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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: cricketer13 on April 14, 2011, 01:59:47 PM

Title: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: cricketer13 on April 14, 2011, 01:59:47 PM: Ordered this custom made from Mapperly Sports. Weight is 2.8 picks up feather light and pings better than all of my bats.
(http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz97/shery13/legend31-03-11copy.jpg)
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: thaman303 on April 14, 2011, 02:03:44 PM: nice grains, profile is asian though. can it customized to any profile ?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 14, 2011, 02:11:08 PM: Quote from: thaman303 on April 14, 2011, 02:03:44 PM
nice grains, profile is asian though. can it customized to any profile ?

Possibly but why would you want that?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Tumo on April 14, 2011, 02:27:11 PM: Quote from: Cover_Drive on April 14, 2011, 02:11:08 PM
Possibly but why would you want that?
Because you might not want an Asian profile...? Thought that would be obvious!

Looks a cracking stick pal!
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 14, 2011, 02:31:45 PM: Then just don't buy Legend, simple :)
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Tumo on April 14, 2011, 02:36:29 PM: But if you want the quality of the willow, it's more than understandable. And I'm sure you'd want the ability to choose how high you want your middle, if you want any concaving, etc...
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: procricket on April 14, 2011, 07:55:51 PM: I do not hink there much of a Asian style anymore look around there a little bit of everything in most brands selection and many little twists

On this bat looks bloody good i bet your happy with that one i would
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Watsontotty on April 14, 2011, 07:58:38 PM: id not say an Asian profile but would say it looks a nice bat and like the profile
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: procricket on April 14, 2011, 07:59:36 PM: looks like my laver'S SORRY
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Watsontotty on April 14, 2011, 08:01:19 PM: looks like a few hawks ive seen in terms of profile
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Canners on April 14, 2011, 08:05:09 PM: features the SAF 'offset' edge by the looks of it
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: mattw on April 14, 2011, 08:14:04 PM: Quote from: Watsontotty on April 14, 2011, 08:01:19 PM
looks like a few hawks ive seen in terms of profile

I was thinking that.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on April 14, 2011, 08:16:07 PM: Quote from: Canners on April 14, 2011, 08:05:09 PM
features the SAF 'offset' edge by the looks of it

What is meant by ' offset edge ' ?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: procricket on April 14, 2011, 08:18:29 PM: middle bulk and edge highest part in different location
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on April 14, 2011, 08:22:52 PM: Got you, cheers
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Watsontotty on April 14, 2011, 08:40:26 PM: Quote from: The finisher on April 14, 2011, 08:38:34 PM
how do you know it pings better if you havent got it ?

What
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: cricketer13 on April 14, 2011, 08:46:50 PM: Quote from: The finisher on April 14, 2011, 08:38:34 PM
how do you know it pings better if you havent got it ?

I have it with me :)
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: jonpinson on April 14, 2011, 08:48:24 PM: Quote from: Watsontotty on April 14, 2011, 08:40:26 PM
What

Are you just having a bad day?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Watsontotty on April 14, 2011, 08:49:07 PM: Quote from: jonpinson on April 14, 2011, 08:48:24 PM
Are you just having a bad day?

Nope are you ? he has the bat
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 08:41:02 AM: I have a few GN Legends if wanted, £250 as £300+ is a crazy price for a standard Indian made bat, got 2 at 2.9 if wanted.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: cricketer13 on April 15, 2011, 02:31:27 PM: Quote from: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 08:41:02 AM
I have a few GN Legends if wanted, £250 as £300+ is a crazy price for a standard Indian made bat, got 2 at 2.9 if wanted.

It is not Indian made. It was made in England
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 02:36:18 PM: Mine are Indian made, like the ones in the shops.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: justnotcricket86 on April 15, 2011, 02:38:05 PM: Mike - are Legends honestlty Indian made? Could have sworn Alex said he was doing them mate?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: jonpinson on April 15, 2011, 02:40:03 PM: I think what Alex actually did was give a very wishy washy answer, something about 'each model can be made here or overseas depending on demand etc'.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 02:43:47 PM: All UK GN bats are made in India apart from some Pro's and Customs. Why just make some?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on April 15, 2011, 02:44:41 PM: Quote from: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 02:36:18 PM
Mine are Indian made, like the ones in the shops.
Who are the Indian makers of GN?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 03:35:31 PM: GN themselves, they have their own factory.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Edward Lowy on April 15, 2011, 03:52:46 PM: Quote from: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 03:35:31 PM
GN themselves, they have their own factory.

Do they own that factory?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 04:57:59 PM: I have no idea, but I'm sure you do..... should you care to enlighten me I'm all ears. ;)
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: cricketer13 on April 15, 2011, 05:45:46 PM: Quote from: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 02:43:47 PM
All UK GN bats are made in India apart from some Pro's and Customs. Why just make some?

You may be right but this bat indeed is custom.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 15, 2011, 10:54:15 PM: Quote from: Talisman on April 15, 2011, 02:43:47 PM
All UK GN bats are made in India apart from some Pro's and Customs. Why just make some?

I don't think all of GN bats are made in India. Alex himself said they are made in UK, India, Australia and few other countries. So in this case I would say Alex knows more than you.

Also I can prove and guarantee if you want that this bat is not made in India.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 16, 2011, 07:06:32 AM: GN Australia make a lot of their own bats.

If you made 10 bats in the UK and 50,000 in India you could still use the line, "Our bats are made in the UK and India". Finance takes hold of these issues, not romance of the UK being better, a skilled worker in India is earning far far less than his English counterpart, maybe 1% of the UK equivalent?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 16, 2011, 07:11:39 AM: I totally understand that Mike and I agree on that fact.

But what I'm trying to justify here is that this bat was Made in UK because it was made in a such time frame that getting a bat all the way from India would have been very difficult and he (cricketer13) was regularly updated by Ian (At GN) as well.
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: Talisman on April 16, 2011, 07:17:10 AM: I think we have crossed lines, if his bat was a custom made then it could be UK made. My ones are just off the shelf bats.

Back to the topic title, what was custom made about the bat? A different shape?
Title: Re: Custom Made Gray Nicolls Legend
Post by: jonpinson on April 16, 2011, 05:05:54 PM: Please email me pics.

(No Swearing Please).