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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => blankbats.co.uk => Topic started by: shoab68 on February 17, 2013, 07:55:33 PM
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Hi Guys,
My first post on this forum. Yesterday i received my custom made LAMS from bb. Little annoyed with the service of bb guys as these bats were expected to arrive long back but at the end happy that Taimoor from bb called me and cooperated a lot. Aside from this delay i am happy to deal with bb and really satisfied with the bats. Bat 2 got little damage in transit but it is on the back so i am not complaining. I am posting few pics with a brief review.
SPECS BAT 1 BAT 2
Weight 2.10 lbs 2.11 lbs
Blade length 1 inch short 1.5 inch short
Handle length 1 inch long 1.5 inch long
Middle Mid to low Mid to low
Edges at peak 40 mm 40 mm
Concaving very less No concaving
Ping Amazing Amazing
Pick up light medium to light
Balance perfect 90%
My Rating
BB service: 7/10
Ping of bats: 10/10
Balance : 10/10 for Bat 1 and 9/10 for Bat 2
Pick-up : 10/10 for Bat 1 and 9/10 for Bat 2
Finishing: 9/10 for both bats
Both bats are fantastic bats. Bat 1 with 7 reasonably straight grains and Bat 2 have 8 very straight grains. I bounced a ball on both the bats to check the ping and both bats surprised me with the amazing rebound. I have given a light coat of oil to both bats and would start them knocking after 2 days. I am sure that after proper knocking and with full preparation the ball would definitely fly off these bats.
Would update further after giving a few nets session.
All queries and criticism welcome.
Trying to upload few pics.
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Nice looking bats.
Shame that they're lams, but there we go :)
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Nice looking bats shoab, im sure they will serve you well.
As laminates are hard to source and take a little longer to make (having had to wait for several before myself), I think you should take that into account regarding delivery times etc.
Question for those who have too much time on their hands - Does applying linseed oil have an effect on the bond between the lamination? You are told not to oil near the splice for this very reason, why should it be any different for a laminate?
Discuss..........
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Damm these look like ak-47s!!
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Interesting, I dont think we have seen a forum member buy two top quality Lams together.
What made you buy two Shoab? Incidently the look the business.
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Very nice. PM7, I think when shoab shows his collection you will understand.
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I had a good feeling this was the case and im looking forward to some very special bats now.
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having seen these bats in the flesh i can safely say these bats are up there with any bat i've seen
The reason bat 2 picks up slightly heavier is purely because of the shorter blade/longer handle combination
Really glad your pleased with the bats
Thanks for the review
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Damm these look like ak-47s!!
I don't know if you've seen an AK-47 before, but just in case here's a picture.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-npIybOwyHSQ/TZHbWSw27GI/AAAAAAAAAcI/aBTAChnztxc/s1600/AK47+view.jpg)
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Nice looking bats.
Shame that they're lams, but there we go :)
Thanks !!
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Nice looking bats shoab, im sure they will serve you well.
As laminates are hard to source and take a little longer to make (having had to wait for several before myself), I think you should take that into account regarding delivery times etc.
Question for those who have too much time on their hands - Does applying linseed oil have an effect on the bond between the lamination? You are told not to oil near the splice for this very reason, why should it be any different for a laminate?
Discuss..........
Thanks mate. You are right about delays in production but how about transit time of 16 days.
Regarding oiling these LAMS, point to be noted, i am little worried now because oil already applied, don't know if it affects the bond between lamination. Would appreciate if any expert gives some tips.
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Damm these look like ak-47s!!
:)
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Interesting, I dont think we have seen a forum member buy two top quality Lams together.
What made you buy two Shoab? Incidently the look the business.
To be honest, I would gift Bat 1 to my best friend, keeping that in mind i ordered 2.
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Very nice. PM7, I think when shoab shows his collection you will understand.
Thanks for your kind words, no way close to your collection buddy.
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I had a good feeling this was the case and im looking forward to some very special bats now.
Nothing special mate but would share some with you.
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having seen these bats in the flesh i can safely say these bats are up there with any bat i've seen
The reason bat 2 picks up slightly heavier is purely because of the shorter blade/longer handle combination
Really glad your pleased with the bats
Thanks for the review
16 days transit time really annoyed me. Taimoor telephone calls really helped in keeping patience. Aside from delayed delivery, i am happy and love these bats. Little heavy pickup bat is for me, no worries, i am used to play with little heavy pickup bats. You are right, in flesh these are real beauties and ping is amazing.
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Are you in th UK shaob68?
I don't know if you've seen an AK-47 before, but just in case here's a picture.
([url]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-npIybOwyHSQ/TZHbWSw27GI/AAAAAAAAAcI/aBTAChnztxc/s1600/AK47+view.jpg[/url])
Nice AK-47 colesy, what's the pick up like?
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Thanks mate. You are right about delays in production but how about transit time of 16 days.
Regarding oiling these LAMS, point to be noted, i am little worried now because oil already applied, don't know if it affects the bond between lamination. Would appreciate if any expert gives some tips.
