About the debate whether to get a H4L or a CA. I have a Hellfire which I love and my team mate has a Hattori which is also excellent. It took me a whole season to properly open the H4L- it is a quality quality bat!
I used the CA 2 or 3 times with the bowling machine and maybe once in net practice last season. I took it out of the bag this season and it's performance is unreal. It performs better than the Hellfire and the Hattori in my humble opinion without even being used properly. I had a contact at the CA factory so customer service was very easy- I ordered straight from there. For CA 15000 plus it cost me 265 CAD. For that price that bat is monster value for money.
The pros definitely outweigh the cons- I would definitely look into getting one. Right now very interested in the 15000 players edition and the SM profile as well,
I paid USD 370 for
34 30 ruler-straight grains . After some light knocking, my ceiling is in serious danger of damage by a cricket ball! Why would I wait a year for a bat to open up!! Makes no sense to me.
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