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[brokenbat]

i'm actually very surprised it weighed that much but i'm guessing 0.5oz on some bats could have an impact on pick up so thats good to know.

20 years later I can still hear the coach telling me i had too much bottom hand in the shot... as i get older and watch the various styles of batting its obvious to me that there is more bottom hand in play these days than ever before. If you hold the bat at the bottom i'm guessing it doesn't matter how tall you are you don't need the top bit of the handle.... I guess thats were the ssh and long blade combo come in.

I was surprised that I couldn't really tell the difference. Felt similar to switching from an extra thick grip to a slightly less thick grip. Overall the feel is better cuz I wasn't using the top anyway. Bat tap is still a pain in the back obviously (can't change that)

[LDifa]

Following on from an earlier post I switched to super short handle due to bruised wrist and have since had between 1cm and 1.5cm taken off the toe to stop me grounding the bat on on drives and pushes through mid wicket.

Jake at Vitas had an amazing super short handle slightly shorter blade 2lb 7/8 oz copy of a black cat shadow made for me (Hunts county custom) - it is just perfect.  B3 put extra binding on the handles to stop them feeling too thin.  Plus Harrow bats are cheaper, sometimes by quite a lot.

Just look at the lack of handle protruding from the top of the gloves for Ian Bell, and also Brendan Macullan.

[OwzatOllie]

I did it to my ugly net bat, felt bottom heavy but the handle was the right thickness and feel but was too long also.  Got part of an old grip as the new 'knob' of the handle as a counter balance, the bat is slightly shorter than my match bat but feels so much better!

[InternalTraining]

Following on from an earlier post I switched to super short handle due to bruised wrist and have since had between 1cm and 1.5cm taken off the toe to stop me grounding the bat on on drives and pushes through mid wicket.

Jake at Vitas had an amazing super short handle slightly shorter blade 2lb 7/8 oz copy of a black cat shadow made for me (Hunts county custom) - it is just perfect.  B3 put extra binding on the handles to stop them feeling too thin.  Plus Harrow bats are cheaper, sometimes by quite a lot.

Just look at the lack of handle protruding from the top of the gloves for Ian Bell, and also Brendan Macullan.

Harrow sized bats are a bargain if you like light bats - none of the Harrow bats go over 2-5 or 2-6 weight which was very light for me. I had L&W and another bat maker make me meaty size-6 bats. I hold them from the top of the handle (and length of the bat is exactly where I hold a normal SH bat) and I am able to generate a lot of bat speed. These willow trampolines gave me enough confidence to use size SH willow trampolines. 

[Seniorplayer]

Harrow sized bats are a bargain if you like light bats - none of the Harrow bats go over 2-5 or 2-6 weight which was very light for me. I had L&W and another bat maker make me meaty size-6 bats. I hold them from the top of the handle (and length of the bat is exactly where I hold a normal SH bat) and I am able to generate a lot of bat speed. These willow trampolines gave me enough confidence to use size SH willow trampolines.

You can also get off the shelf Harrow bats upto 2- 7.

[WalkingWicket37]

You can also get off the shelf Harrow bats upto 2- 7.

A couple of seasons back I had a Harrow GM Octane that weighed 2lb10.5 (admitedly it did have three grips so the handle felt the right thickness!) so they're not all twiggy weights. Can take a bit of searching to get a heavier one though.

[Boondougal]

The @b&s chap had a thread on here where they had some harrows at 2'9. That's what almost tempted me.

[Vitas Cricket]

We have a few Harrows (including B&S) at 2'8-2'9.

With the wealth of lovely harrows, super short handles being available as a custom option via me (made by Hunts) as well as Academy, Womens and Small Mens sizes from the big brands, i do wonder why anyone would want to cut the top of their existing SH off...?

[WalkingWicket37]

It's simple Jake, instead of buying a bat that already the right size people bucher a perfectly good SH with a blunt saw because there's nothing more manly than going out to the shed and doing a bit of DIY!

[Kez]

It's simple Jake, instead of buying a bat that already the right size people bucher a perfectly good SH with a blunt saw because there's nothing more manly than going out to the shed and doing a bit of DIY!

Butchered? And yes there is no twine on the handle either its been replaced by zinc oxide tape

[brokenbat]

the sawed off handle felt surprisingly nice in the nets. bat speed increased, and didn't even need to replace the lost weight.