it's just been that everytime I have contacted mike for a newbery, I have somehow got drwan towards someting different... first the Fusion (the aura around getting my bat made to my specs in my presence), then the Screaming Cat (always been a fan of Julian's bats especially the Puma Original and also being different ... everyone has a GM, Gn, Slaz, Kook etc...Screaming Cat not may).....
In terms of quality, its upto individual who uses it and the willows quality (which of course cannot be predicted 100% accurately)... in absolute and percentage terms.....80% is how good you are and 20% on how good the willow is.
Remember the bat Don Bradman used, it was petite compared to todays bats and technology, still scored his runs...