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Equipment => Bats => Willow and Willow Trees.... => Topic started by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:08:34 PM

Title: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
Just for a little bit of fun, this came in for a repair the other week. What do we think this bat was graded as??

(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6513/1343423150111.jpg)

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7905/1343423196423.jpg)

(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7719/1343423245391.jpg)
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Johnny on July 27, 2012, 09:13:53 PM
I'm going with Puma Evolution 5000
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: procricket on July 27, 2012, 09:18:04 PM
vallum cleft

Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:18:39 PM
Nope, let me put it this way. If you bought this from a forum brand, how much would you be prepared to pay and what grade would you expect it to be classed as?

By the way it only weighs 2.9.5oz
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: GarrettJ on July 27, 2012, 09:18:47 PM
it has nice grains with butterfly stains ........ grade 1 or it could be grade 3

Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:19:37 PM
vallum cleft

???
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Johnny on July 27, 2012, 09:20:22 PM
I think it looks minging! Would think grade 3 and wouldn't pay more than £80 new
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:20:28 PM
it has nice grains with butterfly stains ........ grade 1 or it could be grade 3

Really, interesting...even though it's 95% heartwood?
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: procricket on July 27, 2012, 09:21:09 PM
looks like water damage as well
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: johnnyw on July 27, 2012, 09:21:40 PM
Grade 4 and id pay about £40
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: junter97 on July 27, 2012, 09:21:54 PM
Is it a gray nics that had a covered up face? ???
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:21:59 PM
I personally thought it was kashmir willow to begin with.
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:22:27 PM
Is it a gray nics that had a covered up face? ???

Nope
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:23:21 PM
I don't know if I should name the brand or not.
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: procricket on July 27, 2012, 09:23:35 PM
no i bought one of them had 16 even spaced grains and is a belter

i would not pay more than 35 pound for that it looks similar to the 2nd bats i used to sell
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: junter97 on July 27, 2012, 09:24:04 PM
Got to be grade 3 or 4, unless the ping is out of this world!
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Blazer on July 27, 2012, 09:25:34 PM
Made for an International batsman, Absolutely crazy ping, not the best looking. Pro pefromance £ 200. :D
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:28:06 PM
Ok, here's what it actually was before repair.

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5306/1343424162387.jpg)

(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5939/1343424440789.jpg)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3545/1343424368970.jpg)

(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2897/1343424405907.jpg)
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:31:01 PM
Forgot to mention its a limited edition!
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Johnny on July 27, 2012, 09:34:14 PM
They're just stickered up Pakistani bats though aren't they? Bet it didn't cost much more than a ton
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: junter97 on July 27, 2012, 09:35:44 PM
To be fair it does look much better with the scuff sheet and stickers on. Who are Torpedo then? I saw the stickers stuck on your workshop wall as well.
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Johnny on July 27, 2012, 09:37:54 PM
Torpedo have been knocking around Yorkshire/Lancashire for donkeys. They were supplying big Asian profiled bats before they got trendy
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:38:06 PM
I've heard different things, apparently made by "bar bar" in a garage but also heard they are just stickered up so not sure.

It's a nice profile and size for its weight but I personally think its an ugly bit of willow. Defiantly not a limited edition. I'd say grade 4, 3 at most.
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Simmy on July 27, 2012, 09:39:29 PM
they are a locally company that buy bats from india  and finish them over here i think,

not sure who makes the bats but most are monsters tbh
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Ryan on July 27, 2012, 09:44:58 PM
Agreed but I think I've re-handled about 6 of them this year. Wonder if it's the type of handle they use?
Title: Re: Guess the willow grade or bat model!
Post by: Vulcan Cricket on July 28, 2012, 10:15:02 PM
i love butterfly willow  ;)