So this is how it is honkys...

1. Britbats are crap

2. Thumb notches are bad for your thumb (check out my dad's thumb for evidence of this). My sticks have a fat enough handle to take impact on the pad at the base of the thumb.

3. index finger notches are a bad idea. Even the bat holding (ie non-extended) index finger is great for swerves

4. String is GOLD, only when attached on either side of the hand (not hanging off the wrist). I once broke a lanyard in a game and quickly realised that I don't actually hold onto my stick when i play.

5. Short sticks rule.

6. For some reason, possibly purely a psychological reason, I need a bit of stick sticking out the back of my hand. I've made the exact same sticks without it and they just felt pissweak.