xxxxxxxx your an educated chap what bat do you use and why? Salix Vantage circa 2000
~ How good is the ping? I don't think anyone actually knows what ping is. However whatever it is, it seems to be directly proportional to how hard a bat owner is trying to justify his latest purchase.
~ More importantly what does it weigh and what size edges does it have? I think it is 2'8. At no point during it's use have I ever queried the edge thickness, hence I have no idea.
~ Finally, why makes it good? Because it comes from an innocent age. Because it was made at a time when a bat was measured not by edge size or spine height, number of grains or concaving. Because what it is is a wonderful piece of craftsmanship made by a genius. The days before we had offset edges and secondary drying processes. The days when you didn't have to have 30 grains to have a good bat.