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[skip1973]

Really? I find Sohndi handles stiffer and they have less pieces, I would have thought more pieces that can move would create more flex?

[Bulldog Cricket]

We can supply carbo handles, if anyone is interested just get in touch.

[Seniorplayer]

A guy at my club has a Fearnley Magnum with that much flex it feels like the handle Is made of rubber I've seen many bats that flex but not one that compares to the amount of flex in this handle.
When you lean on the handle it feels like it is going to come out of the splice.
But the ball flies off the face which goes against all principles of bat science.

[Seniorplayer]

Really? I find Sohndi handles stiffer and they have less pieces, I would have thought more pieces that can move would create more flex?

That is my understanding along with better feel and control.

[MrCricket321]

Pardon my ignorance but what is flex?

[WalkingWicket37]

Pardon my ignorance but what is flex?

Scientifically described, flex is how flexy the handle is 

[Buzz]

Pardon my ignorance but what is flex?

think of holding a golf driver and wiggling it and you will see the shaft "flex". While considerably less marked, the handle on a bat can flex.
The reason that, for example, the carbo handles are popular is because they are very stiff. The stiffness in the handle causes less energy loss through the shot and thus, in theory better performance.
This is different to a golf club where the flex is used to increase club head speed in slower swings.
The downside of a stiff handle is that it mishits cause more vibrations.

[ProCricketer1982]

How much for a SH one K-Dog? Wouldn't mind getting a couple put onto my bats that's all.

[wayward_hayward]

Never really considered the difference in handles until David at Norfolk bats showed me the three types of handles he uses. The difference in flex was considerable, from pretty rigid to bendy. My Norfolk butterfly has the most flexible handle, which has rubber inserts and is supposed to be made for a certain Indian legend.