when you say you went direct did you just email them and tell them what you wanted? im considering going 'direct' for a kook next bat if you can get them like that, great bat.
I went to Kook to get mine and just couldn't find any that I really liked - admiteddly I wasn't looking at the Kahuna RP, but generally the bats were all heavy and all the models had a standard shape apart from the Blade (or whatever that Yellow one is called). Not that long ago each bat model had their own profile eg. the Ice had a low middle with little concaving...Also if you've got a deal JP the best value bats have to be the 'Big' range
I believe so, my sister had a sponsorhip deal with kookaburra i rememebr going to the warehosue in Corby with her to pick out some bats. Its like an alladins cave, floor to ceiling boxes of bats, fantastic place.