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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: tushar sehgal on February 21, 2013, 03:36:06 PM
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Just wondering for those of us who ordered the new Dyna drives what has your experinece been with the bat? I knocked mine around a bit last saturday and to say the least I was underwhelmed to the extent that I am considering getting rid of mine or putting it in a cover store it away (which doesn't help the bat I know)...
Just felt very hard pressed, almost like GM, with very poor rebound :(...anyone been using their? I guess i need to be more patient with it...
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Yes, they do feel reasonably hard, but i didn't think it was that bad.
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Yes, they do feel reasonably hard, but i didn't think it was that bad.
I think mine felt worse as I had been using a BB just before. Will give it some knocking and then give her a fair try but just felt disappointed...I find these pre-prep'd bats are more misleading to users as we go in thinking its ready to go ( i know every bat needs some playing in) and then are disappointed by the performance or lack of it.... mine might have been just a bad luck case...but just even bouncing the ball on it goes nowhere...
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I think mine felt worse as I had been using a BB just before. Will give it some knocking and then give her a fair try but just felt disappointed...I find these pre-prep'd bats are more misleading to users as we go in thinking its ready to go ( i know every bat needs some playing in) and then are disappointed by the performance or lack of it.... mine might have been just a bad luck case...but just even bouncing the ball on it goes nowhere...
You may not have a good one. When I picked mine up from Paul, it wasn't amazing off the mallet, but as soon as i bounced a ball on it, it felt much better.
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My bog standard one is a beauty. Not in the same league as the custom mades we've got for a few people, but an absolute belter for the £160 bracket.
I agree it feels a little harder than i would expect, but nothing too serious.
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My bog standard one is a beauty. Not in the same league as the custom mades we've got for a few people, but an absolute belter for the £160 bracket.
I agree it feels a little harder than i would expect, but nothing too serious.
Totally agree mine is a brilliant bat the sweet spot is huge and bat is very well balanced, maybe you just got a dud or maybe it just doesn't suit your style of play, don't think it will be hard for you to get a decent price back on it.
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Totally agree mine is a brilliant bat the sweet spot is huge and bat is very well balanced, maybe you just got a dud or maybe it just doesn't suit your style of play, don't think it will be hard for you to get a decent price back on it.
Did you guys knock yours in at all? i did not knock mine, I am going to give it time, if its still not good then prolly put it away somewhere, no point selling it if no good..
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Did you guys knock yours in at all? i did not knock mine, I am going to give it time, if its still not good then prolly put it away somewhere, no point selling it if no good..
Knocked mine in for maybe an hour mainly edges and toe, spent about 15 mins on the actuall middle of the bat. I'm not saying my Dynadrive is the best bat I own but for a middle of the range bat it does go very well.
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Paul knocked mine in. No idea how long it took.
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Paul's knocking is superb by the way.
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ok so maybe that's the difference, scoop was the first and only bat till dynadrive that i didn't knock....although scoop is serving a friend very well, i should get it back as i just "Lent" it to him :(
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Got to say very disappointed with this bat so far. I wanted to like this bat I really did given the nostalgia and the reputation. I owned the scoop previously and that was just the same, not amazing pick up for the amount of wood removed and vibrations galore when tapped up. I hope I'm wrong when I get bat on ball but so far not so good!
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I'm pretty happy with mine. As others said it's not up there with a custom, but for the price it's pretty damn good. Mine was hand picked and knocked in by Paul as well. I've had one net with it and I'm pretty happy.
Pickup is excellent. I have a Thruxton that is half an ounce lighter and the Dyna picks up lighter! Overall I'm a very happy with the Dyna.
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Guys I just think a lot of the Dynadrives are pressed very hard and will take a whie to open up, mine is dead at the moment lower down the blade but the middle goes very well, keep knocking them in and I reckon they will be crackers, GN don't make many poor bats in my experience.
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I have started knocking mine in and have noticed that especially where the blade bows is exceptionally hard, uber planky, you move up a little bit from the bow and it gets better but from bow down its fairly crap off the mallett...
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I'm incredibly happy with mine, I've been usining it consistently in nets and it's going really well. Can't remember if I asked Paul to knock it in or not, but I spent a couple of hours on it, so if Paul didn't knock it in then I'd expect it to open up even more over the course of the season.
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Haven't used mine yet, but pick up is excellent for the weight and profile, taps up nicely - Paul done his wonderful stuff here as well!
