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[Cin88]

To be honest I think it might just all be in my head, i've been using my current bat in the nets for the last 2 weeks and I don't really seem to have problems using it. I think the problem I was having was just down to technique and my somewhat odd stance (I crouch down quite a bit, especially if I use a trigger movement against quicker bowlers).

[Boondougal]

I've come back to cricket last year and over the winter thought it would be at least worth an experiment to see if it made a difference. The charts on the internet indicated a ssh would be more fitting for my size so I had one made and eight away it felt better in my stance. Less bottom hand, no interference from the handle. It worked for me but I was lucky to be able to just try it out. Maybe see if you can borrow one to see what you think.

[nottinghamtiger]

I'm 5'4 and don't notice a difference between SH and SSH at all.  My two favourite bats (GM Maxi and Red Ink custom) have both been SH, pick up and balance make more difference that SH v SSH in my experience.

[Cin88]

Yeah I was thinking that the other day when my former captain was doing yet another round of trying sell his new line of bats, there aren't a lot of people that use SSH which is the major problem with trying them out.

I actually really like the pick up/balance of my Kahuna, the dead weight made the difference for me though because I find the balance of the medium-heavy weighted Kahunas to be terrible compared to the lighter ones (they're a popular bat model at my club so i've had a lot of chances to pick them up and have a play around). Now that i'm used to it I actually find it easier to play with than my old bat, which had a terrible bottom heavy balance.

[nottinghamtiger]

Yeah I was thinking that the other day when my former captain was doing yet another round of trying sell his new line of bats, there aren't a lot of people that use SSH which is the major problem with trying them out.

I actually really like the pick up/balance of my Kahuna, the dead weight made the difference for me though because I find the balance of the medium-heavy weighted Kahunas to be terrible compared to the lighter ones (they're a popular bat model at my club so i've had a lot of chances to pick them up and have a play around). Now that i'm used to it I actually find it easier to play with than my old bat, which had a terrible bottom heavy balance.

I found pick-up of SSH to be heavier and more bottom-heavy than SH despite the SSH bats having a lighter dead weight, though it could have just been the particular bats I used.

[Boondougal]

I found pick-up of SSH to be heavier and more bottom-heavy than SH despite the SSH bats having a lighter dead weight, though it could have just been the particular bats I used.

A bat made to be a ssh should pick up like any other bat, tis the shape that dictates it. a proper ssh has a shorter handle and a shorter blade so should be balanced accordingly. I have 2 ssh and a harrow that i don't think is a harrow and they all pick up great.

Having said that about the blade length being shorter there are loads of posts / youtube clips of batsman chopping the end off their handle. Saw it a few times watching the IPL. In a thread the other day didn't a chap get a long blade made at B3 and chopped the bottom inch off?

As with all of this stuff its all about how it feels, not what label it has.

[nottinghamtiger]

A bat made to be a ssh should pick up like any other bat, tis the shape that dictates it. a proper ssh has a shorter handle and a shorter blade so should be balanced accordingly. I have 2 ssh and a harrow that i don't think is a harrow and they all pick up great.

Having said that about the blade length being shorter there are loads of posts / youtube clips of batsman chopping the end off their handle. Saw it a few times watching the IPL. In a thread the other day didn't a chap get a long blade made at B3 and chopped the bottom inch off?

As with all of this stuff its all about how it feels, not what label it has.

As I said, it may have just been the particular SSH bats I had (both Kippax).  They were indeed good bats but the pick up was heavier despite a lower dead weight.

[Seniorplayer]

SSH Handle bats used to have an handle that was much thicker and shorter and were to big for my hands so I cut 1 inch of all my SH bats to help me keep my hands closer together on the handle it didn't affect the pick up.