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[PedalsMcgrew]

Hi Fellas,

As a few of you may know I asked Mike to get me a bat copied a few weeks back. Well, it has finally arrived so I thought I would stick up some pics for you!

Weight is 2lb 11oz and it picks up very lightly, feels more like 2lb 9oz to me. It's made from an oversized cleft which was the only way to go in order to replicate the bat it is a copy of. It's also got a very specially shaped handle on it which you can't really see from the pics but it's identical to the original. Having had a brief tap up tonight with the mallet I can safely say the middle is huge! It's a very, very fine piece of work so needless to say I'm made up! The original bat can be found here :- http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=6670.630 (M&H Custom)

Just like to say thanks to 100 not out for having the foresight to get the original made in the first place! and to Petehosk (the original bats current owner) for allowing me to copy it and basically getting it all sorted for me!

P.S. No fluffy rug but a nice bit of patchwork for you....handmade as well....

Not really one for the big edge lovers but I think it looks pretty sweet!

[alexrickyponting]

Looks very nice, is the perfect storm extreme "better" than the perfect storm then?

[jonpinson]

Ridiculous

[Colesy]

Love it! Nice to see a bat with a high spine. Loads of bats now have massive edges and low spines, I much prefer this shape

[jonwilson]

Looks awesome.  I want one...

[PedalsMcgrew]

Looks very nice, is the perfect storm extreme "better" than the perfect storm then?

Hahaha I don't think the 'extreme' signifies anything in terms of quality I think it's more a reference to the profile!

Love it! Nice to see a bat with a high spine. Loads of bats now have massive edges and low spines, I much prefer this shape

Totally agree, never really got the massive edges thing, I want the meat of the bat in the middle of it which is why I think I fell in love with the original....

[j.f.101]

Very impressive bat! What's the concaving like? Looks like there's a bit on the toe at least but the spine's so steep its hard to tell!!

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Looks lovely,
Whats so special about the handle? Is it just a thick oval handle?

[johan95]

Looks a wonderful piece of willow that mate
Hope you get on really well with it mate

[SkipperJ]

Now that's what I call ruler straight grains!!!

Love the bat shape too, looks like a perfect copy of Mr.Hosk's M&H

[Canners]

love it, not to disimilar to my numero uno.....

although mines not as 'EXTREME' as this

[PedalsMcgrew]

Looks lovely,
Whats so special about the handle? Is it just a thick oval handle?

It starts off round then moves into a small oval then near the bottom it goes into quite an extreme oval/almost diamond shape. From what I can gather the handle was the trickiest thing to get copied as only 1 person can actually do it...

[Ayrtek Cricket]

both bats felt pretty decent when i picked them both up good use of an oversized cleft id say!

[niceonechoppy]

Is it me or are the shoulders of the bat wonky?

[Colesy]

Just you. It's the stickers.