Having now seen a few maybe 3/4 top of the range M&H bats
My own Distinction
Ian Buchanans, Yash's, and now this Amplus.
It is becoming evident that M&H may use oversized clefts for the Distinction and Amplus bat, they charge top dollar for these, but is it Grade 1 willow. as defined by wrights, greens etc
do wrights sell oversized clefts in grade 1. is it pot luck. i think in all honesty it is quite easy for a batmaker to say that theres a blemish on this cleft or the grains arent quite straight, but we grade on performance.
they way i see it . . .it can be a way of increasing profits.
buy the lower grade / cheaper stuff and sell at top prices.
anyone got a distinction or amplus with nicer grains.