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[norbs]

trust me mate they sound hollow  i think i may have used it a little more than you have just a thought maybe wrong but my bat sounds hollow and tinny

but hey your the bat maker i just use them and my bat sounds hollow and tinny

if i make the nets i will let you use it and you will see.

I own a Carbo Firefly!

Actually if you want to discuss handles start a thread and leave this to Charlie I've cluttered it up enough

[procricket]

lets not start a war of words but i have score over 7000 runs with the one bat and i know what it sounds like .

maybe a touch less but for 3 seasons and about 250 games with it i know my bat .

[procricket]

rich can i have a hit with your when i back up yours mate then i will know.

[Watsontotty]

Yer id be happy for you to try it out and you can then comment on what you think of it good or bad.

[petehosk]

And may as well run the same sort of comparison myself!
The specs for the bats are as follows:

Long Handle 'Standard' bat - Hunts County Clipper LE: 2'9
Mongoose MMi3 Custom Classic - 2'11/12
Black Cat Joker - 2'10/11

[Colesy]

Very nice bats. The Joker is growing on me.

Nice cherry on the toe of the MMi

[petehosk]

[procricket]

got to sat they both look nice and big.

[norbs]

Charlie, I was talking about your bat today and it has been a long time since I've been impressed by a bat that has come out.

From what people are saying it is a well balanced bat and by the looks of it, in the pics, the width of the bat isn't that noticeable.  The blade length looks superb as well and I'd imagine it could grace most matches

[petehosk]

[procricket]

got to be honest i even impressed with them pictures pete is this bat number 65???

[m4ttc]

Looks top notch willow that

[petehosk]

That's all chaps. Not sure what bat number it is to be honest Dave - kind of lost count!! 

Balance is very bat like!
Expected it to be like a pear-shaped woman.........bottom heavy! 
But this hasn't been the case.

I do like the goose - I think it feels ok and pings REALLY well.
But the blade length feels a little too short for everyday use to be honest.
The Joker seems to fill this gap nicely, and as Rich says, is probably long enough to use in all formats!!

I cannot say that the Joker pings better than the goose yet, as I need to knock the joker in!
But on first impressions there is absolutely no doubt that this is likely to cause some serious carnage!

[norbs]

Expected it to be like a pear-shaped woman.........bottom heavy! 

I was looking for a Beyonce profile that was easy to pick up

[Tom]

I think there must be more to it than just the 4mm diff and a slightly shorter blade. A quick guestimate from what was previously done at Mongoose would mean a 4mm thinner bat will save roughly 2-3% weight and a 2" shorter blade around 6%. Is the willow dried more? Are there some tricks in the willow, one guy mentioned swelling the willow then drying it?