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Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: roco on November 19, 2011, 06:53:02 PM
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Lazing around this afternoon chatting to the hosk and the helmet man I decided to take a trip to Woodstock as not far from me
So phoned up Jon who said anytime was fine and I was on my way,apart from all the damn horses on the road it was a fairly nice journey and was met on side of the road by Jon who ushered me into the drive by the workshop.On entering I was met with part made after part made plus a couple of clefts and finished bats plus a couple he was repairing,after a chat about what i was looking for he pulled out a couple of part mades he thought would suit to which we discussed as went for a look not to buy but the sight of all that wood turned me into a naughty boy.So we chatted away about this and that while he showed me around then inside for a nice cup of coffee provided by his locket wife then address details etc and he showed me some sample softs he had in which were very high quality with real pittards palms plus knee locators in pads and although he said he had a few tweaks to make they looked and felt very good to me even the sausage ones which is strange as I don't like sausage gloves
In the end I went with a nearly finished bat which still needed binding and all finishing sanding done plus handle tidying up which weighed 2lb15 and Jon said he will be able to keep it 2lb15 or under finished without altering shape too much so looking forward to it as it had 44/45 mm edges at the time I saw it
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thats massive!
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Not for the touch players
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Looks lovely, Nice grainage, another big bat for you. It looks like an st style bat. Loving those black Woodstock stickers in the other pics.
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Hmm so its confirmed Woodstock are handmade by Jon? I read elsewhere they are made at same place as Newbery.
PS: Great bat Roco mate I hope it serves you well. Looks massive I must say/
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He said he could custom make from scratch but can not prove that as did not see it but plenty of part mades as you can see so must be able to do something as the finished ones looked superb
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Another bat ! :O the misuses must have you by the testicles !
Looks at beast tbf
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i've heard the part mades are form bt blades not tk...
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Well the shapes are very very very similar to others I have had from people who are supplied by tk
But anyway they are well made and seem to respond very well off the mallet but test will be in a net I think
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Well the shapes are very very very similar to others I have had from people who are supplied by tk
But anyway they are well made and seem to respond very well off the mallet but test will be in a net I think
thats fair enough, it would make sense if he did. Perhaps he had a few from bt blades, i spoke to them recently and it was mentioned.
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I did not ask to be honest as not my place they looked good and tapped up lovely and he said he would do them for £175 for forum members as I mentioned I saw his bats on here first then contacted him
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thats a decent price, like the woodstock gear i must say..
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they go like the clappers as well!
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Is that for top of the line one roco? Ala for Woodstocks SPS?
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Yeah he said for top grade just mention moi or forum and should get the discount
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Sorry for asking so many questions but what is regular price without discount?
Cheers for all the help mate.
Hows the pickup I forgot to ask?
I was at local store the other day and saw that France one and it looked quite decent for its weight and everything really.
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£200 but going to £250 next year he said
Pick up was good in mine which was surprising as it was not finished yet and had ultra low middle
The tour De force is the one I am getting just in xl
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Ah okay cheers mate!
Another bat after this ?! ;-)
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For you or me ;)
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cover drive...where was this shop?
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It was roco who went not cover drive.
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I was at local store the other day and saw that France one and it looked quite decent for its weight and everything really.
Think he meant this.
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ahhh apologies :) didnt even see that!
not doing bad if they've got into candian shops already!
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Looks like a great bat, their gloves are amazing too, the pittards are extremely soft. Glad I chose part sponsorship with them.
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seems to be quite a popular sport out there!
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He said he sells a lot in aus as he has an agent in Melbourne but stocked in Canada is impressive
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Must be that Canadian Willow, ey.
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in picture two are my bats on the left of desk waiting to be refurbished haha
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Well some one else has just ordered a special one
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Pic of the shaped bats just waiting for sanding polishing and buffing
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...and binding and stickering and gripping ;p
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.......and waxing and buffering?
that bat on the left looks a monster
what weight are you expecting?
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Yes ok shall we just say finishing to be done
Bat on left will be 2lb15/3lb finished bat on right 2lb11/12 finished
Bat on left mine bat on right for someone else but has 20 ish grains
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Just received bats and must say are beauts one mine one for a friend his 2lb12 finished with toe guard mine 3lb with toe guard plus a spiral and a chevron
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Weight is 3lb with chevron and spiral plus toe guard so 2lb14 normal
41mm edges not much concaving
Nice pick up and nice rebound will see how it feels with a little more knocking in but overall for the price very very impressed top finishing plus a self healing scuff thrown in for free
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Looks mint mate :)
What's this about the self-healing scuff sheet? ???
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That looks lovely mate! Good to see so little concaving, I've just been having a discussion tonight about a new bat and that is pretty much what I was trying to describe to him! I'd have even thinner edges though....... ;)
Forgot to say, had a hit with a Tour De Force Platinum tonight, very, very nice stick...!
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You in discussions with the hosk then
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looks lovely mate....
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You in discussions with the hosk then
Yeah! Off to get something made next week........Full report will follow from Pete!! I'm going 'extreme' on the edges. 20mm max!