An early Christmas present to myself landed yesterday, so I thought I'd get some photos up on the forum!
Back at the very start of November, Kookaburra announced that they were adding a Kahuna to their retro range for 2024. For me, this bat is my first memory of playing cricket so to read about the launch brought back lots of happy memories. My parents brought for me a 2005 Kahuna Warrior (for £99 back in the day) from my local sports shop and it was a bat that lasted 3 seasons, unheard of these days (as I now seem to change bats once a month!) so I was keen to get my hands on this new model as soon as it was available.
Initial impressions of the bat received is really positive. Coming out of the box face first, I was pleased to see 6 or 7 relatively straight, clean grains - decent considering this is the G4 "Warrior" model. It has a nice full profile too, with very little concaving present.
The biggest question that had been circulating online was around how the back of the bat would look. Unsurprisingly, it is not fibreglass / graphite as per the 2005 model, but it is a full length carbon fibre sticker with the Kookaburra decals on top. There are no major creases or kinks in the stickers, so it looks nice and clean. I have no idea how that back sticker will hold up during the wear and tear of a cricket summer, but for today, it looks great in the bat room and I cannot walk in without picking it up for some shadow batting. A minor detail but the front sticker has some very aesthetically pleasing detailing too giving it a bit more of a modern look.
Tapping up with a new league ball, the bat feels lovely and responsive, a lot better than most of the lower grade Kookaburra's I have received in previous years. There doesn't seem to many dead areas on the bat and seems very forgiving when you don't get it out of the middle.
Specs:
Weight: 2lb 9.0oz
Width: 107mm
Edge Size: 34mm
Shoulder: 14mm
Toe: 15mm
Handle: Round
For £200, by modern standards, I am very pleased with what arrived and I am looking forward to getting my hands on one of the G1 models.
Enjoy the photos!
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