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[mattw]

It would depend on the company and how they run their business.

As stated, GM use a CNC machine of which they are a retail brand so they need to mass produce bats to go to these retailers. Other companies such as Salix are similar however they hand make their bats into their certain models - Both will take time selecting the right clefts for the right bats at a certain weight but different processes go into actually making the bats.

Custom companies run differently depending on how they run their business. There are some that make a bats to order, however there are businesses that have bats made into a certain shape and then they have a certain amount in stock to sell at a range of weights. Again, the clefts should be specifically chosen for a certain weight or grade of bat.

Overall each brand is different in how they run their processes. However every cleft should/will be weighed, planed down and hopefully check the moisture content before starting the bat - with the experience and skill these craftsmen have, they will have a good idea of the size of the bat that can be made from a certain cleft going on the natural weight of the cleft.

[lazza32]

i think hayden is stiring the pot.

[Chad]

As far as Kookaburras go I don't think I've seen one I've not been impressed with. There were a couple of low end Kahunas floating round our club last year, but they were unreal off the middle. On the other end of that scale my mate has just got a players ricochet, what a beautiful price of willow. I now want to buy myself a ricochet...

I'll have a look around the cricket stores and give you a shout if I find a nice one! Some folk have said theirs had small middles, but the 250 I have was picked by Asad at Uzisports, and has a pretty forgiving middle!