I've promised myself my next bat will be a TK (probably next season now) due the positive remarks on here... although just recent post by in the stickers thread with a screaming cat got me thinking.
Do people rate TK above JM. As JM doesn't make bats now I noticed a recent Facebook post where Laver and Wood were making JM screaming cat shapes... anyone any experience of these?
I never used a JM but knew someone who had two made by JM. People who did use the his second JM bat raved about it.
As a batsman, and someone who collects nice bats (for use), I think you need to balance out time/money equation in favor of value of the bat. Even though JM bats are highly sought after, I'd never pursue one simply because it will take too much time (and possibly money) to acquire one. Also, I wouldn't find one suitable or close to my specs.
On the other hand, [edit]
TM TK are easy to acquire and pricepoint is very favorable . I have owned and used a lot of bats by different brands and for the value (price, quality, ping consistency), [edit]
TMs TKs are fantastic!