So it's the second day of my holiday in Australia. And just like every other time I return to Australia, I take a wander down to local GCCC in Rosebery, Sydney. As expected I was the only customer in the store (it was a Wednesday afternoon) and I took my time to check everything out. I was really keen to see the GN Elite as I really wanted a Stu K made bat. Even at AU$400+, I was willing to take the plunge. Unfortunately they only had one of those on the rack and it was a bit heavy for me.
So I wandered over to check out the GMs, even though most are quite expensive. Then I see a 2.8 Mogul and took it off its hook and gave it a few swings. It had a very light pickup with a nice even profile and very little concaving. So anyway I'll let the pics do the talking...
I'm extremely happy with the looks of this bat. For a 404, it has 6 very evenly spaced grains (which run through quite straight through the toe), a strip of heartwood and very few blemishes. It is also pretty big for the weight with 40-41mm edges and a spine of around 58-60mm. Very decent for a 2.8 with very little concaving. I don't tend to knock bats very hard in store so to see some indentations, I would say it is a on the soft side. Not as soft as my H4L but no too far from it. Response off the mallet was pretty good. I won't say it's a cannon but it still needs a fair bit of knocking in. But it shows a lot of promise.
For the size and looks, AU$190 (£107) was a very reasonable price. Looking forward to using this in the upcoming season in HK.
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