Doing a piece about the exciting new Harrow Vintage racquet, which is meant to replicate the late 1980s bats in weight and size, thus slowing down hardball singles enough to make it a wonderful game again. Dave Rosen of Harrow asked me about the inscription the old bats had along the shaft. I pulled out a half dozen from one of the chests I have stuffed full and here is what they said:
Competition SX2 and the Sharif Khan O.S. Slanzeger: “Due to the nature of the game squash racquets cannot be guaranteed against breakage”
Bancroft Pro 70 and the Bancroft Racquet King: “Squash Rackets Not Guaranteed.”
Snauwaert Composite 1500: “Due to the nature of the game of squash equipment cannot be guaranteed”
Manta 300: “Due to the nature of the game can not be guaranteed”
I would be surprised if Harrow Sports sells many of the "new" bat. It’s unlikely that players will want to play with a racquet which represents a technological step back in time.