Gorgeous bats, very jealous. Were these profiles the norm or just the odd one here or there?
These are the odd ones and most of the bats I have seen had a good amount of concaving. I looked at a couple of Gladiator ones and they were aweful considering they are top of the line.
Lovely looking bats. Did you bring them back in your suitcase or did you get them shipped over?
Yeah, brought them back in my suitcase
Any recommendations on reputable shops in india. Young lad from my club going over in a couple of weeks for a month. He's had a bad experience last time when he went he brought a SS which broke it's handle after 4 games. His mum has said no more bats from india, but i think he got a dud. Did they let you tap them up, flex the handle, offer to knock them in for you etc?
I suggested a SS Heritage and you seem to indicate its a good bat.
Depends of which part of India he is from. From where I am I just went to the most reputable store. I know there are a lot of fakes so I believe he got one of those. Similar thing happened to one of my friends. He got a mid range SG bat for a peanuts and it snapped within a few games.
If he is from around the Delhi area, he can just go the Meerut and talk with Sachdeva sports.