Topic: My Afternoon at Millichamp & Hall (Read 21863 times)

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #60 on:** December 17, 2013, 07:58:42 PM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on December 17, 2013, 05:43:55 PM

Yep, the Solution is nicer looking willow. In my eyes, the Solutions are grade 1 and the Originals are grade 2, but I sometimes hear that all M&H bats are grade 1. It's a bit of a grey area, if I'm honest.

Original retro has been SOLD, but the Solution is still available...

It would be impossible for all M&H bats to be grade 1 as you can't just buy grade 1 willow on its own from any willow supplier that I'm aware of. M&H also have a Mk2 model in all ranges which would say to me that they only sell G1 & G2 willow but I can only assume that's there in house grading system that they use and not the industry guide from wrights etc.

jchokshi · « **Reply #61 on:** December 17, 2013, 09:50:36 PM »

The profile of the retro Original seems to remind me of ST Samuari, isn't it similar?

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on December 17, 2013, 03:52:18 PM

I don't think it affects it really, Zoheb. It's very slightly bottom heavy, but no more than the 2.8 Solution that we have. Given the shape, the pick-up is ludicrously good!

Anyway, here is that comparison shot you asked for - sorry it's taken so long to sort this!

Looking at the photo, the spine on the retro Original seems to be a little more even, which might be one of the reasons it picks up so well...

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #62 on:** December 17, 2013, 11:01:04 PM »

Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on December 17, 2013, 07:58:42 PM

It would be impossible for all M&H bats to be grade 1 as you can't just buy grade 1 willow on its own from any willow supplier that I'm aware of. M&H also have a Mk2 model in all ranges which would say to me that they only sell G1 & G2 willow but I can only assume that's there in house grading system that they use and not the industry guide from wrights etc.

Agree 100%. It's a strange one, because they claim that all their bats are G1, but then also say they need to get G2 to get G1, hence what I said about the grey area - what happens to all their G2 clefts unless they make up these Originals / Mark II bats...?? Let the debate rumble on. I am not commenting any more though...

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #63 on:** December 17, 2013, 11:06:16 PM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on December 17, 2013, 11:01:04 PM

Agree 100%. It's a strange one, because they claim that all their bats are G1, but then also say they need to get G2 to get G1, hence what I said about the grey area - what happens to all their G2 clefts unless they make up these Originals / Mark II bats...?? Let the debate rumble on. I am not commenting any more though...

Either way the ones I have seen perform very well. M&H have always marketed themselves as a top end company so maybe that's why they only say they sell G1. They would struggle to command �300 if they said it was grade 2 and I think the Amplus mk2 is around the �300 mark.

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #64 on:** December 17, 2013, 11:08:58 PM »

We've just this evening shot the video reviews for both CK22 bats (SH and harrow) and, oh my god, are these bats performers! They may have even usurped the Tour as my favourite performing bat in stock...

I know mallet strikes can only reveal so much, but even if these bats strike the ball half as well as they tap up off the mallet, I would be blown away!

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