Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: calvin1mac on December 29, 2012, 12:46:09 PM
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Kippax have rebranded the range for 2013. New Wavex looks great and the profile is massive.
Bought a Stallion toward the end of last season. Awesome ping 2.9 massive profile and unbeleavable amount of grains. (22)
Have a look on the website.
http://www.chriskippax.350.com/kippax_willow/Products.htm (http://www.chriskippax.350.com/kippax_willow/Products.htm)
Here a couple of pictures of the Wavex
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shame about the website!
I can't figure out why people don't focus on their image and 'shop front' more.
A great example is h4l. Their website is fantastic, also loo at Pro Guitar shop in the US.
Great image = amazing sales.
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shame about the website!
I can't figure out why people don't focus on their image and 'shop front' more.
A great example is h4l. Their website is fantastic, also loo at Pro Guitar shop in the US.
Great image = amazing sales.
Yes, a professional looking website does catch eyes! I think H4L, Laver and SAF are among the best looking websites.
I'm not too keen on the stickers if I'm honest with you, it's missing something. I prefer the older medieval dragon look back around 2005 I think!
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I work a couple of miles away from Kippax and popped in October for some end of season repairs to my bats, picked a few up and do like some of the profiles, wavex looked huge for the weights with a decent pickup (probably could do with big oval handles) & very tight grains, was pretty impressed especially with the bulk purchase discounts! Guess that Internet sales are not really there target sales based on the site.
I do have a Kippax from 2009 as a net bat and its not too bad but maybe ready for a trade in as its been cleaned up and repressed.
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When I was in the Army, I played with a guy who used a Kippax.
It was like a railway sleeper and went like a train.
He used to constantly say 'dig in' and then from nowhere launch one over the bowlers head from a gentle prod. Awesome.
I've not seen one since (living in Essex and North London I'm not surprised).
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Thought I'd add a few pictures of my Kippax Stallion to show you what the bats are looking like these days. I've had a Vitra Legend Wavex in the past which was an awesome bat but this one is even better. This one is a 2Ib 9oz, high middle, 35mm edges, gentle bow concaved spine and around 24 grains. It has the standard straight, round handle rather than the Wavex. This years Stallion, Wavex and Retro have even bigger profiles with very light pick ups. I'll try to get a few more photos of the 2013 range.
I've been using it in the nets so far but goes like a bullet. Probably start the season with this and will be the perfect bat for the indoor nets with the bounce indoors.
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Also found a few pictures of my old Vitra.
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a553/calvin1mac/100_0117_zps5857322f.jpg)
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so, erm, you like Kippax bats then? ;)
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I don't mind them, always been a lover of M&H to be honest but I know the guys pretty well and they make some good stuff. I call in for a brew every now and again, they usually have something new to show me.
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Did you say you had pictures of the workshop?
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Not at the minute, i'll get some next time I'm in though. Think there are a few on the website.
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Is it possible to go to kippax and get a bat custom made with the customer selecting the cleft and everything.
Living not to far from there soon might be a nice little journey
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I think you can, yes. Odd to see Methley mentioned - another of my Dad's former teams!
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I used to play against Peter Kippax. Are they still near Harrogate?
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Methley, just outside Leeds.
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Yea you can go in and have one custom made or he has a decent selection on the shelf. He might even be able to do you a deal, he's pretty good like that.
Yea its in Methley at the back of the old bupa hospital.
Methley is also one of mine and my dads former teams.
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shame about the website!
I can't figure out why people don't focus on their image and 'shop front' more.
A great example is h4l. Their website is fantastic, also loo at Pro Guitar shop in the US.
Great image = amazing sales.
That custom shop Tele is lush
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Those stallion stickers are horrendous!
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The new stickers are awful!
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The retro ones are not..
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Yes, a professional looking website does catch eyes! I think H4L, Laver and SAF are among the best looking websites.
I'm not too keen on the stickers if I'm honest with you, it's missing something. I prefer the older medieval dragon look back around 2005 I think!
I have a kippax (dragon stickered) better graphics than the stallion and not too bad a bat (asked for a slightly lower middle at the time) but the old school retro Kippax looks ok
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I have a kippax (dragon stickered) better graphics than the stallion and not too bad a bat (asked for a slightly lower middle at the time) but the old school retro Kippax looks ok
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Yeah, those ones are nice too! I'm talking about the generation of stickers before those ones though! 8) I quite liked those, but back when they were out, I knew nothing about shopping online, and the top of the range ones were like £250! Picked up nicely mind you, but wasn't sure about the bumpy handles! I am more interested in buying my own willow tree from Kippax than buying a bat to be honest! It may be 15 years from now, but I plan to still be playing by the time I'm 36! 8)
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Yeah Know what you mean! :D Being 33 Probably can't wait that long! :(
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crap - I'm 36 this coming season!
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Do kippax,do flat faces the waves one looks flat but hard to dell of a photo
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Yeah Know what you mean! :D Being 33 Probably can't wait that long! :(
Well, 10 cricket bats in the future will be a lot of money! 8)
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Do kippax,do flat faces the waves one looks flat but hard to dell of a photo
Can't remember on the exact profiles but do be fair there decent guys and will be able to sort you out. I did like what they had already made a lot and would be interested on a Wavex review (handle specifically).
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Very tempting being so close well 40 miles
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Very tempting being so close well 40 miles
Well, if you decide to go, you can get 10 bats for £1200 if you manage to get quite a number of forum members in on it as well. :D
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Well, if you decide to go, you can get 10 bats for £1200 if you manage to get quite a number of forum members in on it as well. :D
I'd be very tempted for £120!
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Is this what era you mean?
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Is this what era you mean?
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Those ones are nice! The ones before them I quite liked too, as they had a very old and classical look about them. I'll pop up a picture of an old size 5 one my brother had after I do my final recording for 2012. 8)
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That's my bat rob
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That's my bat rob
Is she still treating you well Dave?
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If I don't buy another very light bat she might et a run out next season.
She will be going back to the maker if I go there