I started knocking in bats after getting hooked on this forum and share on all the articles I can. I the past 2 years I purchased a dozen of my own bats and sold them on. I then decided to turn my knocking skills into a hobby pay for cost. I am a B3 convert atm and love their bats, but my hobby gives me the opportunity to try other bats. So far id say the best bats i have had it to knock are the Aussie made GNs (Ulimate, Elites, X181) B&S, BAS, GM, Newbery.
That said two Sareen bats i had were awesome after Knockin. Here was the Slasher I sold on. Here was my TON Slasher
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Its only a hobby, but I comment on most bats I get as i do a photo album.
Soft toes on bowed bats is a problem and I suspect some manufacturers underpress to make the edge size bigger. So you get a bat that is huge and full, but after 8 hours knocking with a 300gram mallet it's toe cracks the first time you net it.
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