hi bill, are most of your bats made with high middles, i would like a bat with a midd to low middle.

can you custom make bats with midd to low middles? and still have large profiles, as i have heared. i kinda bat like strauss or bell, what kind of profile could you recommend for me?

 Hi Hanif,

    As said we are very busy,but if care to ring us we will speak to you.

Our no is 01270256120 anytime.

Thanks

Hi Hanif,If you need to contact Bill urgently then it would probably be better to give him a call.Having been down this week to visit Bill and James I found them very busy with a lot of bats to get through.Having tried a couple of these bats in the indoor net they have set up with proper hard cricket balls,I can assure you they are very worthy of consideration.Cosmetically,and aesthetically you could argue that there are other "better" bats,but in the crucial area of performance,pickup and balance Fusion must be up there with the very best.I am not on the payroll or sponsored by Fusion,my comments are my view only,backed by 25 seasons as a top order batsman in top first team league cricket,and the ownership of a great many cricket bats.

Cheers,hope this helps,

Mark.

hi bill i emailed you about a custom fusion bat but you havent got back to me, if you could check your emails and contact me as soon as possible that be great. might get a custom millichamp and hall solution new graphics for 2006 looks great has a large low middle perfect for driving on english wickets. undecided i know what the guys on this forum would suggest think there all on bills payroll Very funny. just kidding they must be good bats. deffinetly going to get one of them cant wait to use it.

currently got a vampire test selection 2lb 10 oz perfect balance picks up like 2lb 8oz and a specially made vampire explorer cant buy in shops 2lb 9oz massive profile middle twice the size as test selection beautiful balance and pickup.

i wanted to get a bat 2lb 4( in LH), the 'st george' from choice willow. Would it be crap?

Hi, I have asked Andrew Flintoff myself in person wot Weight of the bat he uses and it is 2.9-2.10oz he told me any lighter or heavier and his timimg would be F*u*k*d Very funny :)

 Simon ,if you had a very big bat ie big volume but very dense and hard,it would go as well as a middle size to small top quality,well pressed bat.thats the wrong way round ,but you know what i mean.

Nothing beats a good light weight ,7 to 10 or more grains,a good bit of meat in the middle and about 2-9/10 with a good pick up.now if that is grades 1 2 3 or whatever then thats ok,it is that you have more of a chance with the higher grades,any way it gives us some thing to discuss.

Bill

Simon,mass as in volume,with regard to the scoop not too many be made now is there??

Bill

what you mean by mass? 2 bats could have the same mass but one would be bigger, as it has lower density, but how does this affect the performace? as ive seen bats close to the gray-nicolls scoop that still have good middles!

 3 questions at £5 per question= £15?

Poor Bill

 Simon think Mass!

Big Guys generally use lighter bats because they generate power from their strength and body weight.

Small guys use heavy bats because they have less body weight into the shot a heavier bat can help them with their timing.

Tendulkar use to a bat around 3 lbs i think he's gone lighter now due to a back injury (note: heavy bats do put extra strain on the back). The heaviest i've heard of in the international scene was Lance Klusenar i think he used a 3.2

Anyone know how heavy Dhoni's bat is? Cuz i heard he uses a pretty heavy stick.

Warney,

I've personally talked to Bill about this and he explains it thus.Pro willow clefts generally weigh less than grade one clefts.The wood is therefore more dense.At say a weight of 2/8 the bat made from pro choice willow will be a bigger bat than the grade one bat,simple physics really.That's why you often see test players in particular with huge pieces of wood .They are actually no heavier than the bats we can buy "off the shelf" in the local sports shop!!

Cheers,

Mark.

Hi guys i think those players that are interested in weights and sizes of bats should think 'Density' that is, the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume?

 Bill

I once used a 3 pound G and M and found I could drive like a demon,but struggled to play square of the wicket back foot shots off the quicks.Thesedays I think the profile of the bats are getting so huge that it is quite possible to get a massive bat that weighs as little as 2/8,2/9 and picks up like a feather.As an older player now that would be my preference.

Cheers,

Mark.

Hey Warney,

no probs mate.

Cheers,

Mark.