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[Simmy]

defo h4l! not that i am bias or owt lol

[Beachcricket]

For me the popular trends are
1. big edges = better bat
2. "lower weight distribution for hitting over the top on low slow wickets"
3. concaving

But I hate all three, put the wood in the middle where I intend to hit it. If I miss the middle it's my fault. My match bat has a high distribution of weight and it's a fantastic bat to drive with. Within no.2 there is a constructed assumption that if you play on low slow wickets we must all hit the ball in the same place on the bat. Concaving, No NO NOOOOOOOO!!!!! Its gone too far.

Just my opinion on things nothing more. No offence intended.

[PedalsMcgrew]

Have to agree about the edges thing. I always ask for thinner edges and a higher spine on my bats if I am having one made for me. Really don't understand the thinking behind them. I know it is said that it means a mistimed shot will ping off the blade better but surely that comes at the expense of the power at the centre of the blade? High spine, thin edges, perfect! 

[Kulli]

Have to agree about the edges thing. I always ask for thinner edges and a higher spine on my bats if I am having one made for me. Really don't understand the thinking behind them. I know it is said that it means a mistimed shot will ping off the blade better but surely that comes at the expense of the power at the centre of the blade? High spine, thin edges, perfect! 

Is the distrubution of 'ping' really that simply related to the shape of the bat though, I'm not convinced.

[yvk3103]

Lately the trend has been to pick-up bargains from JJB or Sports Direct

BIG EDGES, is not a trend it a on-going fetish on the forum. Whenever a bat is listed, the first questions not about the weight or middle , but "what is the edge size on that thing?"

LW & H4L seem to the "in" brands as of now. My guess is SAF will soon pick-up as will the GN100 Scoop and the Oblivion.

[yvk3103]

btw, did I miss something or Black Cats were not mentioned. Top bats.

[peplow]

i wouldnt have bc down as a trend, just an ongoing quality brand...

[tim2000s]

btw, did I miss something or Black Cats were not mentioned. Top bats.

Never a trend though, as they've always been on the expensive side.

BIG EDGES, is not a trend it a on-going fetish on the forum. Whenever a bat is listed, the first questions not about the weight or middle , but "what is the edge size on that thing?"

Or "Why do your bats have thin edges?", which is the one that I seem to get

[Vic Nicholas]

1/ Edges: I love big edges, but to be honest, I am thinking 35 to 39 is the max I would go to. How much more edge do you need?

2/ Concaving: Concaving is big right now - and I have it on my main bats. Happy with it.

3/ Grains: Geoffrey Boycott apparently never used a bat with more than six grains. I prefer a minimum of of 8-9 with my match bat having about 18 or so.

4/ Pressing: When I was a kid, bats were pressed like concrete front and back to make them last. These days the face is pressed lightly by the bat making Gods (Keeley, Laver, Kranzbuhler, Bradbury, Millichamp, Pack, etc etc) and the back and edges not at all in order to give the wood more rebound.

Bat making technology has reached its apogee. I would be stunned if bat makers can improve on the present brilliant standard of bats without the ICC and MCC changing the laws to allow performance enhancements that are presently taboo.

[petehosk]

btw, did I miss something or Black Cats were not mentioned. Top bats.

Don't tell everyone! Otherwise Charlie will run out and there won't be any more left for me! 

[PM7]

There was a trend about 12 months ago about laminated bats which was a taboo subject but there were quite a few being bought and sold on and I managed to pick one up simply out of curiousity

[Simmy]

Don't tell everyone! Otherwise Charlie will run out and there won't be any more left for me! 

am sure tom would sell u a bat if he runs out!

[uknsaunders]

Don't think h4l is a trend, that would assume people has started and stopped buying them. Not seen either in my short time on this forum.

Laver was a trend, about 3 months of furious buying and then selling from forum members lol

Gn and kooks for me, some big edges for those who like them!

[Opener]

Laver is still going pretty strong. I think normalizing it's premium price it is perhaps the best selling bat. A few people have bought more after their first foray a few months ago.

[peplow]

i am not sure concaving is a forum trend, i like its bigger than that, probably a market trend currently...same with big edges. but they go hand in hand.