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[FattusCattus]

Fink it's 25th - Hosk in charge. I'll give you my last Rolo?

I am ashamed to say I have already PM'd Matt!

[uknsaunders]

I suspect Matt has had quite a few PM's today

[petehosk]

18th or 25th - whichever!
18th is you think you can get it knocked in enough?
We'll be using machine balls so no bat breakers!!

[uknsaunders]

18th might be ok for bowling machine balls. Depends how much knocking in time I get before then.

[jblowe]

18th is booked, but I could change it to the 25th.  Would you like me to get some of my lads to bowl at you?

[GarrettJ]

i was tempted by one of these when i saw the release pics a month or so back.Im a big fan of the MH Disitnction.

I think this falls slightly short of that but the price is half that of the Distinction so i think this is a very good investment.

Im waiting on a very very special bat to arrive, (not sure if it is a 2013 production model) when i get it we'll have a bat off

[Simmy]

nick its a h4l it doesnt need knocking in ive had 3 of these used them all with no knocking in none have cracked or damamged stop being a pussy and use it!

[uknsaunders]

I bounced a soft old DF Ball on it and it left a seam mark. Yes it does need knocking in. Done 15-20 mins so far, just light tapping.

GarrettJ - tricky to compare the two unless they are side by side. The H4L, from what I've seen of Distinctions, has a bigger edge profile and similar spine height.  You're right though, it sits in a very nice price segment with no challengers and M&H could be losing some business in 2013. Performance wise I don't think a comparison can be made until the end of the 2013 season and even then you would of had to use both bats to make such an opinion. Being a H4L I'm sure it will perform.

[Simmy]

must be pressed soft then if an old ball is leaving marks :S all the h4l's i had had a clear scuff sheet on and brand new balls didnt mark them

i usually just smash toe and edges for 10 mins and use them, never touch the middle

[uknsaunders]

time for another photo:-

[uknsaunders]

or two:-

[uknsaunders]

must be pressed soft then if an old ball is leaving marks :S all the h4l's i had had a clear scuff sheet on and brand new balls didnt mark them

i usually just smash toe and edges for 10 mins and use them, never touch the middle

and that is why I never buy a bat off you my chubby little friend. You do have a point, I've rarely seen one crack.

[FattusCattus]

time for another photo:-

Stoppit!

[uknsaunders]

I keep thinking it's a colly training bat it's so big

[uknsaunders]

did a bit of gentle tapping today and it obviously sounds good. Middle is probably goes from a couple of inches up from the toe to just below the stickers. Not surprising given the spine. However, even tapping close to the edges it seemed pretty good but as I've already mentioned, it has around 30mm edges. 20mins down, 220 to go