Moongoose Bat--The fact sheet

The Mongoose is an innovation that truly changes the way we know cricket bats.

Here is the fact sheet:

-The Mongoose bat has been designed specifically for Twenty20

-The Mongoose is the most radical change to cricket bat design since 1771

-The MCC Laws sub-committee has confirmed that the Mongoose bats are legal and allowed to be used in all levels of cricket. They conform to the new version of Law 6 and Appendix E, which came into force on 1st October 2008.

-The Mongoose has been scientifically proven by Imperial College to offer batsmen 20% more power and 15% more bat speed than a conventional bat.

-The Mongoose allows you to hit harder & further without changing the way you play.

-The Mongoose’s blade is 33% shorter and its handle 43% longer than a conventional bat.

-The splice, usually located in the blade of the bat, is incorporated in the handle, which ensures there is no dead spot in the hitting area of the bat.

-The Mongoose also reconfigures the shoulders of the bat by dropping them down nine inches. The weight taken from the shoulders – about 20 per cent of the blade weight – is redistributed to the back of the new, shorter blade.

-The Mongoose is the invention of Marcus Codrington Fernandez, former Global Creative Director for one of the biggest advertising networks in the world.

-The Mongoose will make its first class debut in the Twenty20 Cup (England's domestic competition).

-The players using the Mongoose bat in first class cricket will include:

Stuart Law – Derbyshire and Australia

Ebony Rainford-Brent – Surrey and England

Laura Marsh – Sussex and England.

15% more bat speed

20% more power

Hit faster, straighter, further

So then, what do you reckon - will the Mongoose help batsmen hit harder, faster, and further?

What do you make of the shorter blade thats supposed to have a larger sweet spot than a conventional bat?

Will Stuart Law make heaps of runs with the Mongoose?

If its successful, how much longer before it comes into international cricket?

If you want to know more about the Mongoose, see some more pics of Stuart Law posing with the Mongoose, or even buy the Mongoose (£159), hop on over to Mongoose Cricket.


How to use it
With a Mongoose bat you’re packing unprecedented power that will give you the edge in Twenty20: more fours, more sixes, more balls out of the ground. But how do you make the best use of its innovations and which is the best Mongoose for you?
Thanks to its elongated handle and shortened blade, the Mongoose’s bat-speed is faster than any of its rivals. Working like a golf club, the head of the bat catches up with the hands at the point of impact, resulting in a whip effect through the ball. This allows you to select your shot later, or change it in a split second, putting you at a crucial advantage over the bowler.

This extra bat-speed also means players can choose a Mongoose that is a couple of ounces heavier than the conventional bat they will have used. For example, players who use a 2lb 8oz traditional bat will probably feel comfortable using a 2lb 10/11oz Mongoose.
Considering its striking appearance, you may be surprised how similar the Mongoose feels to a conventional bat. Close your eyes and the chances are you won’t feel any difference.

As Michael Brown, the Surrey opening batsman says, “The Mongoose helps players to keep their shape for longer in a stroke”. As a result, the Mongoose encourages classical stroke play. More technical, more accurate. So, players don’t need to slog across the line to hit the ball hard, they just need to keep their head down and hit through the ball.

This is reassuring given the trajectory of Twenty20 scores. The totals are climbing all the time – and not as a result of slogging. It’s the skilled batsmen who are hitting harder for longer – witness AB de Villiers’ recent 105 not out from 54 balls in the IPL, with his second 50 coming from just 16 deliveries.
We can’t promise you will ascend to these heights. But if you have the skills, the Mongoose will maximise your runs better than any other bat.

How to get the most out of a Mongoose 

Hold the bat in the same way you would hold any bat. Play shots you would play with any bat. Hit the nets with your new Mongoose (ideally against a bowling machine) and just get used to the extra power that allows you to hit balls harder, later in the shot.

Concentrate on timing the ball. Don’t just watch the ball, watch the seam of the ball. Play your favourite shots and witness the improvement in performance that the Mongoose provides. The Mongoose has a sweet spot 120 per cent bigger than a conventional bat. So back yourself to hit the ball and the bat will take care of the rest.
Don’t try and hit the ball too hard. Practice any shot you might usually play, especially defensive shots. You probably won’t notice any difference in the bat’s abilities to defend balls on the front foot or on the back foot.
In match situations, the same applies. The bat is approved by the MCC to be used in every level of the game, worldwide. So just enjoy the added power, the bigger sweet spot. Stuart Law, the Australian legend, says that with a Mongoose he mostly doesn’t even feel the ball on the bat such is sweetness of the middle.
Despite its vaunted properties, don’t imagine simply turning up at the crease with a Mongoose will let you hit every ball into the car park – unless you’re Viv Richards.

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Press Release, Facts courtesy of Performance PR.
Pictures courtesy Mat Hale.
Science stats provided by Professor Anthony Bull, Imperial College, London

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