Never mind the Sweet Spot, I was always looking for a bat that, no matter how many times you knicked it, the edges always fell short or wide of slips. I never did find one..
The Scoop came out when I was a kid. Naturally, everyone wanted one, but it was much more expensive than other bats, so my friends and I used to go into the sports shop in Halifax just to be able to handle a Scoop. It felt like picking up Excalibur.
Barry and Gordon... my heroes growing up watching at United Services, Northlands Rd and occasionally Dean Park!
Thank you Philip! You're right - I don't know too much about the Malik, but should find out...
Never mind the Sweet Spot, I was always looking for a bat that, no matter how many times you knicked it, the edges always fell short or wide of slips. I never did find one..
If you do, let me know...
Terrific piece Jon. Thank you.
The Scoop came out when I was a kid. Naturally, everyone wanted one, but it was much more expensive than other bats, so my friends and I used to go into the sports shop in Halifax just to be able to handle a Scoop. It felt like picking up Excalibur.
Thanks Tim. Somehow I think this new edition might be quite expensive too... hope you got hold of one eventually!
Wonderful article Jon.
One thing worth mentioning in my view is the rise of the India and Pakistan overdried lumps.
The Malik Bubba Sher specifically.
The first monster with fat edges and concaving leaving the spine in place but with a similar theory to the GN100.
It was those bats which changed the bats into the modern beasts that we have now.