edges and both ping and pick up beautifully. The Menace 700 is also very impressive in the flesh, and feels like it will be a great bat.
As you'd expect, the Willostix are beautiful, but more of that in the Spitfire topic, and finally, the Hammer bats. The branding really works well in the flesh, and they all feel very nice. I'll let Paul post a few pictures, as most of mine appear to have failed in my haste, but the Hel-156 really picks up well, and is a unique shape. I'd recommend a tap test to, because they feel really nice.
On testing the Dyandrive in store, Paul has picked me a good one, and having a test with a ball, it feels better than with the mallet. Looking forward to getting it into the nets...
Finally, the Slogger...ooops, sorry, Slugger. It feels as though you should wield it like a baseball bat, and I'd suggest a strong tailender would have a lot of fun with it...
Apologies about the lack of photos, but I'm sure if you ask Paul nicely he'll provide some!
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