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[liscon12]

Was mine one of the 'Good one' @sarg haha

[sarg]

Was just curious, I couldn't see any advantage to it other than being a bit of a sloggers bat because of the leverage from high hands, like a t/20 bat.

Im hardly a slogger, but it just lowered the sweetspot slightly for me and moved that butterfly closer to the toe for strength against yorkers. The blade actually only 1 cm shorter now. Handle length makes it the same overall length as a regulation Short Handle. I hold the Db2 the same, it just gives my top hand more control and feels right when i take guard and bend the knees and makes the pickup a bit lighter for me. Isnt the Newbery Kudos similar?  From memory CA did the the same.  A Newbery Uzi or blitz are possibly more pronounced slogger bats.

 

[skip1973]

I'm not trying to be smart or anything mate, it's usually guys that like to get on with it will hold the handle very high. If you held the bat lowish to normal grip you would be robbing yourself of bat with a shorter blade, I just couldn't see what advantage you got from a shorter blade.

[sarg]

Was mine one of the 'Good one' @sarg haha

I know and it was the quality of yours that lead me to start looking at the Masters. I saw that bat on their FB page not realising it was yours and they said Liam got that one!

I don't mind the profile is full on the one i got and the willow is nice and soft. Started tapping and rounding the edges tonight and the middle is very generous. Nice deep sound. Makes you wonder why they use such long stickers on the face as mine is pinging way past the master sticker.

I won't be able to blast away with the LV on this bat because it will no doubt  crack above the bow if i give it a put any force it too early. I learnt slowly how to listen to a bat when knocking it in to know when i can start hitting harder. Thats what i love about the B3, its just ready, edges toe and done in less than an hour.

[sarg]

I'm not trying to be smart or anything mate, it's usually guys that like to get on with it will hold the handle very high. If you held the bat lowish to normal grip you would be robbing yourself of bat with a shorter blade, I just couldn't see what advantage you got from a shorter blade.

I get you. Hopefully it works! Im sick of batting 1-4. Be nice to have some fun in the middle order.

I am keen to get back the the nets for another coaching session and try it out. Its 2.10, but feels 2.8.

Incidentally, I put an inch offcut of grip under the handle tip of the master and that feels about 2.75 now. All these little tricks i have learnt over the years.