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[Andypara]

Hi guys what's the best profile or shaped bat you have ever seen, used or owned

[toenails97]

Either a trott profile or a standard aldred supreme profile mate

[farnham_quins_2]

Distinction profile of my BB. I love it!

[fasteddie]

Hi guys what's the best profile or shaped bat you have ever seen, used or owned

Something very similar to the Mjolnar but on a Warsop bat.
Thin edges, long middle, and a superb balance.

Oh, and good enough for a 'hat!' to score a few with!

[uknsaunders]

I think it will vary from individual to individual. I suspect the extended spine profiles or balance profiles would come out on top. Low/high middles tend to be a more personal thing, as does big/small edge or convex/concave. I love my GM Icon+ profile as it have a little bit of everything. Not to concaved, not too big on the edges, decent spine and a long middle (+ models from GM tend to have more wood than a standard Icon).

[King pair]

i really dont think this is a question that can be answered by a group. hasnt everyone got a personal preference?
You might find in England the general consensus would be something with a mid to low middle because of slow tracks. What confuses me is how someone playing on English wickets (especially last season) could use something like a Newbery GT

[400notout]

I have played for the last 6 years with a GT shaped bat, no problems whatsoever. And I play on horrible Scottish wickets for the most part. I think it's more in the head, people adapt to use a shape rather than get on better with one over the other.
Unless its extreme cases, such as astroturfs that basically roll!

[Optical]

Amplus shape for me, with slight offset edges, bowed face. Thing of beauty.
But agreed no 2 people will have the same opinion.

[Ryan]

I quite like the legend profile,  but happy with anything that has a mid middle. 

[beaver5]

i really dont think this is a question that can be answered by a group. hasnt everyone got a personal preference?
You might find in England the general consensus would be something with a mid to low middle because of slow tracks. What confuses me is how someone playing on English wickets (especially last season) could use something like a Newbery GT

I don't agree. I play on a very slow wicket and the ball still bounces above a low middle position a lot of the time. I middle the ball far more often now I've moved to a higher middle bat.

[tim2000s]

My favourite profile aesthetically is the Laver Heritage I own. My best to use is both my Hades and Instinct, which have the middle roughly six to eight inches above the toe, and also a dent at that spot where I regularly hit the ball...

[Torque]

I prefer a mid to high middle. I think you'll be surprised at how many people use higher middled bats in the UK.

[WalkingWicket37]

Best bat I've ever owned is a Chase 150 Finback, was the lowest grade but went like a train!
It's taken a couple of seasons to open up but my 175 Beluga is going wonderfully now (two totally different profiles I know)

[crictech]

You might find in England the general consensus would be something with a mid to low middle because of slow tracks.

sigh

[jamesisapayne]

Gray Nicolls Nitro does it for me