I've got a decent amount of money to spend on a new bat after selling my Warsop and I was originally going to go for a Hawk bat, but I just can't help thinking that their bats are very expensive.
I'm looking for a bat around 2'9, large sweetspot, light pick up with a middish middle. Not really fussed on the cosmetics of the bat and just want performance from it. I would prefer to stay local (worcs area) if I were to go for a custom brand just purely for the fact of supporting local businesses. I've got a Solitaire, but I think I'm only going to use that for T20, so I'm looking for something lighter that I can use when I've got a bit of time at the crease.
I picked up a few bats when a week or so ago at a shop in London and really liked the GN Oblivion and GM Luna as they were huge and picked up beautifully, however the only 'big branded' bat I've owned was a cheap Kook Kahuna and that has served me quite well considering how much it was etc.. and I don't know whether I could afford to spend £200+ on an 'off the shelf' companies bat just incase it were to break and then have to deal with their customer service as I've heard GN can be a pain in the ass with their customer service.
I was wondering what you guys could suggest I could look at and whether you think it's worth spending the money in a Hawk bat over a GN/GM? Any help would be appreciated, Cheers.