Structurally, and ignoring dimensions for a moment, isn't the Mongoose just a shoulderless bat with the grip pulled down over the splice?
Yes, pretty much. Does this drawing help explain
@jonny77?
Interesting notes:
- You'll see the portion of the Mongoose which is made up of cane is actually shorter than a regular handle by around 2cm. There is no need for special handles.
- The 'ears' are the portion of willow which protrudes into the handle, this happens on a normal bat and they are bound by string. They can protrude up to 2.5" into the upper "handle" section under MCC Laws.
- You need a similar length of adhesive of cane + willow across both a regular bat and a Mongoose. This results in the Mongoose having willow which protrudes much further into the handle than a regular bat, this is where the law just mentioned comes in.
- Mongoose got round this law with 2 ways. The first was by making a small cut in the willow in the ears (blue pencil), this gave enough separation between the lower portion of the handle and upper portion. Remember the handle can be made from any wood, using willow in the handle is absolutely fine.
- The second way was making use of a sticker to cover some of the lower portion of the splice. To everyone else this just looked like funky grip tape, but it was essential for allowing this cut ^ to happen far enough up the handle/cane joint in order for it not to compromise structural integrity.
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