Oooft, quite a hit on the wallet I'll bet! Not the most stunning grain-wise, but it has to be a belter to be in the pro bin. Based on initial feel, how does it compare to your other top bats?
No like I said there were other bats in different profiles that had much better grains, especially the GT profile there were at least 5 that had 15+straight grains but this just pings like a dream and the fact it's so big and will come in perfectly at my preferred weight of 2.8 just sealed the deal. I was told that if I wanted more grains, heartwood etc Tim would pick this for me but I'm not massively bothered about huge amounts of grains 7+ is fine with me as long as even and straight.
In terms of my other top bats the HitsHard Grade one I used ths year is a seriously powerful bat with just as nice pick up and balance, this knocks spots off the GN X181 I have at the moment and picks up a lot better than the Icon players bat I have as we'll. all in the 2 best bats I have are from in my opinion the 2 best bat makers around TK & Kember. Although I am talking to David at B3 about a DB2 that he has promised me goes like te clappers as well.
I do feel that generally if you take your time and actually get to see your bat before you buy and mallet test they will all play pretty much as well as one another, some may have slightly bigger middles etc but when you get it out the screws on most bats it flys. Half the fun is buying and owning top end bats for me although i reckon these 2 will get a fair bit of use next year.
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