First net on Sunday so presuming I can hit the ball I'll report back...
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Thinking of getting rid of the cheap looking stickers and painting the twin scoops black, any ideas what kind of paint I can use?
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Thinking of getting rid of the cheap looking stickers and painting the twin scoops black, any ideas what kind of paint I can use?
Black paint ;)
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Black paint ;)
Genius :o always knew we could depend on you for scientific approach ;) hehe
on another note, have started knocking mine in and the difference in performance is significant, so much so that I am going to use this now :D
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Black paint ;)
On a more serious note, I'd suggest a black wood gloss.
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Used mine tonight and it went like stink! First net and the performance was excellent and for the money its superb.I am very happy with mine and i like the stickers as well ;)
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Have now removed red stickers and starting to paint the scoops black and already looks loads better. I will post pics when completed!!
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James taylor's dyna
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEq_yW-CUAA3fHn.jpg)
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^ That's not quite the same as the Dynas we're discussing. Very nice stick though!
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I picked a Dynadrive up in Romida the other day and I didn't like the feel of it at all
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Had my first hit with mine on Snday for the last 5 mins of my net. Wasn't playing well, but hit a couple that flew. So happy so far!!
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Before I got my Maverick I was so close to buying a Dynadrive. It picked up so well and felt great when tapped up with the mallet. Only reason I didn't buy it was because of the stickers were peeling off allready and didn't want that from a brand new bat.
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I got a dynadrive about a month ago and used it in nets for the first time last week. Middle seems to go VERY well - first use was excellent - wasnt as good this week so didnt hit middle very much and does feel a bit hard lower down. Been knocking it in for about 4-5 hours now so should be going well.
Very good bat for £160 mind.
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I had my first proper net (where I was seeing it AND hitting it) and it was a cracker. Really nice. Very happy.
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What the lightest they do dynadrive's in
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What the lightest they do dynadrive's in
I think I remember someone saying that 2.9 was the lightest they made. There are LE custom made ones which can be around the 2.8 mark, and are massive though!
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2.10 I believe mate. Unless you have one custom made for £300 plus.
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I bought a dyna straight from the gn factory, 15 straight grains will post a pic on here..once I can figure how to do so..i actually picked up the James Taylor one's was informed by Alex that they weigh 2.6..they sure felt it...mine is 2.9..also picked up a 2nds bat..an E41..again with 15 beautiful grains..will post a pic, but it was the nostalgia of my youth that drew me back to the dyna, not used any of them yet..still have my restickered oblivion,,now maverick ;)
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I bought a dyna straight from the gn factory, 15 straight grains will post a pic on here..once I can figure how to do so..i actually picked up the James Taylor one's was informed by Alex that they weigh 2.6..they sure felt it...mine is 2.9..also picked up a 2nds bat..an E41..again with 15 beautiful grains..will post a pic, but it was the nostalgia of my youth that drew me back to the dyna, not used any of them yet..still have my restickered oblivion,,now maverick ;)
Follow the instructions in this link mate
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=7712.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=7712.0)
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(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg529/amer1201/GNMaverick.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/amer1201/media/GNMaverick.jpg.html)
(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg529/amer1201/IMG_0040-1.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/amer1201/media/IMG_0040-1.jpg.html)
(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg529/amer1201/IMG_0166.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/amer1201/media/IMG_0166.jpg.html)
(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg529/amer1201/IMG_0164.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/amer1201/media/IMG_0164.jpg.html)
The top one is my maverick..which was an oblivion le with a predator template..
the 2nd is the E41 I picked up this was when it was lying on the bench at gn
the other two pix are the dyna and the e41..still kept nicely away in those wrappers. ;)
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Noproblem how did you manage to visit the GN factory? Bats look nice.
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Hi Spanky, I got to know the Alex the master batmaker and Mick the manager from GN during 2010 while I was reporting at the test matches, and has become a very good mate since.
Just asked if I could come down and purchase some stuff, as they knew me it was a little easier. Nice guys at GN..Matt at H4L is another top bloke.
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Like the look of that e41 . Looks great 8)
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I haven't unpacked it since I got it..it had a small nick..the big ginge is up there with the best bat makers. Legend!
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Had a net session with my gn oblivion players and dynadrive. Felt slightly underwhelmed by dynadrive compared to oblivion, perhaps due to the harder pressing on the dyna?