These bats are based on player profiles as used by Pro's such as Harry Brook, Ben Stokes and Babar Azam.

The handle is a vital part of the bat. Our bat maker creates and shapes the handle to your precise requirements. There are 3 shapes in our handles; the oval handle, semi oval and r Short Blade 21 7/8 Inches, Standard Blade 22 inches (normal length) and Long Blade 22 7/8 inches. We would recommend you ought to only look for a long blade if you are over 6ft'3. For your ease, note that one bat comes in several willow variants so that you can get the same specs in a lower-quality willow from brands like Kookaburra, GM, SS, Protos, etc. If you are looking for an incredibly light bat and big profile we would advise you to go for a short blade. Look at where you mostly strike the ball on your current bat and then match up this position with the bats you are considering purchasing. Does the sweet spot match with your hitting area? Does where you strike the ball mostly on your current bat match where the maximum swell on the blade is? It should for maximum performance.

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Has your Grade 1 bat been fitted with a top quality, treble spring multi-piece cane handle or has the maker reduced this feature in the bat? Compare handles across the bats you are considering – it may change your decision. It is not all about the blade, bat handles are not all the same. The handle construction of your bat needs to be considered with respect to the quality of willow you are buying. Visual shape appeal – some bat shapes are more appealing to the eye. This can be very important for player confidence and should be a priority when choosing a bat. Based on the same profile as used by the Universe Boss Chris Gayle. Beautiful straight grains on both bats with the fullest of profiles, ensuring a massive sweetspot.

Scallop: Scalping is done on the sides of the bat’s spine. Wood is shaved off, and the curved pattern appears on both sides of the spine, which helps keep the spine height the same but reduces weight since extra wood on the sides has been removed. This is called a scallop. We all know us batsmen can be very fussy so we can alter the length of the blade, the weight of the bat, the length of the handle, and the shape of the handle. We hand grade our clefts so can usually find a cleft that you are looking for. Having tapped up the ball with this bat the rebound is amazing due to the great willow and pressing involved. Across a yield of willow most of the blades will be Grade 3 or 4 with Grade 1 becoming very rare in recent seasons. The bats have a lovely bow, which helps in generating power and adding extra momentum to shots played with the lower part of the blade.Our simple, but classy branding, is designed to show off the willow in all its glory. But rest assured, we simply do not skimp on quality. Whilst each blankbats blade is a thing of beauty, we are confident our bats will provide you great value for your shots. Bat preparation is another subject we’ll expand upon in another post but still a very important part of choosing a bat that needs to be considered.