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[radiomark]

What's your view on shoulderless bats such as the willostix stick.
They don't seem to have taken off as a design by other makers.
With bat size under discussion is it a good way of taking weight from a bat?

[tim2000s]

They've been around for years. There was a slazenger in the 70s or 80s with them,  and of course more recently the Newbery TT. The reason you don't see many of the willostix is because they are so heavy.

[Seniorplayer]

What's your view on shoulderless bats such as the willostix stick.
They don't seem to have taken off as a design by other makers.
With bat size under discussion is it a good way of taking weight from a bat?

Yes you are spot on shoulderless bats are  designed  to help keep the weight  where it's needed.
I think the problem is the look of shoulderless bats.
Also Not sure  willowstick make them anymore unless its a customer request.

[iand123]

I had a stick that was 2.9, wasn't heavy at all. They did the big stick that were monsters but they weren't all that heavy on the most part from the people I knew who had one

They still make them but they are called the Hurricane and not the stick but it's the same bat.

[Gurujames]

I think the willostix looks beautiful. If people want a light bat take willow from the back and edges. Bradman had no trouble with a thin bat with thin edges

[radiomark]

wonder if any of the forum sponsors have been asked to make one.

[uknsaunders]

Fattus had one made by ryan a while back

[FattusCattus]

Yup - Ryan made me a belter and JAke at Vitas also got a Hunts blank converted for me once.

I love them, and think they are beautiful shaped bats.

[tim2000s]

I had sillyshilly convert one for me as well.

[13th Man]

Lance Cairns with his Newbery Excalibur thought they went ok.  He's the only international I can remember using them.

[trypewriter]

Lance Cairns with his Newbery Excalibur thought they went ok.  He's the only international I can remember using them.

Malcolm Marshall also used one

I've still got fine example which Fattus and Tim have both had a pore over - and I know where there is one in a club kit bag too. Excaliburs are forever it seems.