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[Johnny]

Seperate topic for this discussion / debate.

Personally I really like them. My laver was the first bat I had which had one.

This sounds daft, but it almost makes the bat feel wider, as though you are presenting a bigger surface to the ball.

No doubt when I get my new bat for 2012 I'll go for a flat face again

[Buzz]

great minds... I have deleted my topic, but had said...

prompted by discussion elsewhere what are peoples views on flat faces on the bat blade.

it seems that an increasing number of manufacturers are making bats like this, of and the seem popular with professionals

personally I am a fan, an I am not sure why.

[johnnyw]

The samples I got from India all have flat faces and I like them. The only thing is that you have to spend time knocking the edges right as they are very square.

The shamrock bats will have flat faces

[Johnny]

How many batoff bats to date have been flat?

[FvanN]

I like the way they look, think I might have to have a look into one.

[Six Sixes Cricket]

My ultra has a flat face where as the other 2 laver bats do not.

[Buzz]

How many batoff bats to date have been flat?

the laver ultra and the Charlie French, I have also tried one other bat with a flat face.

[pacman75cricket]

Had a Bradbury with really flat face which was a really good performing bat. 

Was not too keen on square edges as though potential for damage.

[langer17]

The flat face also makes the edges a couple of mm bigger. Hence why it seems to appear on bats with bigger edges.

[yvk3103]

I agree with Johnny. The flat face bat create a bit of visual deception and look wider/bigger. Personally, having acquired a couple of flat face bats recently, I have fallen in love with them. The edges do seem to bit more venerable, but a few minutes of pressing them against the bathtub edges does the trick.

Also for those looking for a big edge bat, the flat face bats are a good option as the flat face bats will have 3-5mm bigger edges on them as compared with a bat with curved/round faced (like a Newbery or Salix). No wonder the likes of GN have made all their bats flat faced this year to deliver bigger bats for lesser weights.

I think it is difficult to get the correct pressing on the flat face bats. Have sen some where the middle just goes in like a crater and the edges become highly exaggerated. (not seen this yet on a Bradbury though).

[PM7]

Apart from making the edges appear bigger what are the advantages of having a flat face with regards to playing  your shots?

Other than  my CF bat ive always preferred a big bowed profile which apparently helps with lofted shots, not that I play many

[gabbers]

Personally I much prefer rounder faces but it does seem that a lot of bat makers are going for the flatter faces. There was a good article which Hayden discussed the difference between flat and round faces somewhere I'll try and find it a sec.

[gabbers]

Here it is http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=8070.0 

[Cover_Drive]

I'm not too sure but is it true that a flat face bat can't have a bow?

[langer17]

Stuart Kranzbuhler talks about the flat faces on the GN bats over here in Australia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXM-g8K5pKw