Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
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Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« on: September 17, 2010, 09:22:46 PM »
Ok, so I'm tall, but I' love to have a choice of some long handled bats, or even long bladed...
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2010, 09:25:11 PM »
SH is the normal 95% of people use SH instead of LH so makes sense for companies to stock more SH as would lose out on lots of LH bats!
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2010, 09:25:57 PM »
U arrived too late mate Iv sold a long blade laver like it's as well as a long handled m&h more recently!!

I'm sure if u put a request in tho some will magically appear ;)
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2010, 09:26:47 PM »
Not all - I have a lovely long handle BAS Shadow LE bat if interested?
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2010, 09:27:17 PM »
I'm sure uv got a lh in ur stock pile sammy?? Or was I imagining it ?
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2010, 09:27:31 PM »
Have a UK Lekka LH in mate!
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2010, 09:27:51 PM »
And the magic has started already ;)
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2010, 09:29:10 PM »
Haha Got my wand out! No innuendo ;)
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2010, 09:34:05 PM »
keep that wand in your pouch! someone could lose an eye because of that!
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2010, 09:34:12 PM »
Good to see a question just get such magic responses!
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2010, 09:49:04 PM »
Quote from: Mr Cricket on September 17, 2010, 09:34:05 PM
keep that wand in your pouch! someone could lose an eye because of that!

Haha okay :( if i must!

LH UK Lekka £140 posted mate...let me know when you decide!
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2010, 09:34:14 AM »
Coming back to this point, what Long Handles or Long Blades are around at the moment in the Forum?
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2010, 09:51:38 AM »
Going back to the op gm explained the sh thing on our trip as old style bats had longer handles than today's and they were standard so the when people started using the common ones today they were called sh
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2010, 09:58:59 AM »
I have a 666 long blade long handle partly finished which was made up for our latest signing...
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Re: Why are all advertised bats short handle....?
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2010, 10:14:58 AM »
Quote from: hell4leather cricket on November 16, 2010, 09:58:59 AM
I have a 666 long blade long handle partly finished which was made up for our latest signing...
PM'd you Matt.
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