Interesting to see what people's view on these will be after the few comments on the Salix bats not looking great for top end bats in terms of looks etc. for me there nice looking but not exceptional and I would say that some of the bats I saw when with you Asad were much better looking and half the price, the. BAS bats being a great example. I have no doubt that these will play very very well as will the Salix bats you have ( I saw a lot of these when with Andrew at his workshop at home and also in the main workshop and those Salix bats I tapped up flew off the mallet ).
I think people need to understand the pressure companies that make decent quantities of bats per season are receiving very few true grade 1 clefts at the moment.
Sorry no sympathy or understanding they should lower there prices in line then which they haven't.
Your right true grade one is harder to source but then people should grade as the same and bring out more real grade 2 at grade 2 price not bumping up grade 2 and 3 to 1.
I feel a tad sorry because of the number of clefs the big Indian manufactories are buying there still getting real grade 1 looking bats through.
Asad im sure these bats playa as well as others