First post on here, just thought i'd show off a new piece of willow which I thought was a bit of a bargain!
SF Stanford Maximum Impact - I believe this model is only available in lower grades of willow and I was told that this particular bat was a grade 3.
The bat has 39mm edges and a 50mm spine. I can count 8 grains, with what I believe to be a stain (happy to be corrected) on the right-hander's outside edge. The grains are straight front and back, and seem to run straight through the toe. There is a decent amount of wood in the shoulders and the toe so the doesn't seem to be any particular 'weak points' on the bat.
This particular SF model has a slight duckbill toe with a mid-low middle and a spine running all the way up the bat to near the base of the handle. Speaking of the handle, it is thinner than I am used to, but I take it that this is a theme with asian made bats. However the handle has a very nice semi oval bottom hand running into a round top hand, a favoured set up of mine.
The bat features around 3-4mm of concaving, I know that full profiles give better coverage than concaved profiles, however I have never had a problem with concaved bats and this one is much the same.
Due to the concaving and the slight duckbill this bat picks up beautifully. When I was waving it round in my local shop I estimated the weight at 2lbs 7ozs, and upon weighing it at home it tipped the scales at a whopping 2lb 8ozs.
The ping and performance of this bat is right up there for a lower grade piece of wood. The pressing of the bat does not seem too soft and i reckon it will only require a couple of hours of knocking in.
Overall I am very impressed with this purchase and for just £150 I think i may have snagged a bargain. Anyway if you've read through all of this waffle, well done and here are some photos!
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