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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: djsmith on May 09, 2011, 10:26:58 AM
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this guy. i see people saying they have bought talisman custom made bats. so who is this guy and if he has his own brand then who makes his bats? does he have a bat maker>????
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oh where to start!!
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Pull up a sand bag my friend, this may take some time ;)
Last I heard he was re-inventing the ping pong ball
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You will not be disappointed with anything you get from him.
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Yeah sorry on a serious note, he is a willow barron. Has his own brand, can get you pretty much most gear at very competitve prices and I don't think there has been a case of a poor quality bat.
He may take a little time in coming back to you but will deliver every time
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You will not be disappointed with anything you get from him.
unless you get a prototype ping pong ball!
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yeah in all seriousness talisman will get you something superb!
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tbh he is like morgan freeman in shawshank redemption
hes the man who knows how to get things.. lol
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Simmy that is probably the best description haha
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unless you get a prototype ping pong ball!
you never know how good it's going to be though!
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this guy. i see people saying they have bought talisman custom made bats. so who is this guy and if he has his own brand then who makes his bats? does he have a bat maker>????
This Talisman fellow is also known as the Pod Father.
He does more miles and personal bat deliveries than anyone I know.
Watch out for him turning up on your door step with 3 or 4 20+ grainer bats all in your weight for you to choose from and the next thing you know you have bought two bats rather than one because they were just too good to say no to.
There are rumours of him having a base somewhere deep in the heart of Cider country and that he can supply all sorts of cricket equipment (and dodgy pingpong balls apparently) at excellent prices.
Catch him on a good day and your equipment will be with you next day, catch him on a bad day and it may take a month.
What can be said is that he has excellent contacts within the industry and has exacting standards and knows about willow.
He also bowls a vicious away swinging heavy ball.
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The Rupert Murdoch of the cricket equipment industry!!
But a ripping bloke unlike Rupert
His bats are so good I am buying 50 of them.
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He also bloody loves chilli
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Send him a pm and make sure you have your credit card handy.
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I've started saving as my next bat could be from this legend!
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This Talisman fellow is also known as the Pod Father.
He does more miles and personal bat deliveries than anyone I know.
Watch out for him turning up on your door step with 3 or 4 20+ grainer bats all in your weight for you to choose from and the next thing you know you have bought two bats rather than one because they were just too good to say no to.
There are rumours of him having a base somewhere deep in the heart of Cider country and that he can supply all sorts of cricket equipment (and dodgy pingpong balls apparently) at excellent prices.
Catch him on a good day and your equipment will be with you next day, catch him on a bad day and it may take a month.
What can be said is that he has excellent contacts within the industry and has exacting standards and knows about willow.
He also bowls a vicious away swinging heavy ball.
a month you must be jokeing lol
but stand up guy and don't go near his boot !
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Redback or Talisman.
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Redback or Talisman.
is this a question or a saying?
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Redback or Talisman.
That's the exact dilema I am in at the moment
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I'm really keen to get a Talisman after seeing a fair few of them on here. I think I'm lucky I'm not working atm, otherwise I would have bought way too many bat's this year, ahah :D.
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TALISMAN brand must have its own forum so all reviews can be put together its only fair
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TALISMAN brand must have its own forum so all reviews can be put together its only fair
As I believe the guy who runs Talisman is a forum sponsor, however he doesn't want his own section.
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TALISMAN brand must have its own forum so all reviews can be put together its only fair
Not really, there is a search bar, it's not hard to use...
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Some say that Talisman can win a game of connect 4 in just 3 moves, others say he once shot a German WW2 plane clean out of the sky by simply pointing at it and shouting 'BANG'.
There were rumours at one point that Talisman was in fact 'The Stig' and during the 2006 Pakistan tour of England when Inzamam Ul-Haq was taken ill, Talisman painted his body and stood first slip for them, without anybody noticing a swap.
We dont know if any of this is true, all we know is that he is THE Talisman.
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Some say his heart is made of pure grade 1 ++++++++++++ willow and that he invented the grip cone in a rather unfortunate way.
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some say his finger prints are perfectly straight like the grains from a willow cleft.
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Some say he invented the pop up button on the toaster
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some say he once bought a round!!!! ;)
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some say he once bought a round!!!! ;)
The rest I could believe
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some say his finger prints are perfectly straight like the grains from a willow cleft.
his little pinky is all heartwood tho
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Some say that Talisman can win a game of connect 4 in just 3 moves, others say he once shot a German WW2 plane clean out of the sky by simply pointing at it and shouting 'BANG'.
There were rumours at one point that Talisman was in fact 'The Stig' and during the 2006 Pakistan tour of England when Inzamam Ul-Haq was taken ill, Talisman painted his body and stood first slip for them, without anybody noticing a swap.
We dont know if any of this is true, all we know is that he is THE Talisman.
You are a hoot mate :D
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I heard that it wasn't Excalibur they pulled from the stone... Is was...Talisman
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This thread is quality!
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Some say he invented Viagra... He always has wood
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Some say that he doesn't need anyone to shape his bats, he simply stares the clefts down untill he gets the shape he want's.
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Was so fascinated with the respect he commands here, that i am ordering a bat of him this week.:D, Hoping for a lovely piece of willow.
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Thats cause you looked into his eyes for too long Nitin
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There is even a wiki about him what next, water into wine??
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It has been said there are weapons of Mass destruction in the Middle east...This is Untrue They travel the UK in Talismans Boot!
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Talisman is the Only person That Chuck Norris Fears..... and Chuck Norris fears no-one
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Now you are being ridiculous
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Now you are being ridiculous
Never, this is Talisman we are talking about here
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The next bat is Talisman for sure :D :D :D :D
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Whenever I meet up with Talisman, I remember him saying, "Hello Pete...look into my eyes....not round my eyes, but in my eyes! Now, look into my boot, not round my boot...."
And the next hour is a haze. The next thing I remember is saying bye and wondering how come I have a cricket bat in my hands....again! :(
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and an empty wallet pete ? :P
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How did you know? :o
Strange!
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im psychic ;)
not happened to be yet good thing I live a good distance away from him he can not do it to me !
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im psychic ;)
not happened to be yet good thing I live a good distance away from him he can not do it to me !
don't set him a challenge like that... this is a man who will drive to Essex from the mysterious Cider Lands to collect a bat with a broken handle. Don't put anything past him.
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oh just though he has my address :O may need to hide !
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don't set him a challenge like that... this is a man who will drive to Essex from the mysterious Cider Lands to collect a bat with a broken handle. Don't put anything past him.
Buzz this was just a great excuse for him to see me........
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He's coming up near me in a few days apparently...I'm shaking at the thought of it
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we will pray for you
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I'm terrified
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don't be - just ensure you have appropriate funds and negotiate hard!
And if you aren't sure - don't bounce a ball on any of his bats... ;)
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Forgetting your wallet won't help either
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don't be - just ensure you have appropriate funds and negotiate hard!
And if you aren't sure - don't bounce a ball on any of his bats... ;)
there's no room for negotiating he's a big bloke :)
you just get a stern look followed by..... 'you will buy this bat '
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I might eat my wallet on the way...
Reckon he does chip and pin?
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chips and pine maybe!!
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You going to meet him then will?
He's a little pussy cat really canners
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Might be on the cards mate, will see what happens end of the week.
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Just bring burger and beer money and you will be fine