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[shoab68]

Harrow is absolute beauty !!! Wish it was a full size !!!

[ItsJustCricket]

2-13

Almost 2lb 14oz actually! 2lb 13.9oz to be exact.  It has 39mm edges and a 64mm spine.  Never has there been a more appropriately named cricket bat! 

[ItsJustCricket]

Harrow is absolute beauty !!! Wish it was a full size !!!

I agree, the harrow is a stunner - decent weight too: 2lb 6.4oz...

[ItsJustCricket]

We shot the video reviews for the H4L bats today.  They should be up on http://www.youtube.com/itsjustcricket within the next few hours...

[Beaup123]

These arnt up yet or is it just me

[i12breakfree]

These arnt up yet or is it just me

here the Hattori

Hell4Leather (H4L) Hattori Pro Cricket Bat Review

[Giraffe208]

Nice detailed review and the bats definitely look good!

[coolcucumber_1]

These certainly do look really good and shows how handpicking bats is the way to go.

[tushar sehgal]

Hi Paul, why is there heart wood on the PRO grade bat? My understanding was H4L pro grade was the best looking willow asthetically and had no additional performance compared to say a G1 , even though I like heart wood I would not call it a good looking face if you know what i mean...so just curious as how it got the pro sticker??

[GarrettJ]

Pros use heartwood

http://twitter.com/TheBatWorkshop/status/322015311429771264/photo/1 Chanderpaul
http://twitter.com/TheBatWorkshop/status/347766666492518400/photo/1 Luke wright
http://twitter.com/TheBatWorkshop/status/320189018375602176/photo/1 Chanderpaul
http://twitter.com/TheBatWorkshop/status/327129858691981312/photo/1 Dan Housego

[countycricketplayer]

i suppose its just what people like, some people might prefer to heartwood on their outside edge

[ItsJustCricket]

Hi Paul, why is there heart wood on the PRO grade bat? My understanding was H4L pro grade was the best looking willow asthetically and had no additional performance compared to say a G1 , even though I like heart wood I would not call it a good looking face if you know what i mean...so just curious as how it got the pro sticker??

Hi Tushar, good question, and to be completely honest, I am speculating with my answer here, but I will say it anyway: I am seeing much fewer bats with 12+ straight and even grains that are purely sapwood.  Every bat maker that I visit is telling me about the shortage of grade 1+ (pro grade) English willow too, and the price increases year on year reflect this.  Maybe their grading systems are a bit more lenient as a result.  Another explanation might be that heartwood is becoming more and more appreciated by cricketers as they understand the benefits that it can bring.  I, for one, have changed my views a little on bats with heartwood since starting up IJC.  I would be intrigued to hear Matt's views on this subject, as well as other bat makers because they can give a much more educated viewpoint...

[mattw]

I haven't checked the h4l grading structure - however if it states that it may include heartwood on their best grade willow then this may be the answer, however unless there is no statement on what may class as a certain grade then I would understand the customers point of view on this sort of query.

[tushar sehgal]

Hi Tushar, good question, and to be completely honest, I am speculating with my answer here, but I will say it anyway: I am seeing much fewer bats with 12+ straight and even grains that are purely sapwood.  Every bat maker that I visit is telling me about the shortage of grade 1+ (pro grade) English willow too, and the price increases year on year reflect this.  Maybe their grading systems are a bit more lenient as a result.  Another explanation might be that heartwood is becoming more and more appreciated by cricketers as they understand the benefits that it can bring.  I, for one, have changed my views a little on bats with heartwood since starting up IJC.  I would be intrigued to hear Matt's views on this subject, as well as other bat makers because they can give a much more educated viewpoint...

Thanks Paul, just to clarify I like HW on my bats but what I was questioning was the cosmetics of the face. Grains aren't even especially the one's in HW, since my understanding was that these would be the best of the best looking bats (HW or no HW)  I was just a little suprised to see this one graded as Pro. I understand the scarsity of good looking or true G1 is an issue but for 290GBP(H4L) or 279GBP(IJC), assuming i got the prices right, you expect nothing less than a bat that plays well and look good.

[countycricketplayer]

For that sort of price I would except 12+ grains no heartwood or blemishes in sight and perform like theres no tomorrow.