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[hit4six]

Sorry to move slightly away from topic, however I cant find the double bat on the laver and wood forum. Any chance of a link?

[SAF Bats]

http://www.custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=1078.0

[Tom]

Sounds like a mallet or a baseball bat! As much I like all the innovation and techie aspects of cricket bats at least try and keep the bat looking as traditional as possible.

Could be a bit like the Newbery Excalibur kind of shape also?

[SAF Bats]

Yep my initial thoughts as well Tom - but the long handle and power zone bit made me think different

[Sambo]

You know, if he wanted to be really good he could try and use a normal bat and use the back of that. Now that would be good.

[SAF Bats]

At least it would be more of a level playing field.

The thing is cricket is becoming a more of a game of big hits, fancy shots  and TV revenues.  The bias towards the batsmen is increasing ever more, the new ICC regulations with Law 6 have helped.  But this when a bowler has to announce a change of bowling [eg. around the wicket] and the ball gets changed because it is mishap or prematurely scuffed so that is gives the bowler an advantage is all slightly contradictory.  That is coming from me the guy that likes bats!!!!!!

[Talisman]

Its all been done before and was not a success them, Warsop did the double sided bat, Newbery and Slazenger the shoulderless one. Its just being reinvented for a market that has not seen them for boost sales.

[SAF Bats]

Yep I know Mike but from what I've read, "Quilt Winders...." they just turned the bat around after the face one side got over used.  They didn't change the style of shot they played that's the bit that gets me.