Did you not write that you tried swinging them around but they were too heavy?
Good luck with this.
I think the difference was that the Aldred was supposed to be a light, match bat @ 2.7. That's not what he got (Not getting into pickup or finger pointing again). This was always going to be heavy, and he's accepted that. Ursmasti may never use the bat in a match because he uses 2.7, but he's got what he asked for. The benefit of buying off the shelf, long distance I guess? Sure, you can't pick it up and swing it about, but you're certain of the dead weight.