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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Buzz on June 20, 2013, 10:28:32 PM

Title: can it really be true?
Post by: Buzz on June 20, 2013, 10:28:32 PM

there are unsubstantiated rumours about the return of the man in the white lid...

(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/utf-8BSU1BRzAyMTguanBn_zps4024bf9c.jpg)

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: lazza32 on June 21, 2013, 12:32:19 AM

whens the next bat off. It would be good to test the affinity bats

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Spanky on June 21, 2013, 05:19:43 AM

Would be good to see the new Salix bats tested.

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Canners on June 21, 2013, 05:40:23 AM

mmmmmm fresh new willow, i better be invited Buzz.........

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Simmy on June 21, 2013, 07:17:35 AM

i want an invite as well!

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: petehosk on June 21, 2013, 08:10:46 AM

Hmmmmm, those bats look strangely familiar!  ;)

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: tim2000s on June 21, 2013, 12:40:08 PM

I don't know, but I've been sent these...

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/014_zps9e89cb92.jpg)

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/017_zpsbb8f3802.jpg)

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: acko109 on June 21, 2013, 02:27:13 PM

that icon looks a pretty piece of wood

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Batoff on June 22, 2013, 07:13:07 PM

I can confirm that a Batoff was held at my barn on Thursday evening.

I can also confirm that a monumentally grumpy man in white was seen for about half an hour hogging the bowling machine.

the quality of the bats on display was devastatingly high. the quality of batting was mixed, but there were many many gentle half vollies bowled.

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Batoff on June 22, 2013, 07:19:10 PM

other noticeable things were that the testers preferred bats around 2-9 to 2-10 in weight

and Andrew kember makes lovely cricket bats.

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Batoff on June 22, 2013, 07:22:59 PM

the videos have been filmed from a new angle, but there will be some flinching as a result.

the upside is we get to see a great close up of the batsmens technique.

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: Buzz on June 22, 2013, 07:41:55 PM

ahead of any videos being posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuW-GBaJ8k&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuW-GBaJ8k&feature=youtube_gdata_player)

Title: Re: can it really be true?
Post by: tim2000s on June 22, 2013, 09:18:47 PM

I think, it may very well be true....

http://youtu.be/lyK2IVAqn4k (http://youtu.be/lyK2IVAqn4k)