Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Bats => Custom Made => Topic started by: MJB3 on May 23, 2012, 10:49:08 AM
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Having just broke my sponsored Kookaburra Kahuna (not mine before you start, bought it of our pro 2 years ago) two nights ago, I need a new bat, and quite fancy a custom bat after using GN's, Kook's and GM's.
Was wondering where would be the best place to start for G1 bat as I'm an opening batsman with a budget of about £180 as I'm not up for spending £300+? I know there are many forum sponsers etc, but what other smaller manufacturers would be recommended? Tazz? Fusion? Lekka? Piranha? CF?
All advice and criticism welcomed
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Charlie French are great, I have no first hand experience of any of the other brands..one of them I had never even heard of!
The fact is, any of the companies you mention plus the forum sponsors can produce for you a great bat, so find what's in your budget then pick on stickers and profile! It's probably easiest that way otherwise it's just going to get complicated... ;)
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most of the sponsors on here will be able to help and in your budget.
look in their sections, find some stickers/shape you like and speak to the brand owner.
have fun!
p.s. it feels to me like you need something with a mid to low middle and a nice swing weight, but a light pickup, so possible something in the 2lbs8 region lots of choice there.
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Contact ProWannabe for a Blue Room.
You won't be disappointed.
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http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=17613.0 that H4L deal is decent, also aldred has a decent deal on at the moment as well! Like said above no matter what you choose from a forum sponsor you'll get a decent stick for that amount of coin
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There are plenty of good custom brands on here, my suggestion would be go with the company that you like - all of the bats will be to a similar standard.
Another way would be to save yourself some money as there are plenty of top class bats people are selling 2nd hand on here that have even hardly been used.
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Cheers guys!
Buzz I think you've read my mind! Pedals are you referring to Piranha? They're an Irish outfit run by ex international Jeremy Bray!
Glad I stumbled across the forum!
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Dont go for LEKKA..
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I think with that budget you can pretty much take your pick on here and get a very good bat. Might be an idea to check through the manufacturers listed on here to find the ones closest to you and pay them a visit?
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Cheers guys!
Buzz I think you've read my mind! Pedals are you referring to Piranha? They're an Irish outfit run by ex international Jeremy Bray!
Glad I stumbled across the forum!
No mate! Tazz! Never heard of them! I googled them but no pics of the bats on their website.....not a good start!
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Over in NI so I can't see myself making the trip over, as much as I love my bats!
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If you're in Ireland you should have a chat to JohnnyW on this forum. He owns Shamrock Cricket who make some great gear....no bats though.
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Dont go for LEKKA..
Any reasons why?
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Any reasons why?
Where to begin......
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Any reasons why?
there is nothing wrong with the bats! its just the people behind it and the customer service
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The Lekka bats are excellent, the issue is that one of the individuals with that business has been banned for spurious posting of nonsence on various forums.
If you order a bat from him you will get an excellent product - however, my view is that you are better off looking at a forum sponsor - you can get a custom Charlie French G1 bat for £150 with an offer at the moment, which i think is the best offer on a new bat on here currently...
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From what I have seen and heard, do not go for Piranha as I have only heard bad reports about their gear.
Lion sports were selling Tazz sports bats in Northern Ireland last year and as far as I know they are your average run of the mill pakistani made bats.
If you are looking for a decent bat then I would recommend Lekka as they do make great bats even though people on here probably will not recommend them because of the owner but do not let that put you of buying one. The main agent for them is based in NI
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I've heard mixed reviews about Tazz, Lekka and Piranha, for every raving review theres a dud bat, just shows the unique nature of bats!
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I've had three Lekkas. The LH I had died last season after reaching just over two and taking a yorker to the toe corner and simply snapping the blade there. Had an amazing middle, and the chap who bought it off me used it in every game he played until that happened. The Lekka Big Hitter is a Joker in disguise and went like a madman, and the LB one I have now is still being knocked in and so far plays very well.
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langer17 and Whispering Death said it best...
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I've seen a Piranha which is an absolute gun bat, but only one I'm afraid. Like above, its better going with a company who consistently get praise like CF. Haven't heard of any people complaining about their bats and the offer is seriously good at the moment.
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Red Ink Custom Bats are great! Just look at some of there bats!
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This is an old thread from may . What bat did you finally get