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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: cricket43 on March 10, 2012, 08:48:22 AM

Title: 404,505,606
Post by: cricket43 on March 10, 2012, 08:48:22 AM

my little brothers birthday is coming up and he wants an english willow bat as his used kashmir all his life , his keen on GM so i thought i wouldnt go too high but something thats still english willow.

Any help would be appreciated :)

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: Talisman on March 10, 2012, 09:28:28 AM

Got to admit the 505 false grains looks very good.

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: cricket43 on March 10, 2012, 09:37:57 AM

just wondering about the fake grains , can GM control how much grains there going to put on each bat seeing as there printed ?

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Post by: Talisman on March 10, 2012, 09:52:17 AM

One print only, looks good but not 20 grains.

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Post by: PM7 on March 10, 2012, 10:08:40 AM

I can see a market for fake grain scuff sheets with 20 ruler straight grains being snapped up by forum members ;)

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Post by: Vulcan Cricket on March 10, 2012, 10:09:36 AM

i just hate them sheets and grays ones with them sheets on and the white backs errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sorry guys rant over

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: cricket43 on March 10, 2012, 11:38:47 AM

theres a 505 plus isnt there , wouldnt mind that myself in the 808 range

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Post by: Colesy on March 10, 2012, 12:29:12 PM

I had/have a 606 from 2005, 14 straight grains massive butterfly knot lol. Go for a 606 out of all of them

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: Vulcan Cricket on March 10, 2012, 12:45:57 PM

butterfly knot????

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: Colesy on March 10, 2012, 12:48:53 PM

Stain* watching Friends at the same time, can't multi-task

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Post by: Vulcan Cricket on March 10, 2012, 12:55:14 PM

we blokes we dont mate lol  ;)

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Post by: uknsaunders on March 10, 2012, 02:07:33 PM

All the same grade of willow, just depends how clean the grains are. 606 should be the best but no harm in knocking up some 404/505's as well, see if one sounds better off a mallet. I've seen 15 grain 404's that could easily pass for 707's. Bleaching and fake grains sheets are akin to fraud in my book - attempting to hide something from the consumer. All bats should shown in there original form.

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Post by: Vulcan Cricket on March 10, 2012, 08:43:16 PM

unreal what some do to get rid or stains and marks i love butterfly willow

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: Whispering Death on March 10, 2012, 08:47:36 PM

Quote from: cricket43 on March 10, 2012, 11:38:47 AM

theres a 505 plus isnt there , wouldnt mind that myself in the 808 range

anyone know where these are sold??

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Post by: uknsaunders on March 10, 2012, 10:42:42 PM

GM don't make one according to the website - would be a very interesting proposition. A cheap bat with a big (but heavy) profile.

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Post by: legger123 on March 10, 2012, 10:46:42 PM

I took a trip down to Taunton today, to which the first bat I saw was a Catalyst Original! Sorry, thought I'd share that on this post :)

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: junter97 on March 10, 2012, 10:55:45 PM

Thought the lowest model of + was the 707+?

Title: Re: 404,505,606
Post by: cricket43 on March 10, 2012, 11:56:33 PM

well in australia i saw the 808+ at the greg chappel cricket centre yeah i was curious as to whether there was a 505+
might get a 606 for him anyway now