Don't worry about the oil. The oil only affects the animal/ hide glue that was used in the splice. Most poeple use PVA glue these days which doesn't react with linceed oil.
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They are lovely bats mate; I'm glad you got them at last.
Do let us know where this stand compared to your other like Laver Signature, Screaming Cat and others.
Are you in th UK shaob68?
Nice AK-47 colesy, what's the pick up like?
Thank God you didn't ask about it's 'ping' from what I have heard AK-47 go extremely well right from start! :D
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It's a proper gun. Has that metallic sound though.
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Are you in th UK shaob68?
No, I am in Dubai (U.A.E).
Nice AK-47 colesy, what's the pick up like?
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Don't worry about the oil. The oil only affects the animal/ hide glue that was used in the splice. Most poeple use PVA glue these days which doesn't react with linceed oil.
Thanks Ryan, i was really worried after reading sillyshilly comment about the oil effect on LAMS, feeling relaxed now.
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No, I am in Dubai (U.A.E).
Could that've been the reason for the delay? Customs etc?
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They are lovely bats mate; I'm glad you got them at last.
Do let us know where this stand compared to your other like Laver Signature, Screaming Cat and others.
Thank God you didn't ask about it's 'ping' from what I have heard AK-47 go extremely well right from start! :D
Thanks Uzair, Yeah after a long wait finally got them. I bought these LAMS only for the enhanced ping so checked straight away the ping and both bats pings superbly. Ping wise I would rate these bats far ahead from rest of my collection including Laver Signature, Scats etc etc.
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Could that've been the reason for the delay? Customs etc?
The Customs go easy over here in UAE otherwise i would've paid a hefty amount for customs reason being BB guys mentioned the actual amount in Invoice but luckily i was not charged customs at all. I think reason for delay was parcelforce poor postal service, nothing else. Normally i am receiving my parcels from UK on 3rd day.
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Ah right that's pretty decent usually then, Royal Mail are the worst!
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Quick update on my LAMS : Guys, i knocked my bats with wooden mallet for one hour and after knocking they are pinging wonderfully, ball is just flying off these bats, really happy with these bats.
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My mate is playing in Dubai currently for the Pakistan cricket board goes by the name of,Ali Azmat do you know,or,have watched him recently in the companies cup thy has been going in mate
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Are Laminated bats legal ? I read that the cricket bat are supposed to be made of single piece of wood to be legal.
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Are Laminated bats legal ? I read that the cricket bat are supposed to be made of single piece of wood to be legal.
No.
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My mate is playing in Dubai currently for the Pakistan cricket board goes by the name of,Ali Azmat do you know,or,have watched him recently in the companies cup thy has been going in mate
I watched him playing for Abudhabi Gymkhana, it was a 50 overs match played at Sharjah cricket Stadium, he opened the innings and scored a superb hundred, he is a terrific batsman.
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Are Laminated bats legal ? I read that the cricket bat are supposed to be made of single piece of wood to be legal.
Laminated bats are being banned by ICC, however, it depends what level you are playing, i play at least level so am fine with LAMS.
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Quick update on my both bb bats, after knocking them well and few net sessions me and my friend played with them in a match last Sunday. These bats performed really well, we hit some huge sixes, really impressed with these ones and are my favorite bats now.
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Laminated bats are being banned by ICC, however, it depends what level you are playing, i play at least level so am fine with LAMS.
Laminated bats are banned by the ICC, not being!
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Laminated bats are banned by the ICC, not being!
Thanks for the correction.
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they are banned but so what ive used them lol got a duck... propa performance enhancement
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So if I turn up to a normal Saturday slog, and the dude (or dudette) has one of these things.... Can't he be asked/told not to use it??? (Assume there are league umpires and the league is affiliated to the ECB etc)
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this happened in one of our games ..
be and ryan said u cant use that its a laminate.. gave him loads of stick our league umpires just told us to get on with it and we where not bothered
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If you play in a ECB premier league yes I think you can.
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If you play in a ECB premier league yes I think you can.
Why just the perms?? Surely anyone with league umpires should be able too? I can understand if teams don't have umpires it's harder it luckily I've not had those types of games (Saturdays) for years
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its not a grade b bat its just illegal full stop should not be used in any game that falls under the ECB rules.
but no body is going to pull u up for a tk face lam as the joins are impossible to see unless u pick up and inspect the bat
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So if I turn up to a normal Saturday slog, and the dude (or dudette) has one of these things.... Can't he be asked/told not to use it??? (Assume there are league umpires and the league is affiliated to the ECB etc)
He can, but you need to have match officials who are aware of the rules to make this work.
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re they really that good ?
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its not a grade b bat its just illegal full stop should not be used in any game that falls under the ECB rules.
but no body is going to pull u up for a tk face lam as the joins are impossible to see unless u pick up and inspect the bat
You are right, it is impossible to notice the joints unless you inspect them carefully.
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re they really that good ?
I think some are very good and some average. I have 2 bats, one is average but the other one is extra ordinary.
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they are banned but so what ive used them lol got a duck... propa performance enhancement
Haha, well said. One should middle the ball with good timing to clear the fence whether using LAM or normal bat. :)