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[Stuey]

Aldred has a few high middles bats, the h4l envy is worth a look too. I'm sure red ink could make you something to your specs.

Cheers ill take a look, an Aldred is on my bucket list, also heard good things about H4L.

[leeroy]

Which do you think is the better bat. The Icon or the Icon f2? GM have the Flare as well but was that just a Aus model?

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

I've picked up a ricochet off a forum member, ill see how I get on with it and may splash out for next season. The Amplus looks a grouse bat .

Stuey, hope the Ricochet turns out ok. I had a look at one and really didn't like the amount of concaving. Similar to my SG (Indian) bats.... I've since had a few people tell me that Kookaburra outsource to SG so basically anything under players grade is a SG in Kookaburra clothing (I've got no scholarly source to quote so happy to be corrected).

Which current bats have a high middle? Also what are people's opinions of high middle bats?
A lot of current bats seem to have low middles, which doesn't suit my style. I hate bottom heavy bats as I like to cut and pull. Any recommendations as which bats to look for?

Beaver5, Paul Aldred also has a good video on bat middles/shapes on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2xHD4VyR4

Paul talks about the actual 'middle' of a bat being irrelevant to the distribution of the timber (ie. High, mid or low middle) and that its just a ploy for bat makers to get a bigger customer base by having multiple middle options.

I was sceptical until I actually got one of Paul's bats. The Sovereign Gold that I've got is more of a middle to low but due to Paul's expertise in balancing the bat and having quality timber, it comes in at 2'9 fully dressed, but picks similar to one of my higher middled bats.
I've realised that I really like the 'higher middle' bats because 9 times out of 10, they pick up really well. What I've also found of late, is going to a more mid middle, but dropping down a few ounces also helps me maintain the 'feel' of pick up.

As for high middles, like a few have mentioned, the GM Icon is probably the front runner of the bigger brands in my opinion.

[Stuey]

Stuey, hope the Ricochet turns out ok. I had a look at one and really didn't like the amount of concaving. Similar to my SG (Indian) bats.... I've since had a few people tell me that Kookaburra outsource to SG so basically anything under players grade is a SG in Kookaburra clothing (I've got no scholarly source to quote so happy to be corrected).

Thanks it arrived this weekend, unfortunately I'd already left to play, so I'll give it a go at training and next weekend. The pickup is grouse and the ball pings off it just knocking up. A few team mates are using Kooks of varying ranges and they absolutely fly (I heard they are made by SG too). It's my first high mid bat, but i feel I hit the ball quite high on my current bat so should suit my game. If I get on ok with it, i'll look around for another high mid bat for next season. One reason I picked the ricochet is that his has a round handle, i can't get on with oval handles, that bothers me more than concaving, which is why I wouldn't consider the ICON, but that too looks a grouse bat! 

[InternalTraining]

Include IHSAN Lynx X1 to the list. High sweet spot, beautifully balanced. It is currently used by Lahore Lions' captain Hafeez in CLT20 2014.

[EaglesCC]

Most CA's have high middles too. Two on the right being standard profiles