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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Howzat on July 30, 2009, 08:20:14 AM
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Right, Im going to be trying both types of mongoose on saturday.
So does anyone have any questions for me, which I would be able to answer after using the bat?
Hopefully Ill be able to provide an unbiased and true opinion on these bats. :)
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How big are the edges ?
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Right, Im going to be trying both types of mongoose on saturday.
So does anyone have any questions for me, which I would be able to answer after using the bat?
Hopefully Ill be able to provide an unbiased and true opinion on these bats. :)
Say you get bowled a yorker, and you toe it away with the MMi3, does it still feel like you're middling it, as in the advertisements it says about every being a middle.
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How big are the edges ?
Around 30mm
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Say you get bowled a yorker, and you toe it away with the MMi3, does it still feel like you're middling it, as in the advertisements it says about every being a middle.
Ill try it and tell you :)
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Surely the edge size is dependant on weight tom? Or was that just a rough average?
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It's a rough average, they're between 30mm - 36mm usually.
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whats the lightest weight they do tom?
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2lb 4oz.
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ok thanks mate.
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is it true that if u play proper shots it will go further
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I was just thinking about these bats and I've only seen pics of them. Never seen/felt them. So, really have no opinion on them either way. Just curious about them.
A question that comes to mind is that since the blade is shorter and handle longer, wouldnt it be more difficult to play balls that are quick and short (say chest height), which with a normal bat one would have to go back, defend up on their tip toes and the ball might still hit the splice area of a normal bat? One might say "well its target market is 20/20 so you wouldnt defend a whole lot and would pull/hook everything", but in my experience we dont pull/hook everything that we should/can for whatever reason (caught in two minds hence end up defending for example).
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As the handle is longer you have the manoueverability to get your hands up into those positions still. You can slide your hands down towards the blade to play shots such as flicks over the keepers head and backfoot defensive. I'll get some videos of Stuart Law playing various shots with his.
If I'm honest though I wouldn't use it myself against a Tremlett/Harmison type bowler. If you see against Durham nor did Stuart Law.
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Yea, that would be interesting to see.
I understand what you are saying that it is physically possible to do this. However, as I've always only played with a normal bat it doesnt seem/sound feasible to me that a batsman will have enough time to slide his hands up/down the bat handle depending on the type of shot he wishes to play.
Are you going to be uploading the video soon, Tom? Or is it available to view on the Mongoose website?
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Yea, that would be interesting to see.
I understand what you are saying that it is physically possible to do this. However, as I've always only played with a normal bat it doesnt seem/sound feasible to me that a batsman will have enough time to slide his hands up/down the bat handle depending on the type of shot he wishes to play.
Are you going to be uploading the video soon, Tom? Or is it available to view on the Mongoose website?
I'll upload the videos soon, there's various ones we filmed of Stuart playing a load of different shots one of which is the flick over the keepers head with the hand sliding down the handle. I'll stick them on Youtube sometime, I think they're still being edited. The DVD will also be available on the front cover of a cricket magazine soon.
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Devon smiths bat today definately had a splice, was it not a mongoose bat? As if your splicing version is so beneficial why wouldnt he be using it?
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Simpled explanation is that he has an inch longer blade on his bats due to him being taller, therefore the full splice cannot be put in the handle and there is a 'mini-splice' left. One of the Indian boys had the same and is in my ofice so will get a pic if there's chance.
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that bat did not look like any mongoose i have seen - looked like a regular bat with mongoose stickers on, no doubt it will help boost sales though!
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an inch longer than the smaller version bat or an inch longer than your larger size bat?
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Inch longer than the larger size bat. The CoR3.
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I believe the bat he's using is from the same batch as this one used in the promo materials for Dwayne, not 100% sure on that as he's not in the player pool I handle. But he's had 2 batches of bats made.
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just out of interest - does the mongoose cor3 with it's 'mini-splice' offer greater returns in regards to shot-power than say a normal bat with a splice 1-2 inches longer? I got a feeling i know the answer to this question but i would like to know.
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Sorry, don't know the answer to that one, haven't used it and don't have any stats on it being tested. Will find out though and try to get a definitive answer.
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Tom have you been using either one of these whilst playing this year?
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Haven't played this year in any games this year, been too busy and I've moved to London so yet to join a club down here. Netted a couple of times in Regent's Park and up at Middlesex Academy with them though.
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Ah i see, the bat that devon was using today seemed to be very solid, it absolutely flew even on mis hits.
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Dwayne bought 4 of those bats he used yesterday, I wish he hadn't. Bog standard S/H used to great effect.
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tom if you need any help finding a club i no quite afew, i live round regents park/middlesex acdemy
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Tom what grips are used on the Mongooses and what do you do for mongoose mate?
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English made chevron grips.
Do anything for them, look after sales, production, sponsored players etc. No job description as such
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Cool, and that sound like a great job!