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Title: Watson's Bat
Post by: piethepker on July 02, 2013, 12:44:06 PM
Hes got the Zona stickers but it's clearly not a Zona

(http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160875.jpg)

The toe guard looks like a L&W?
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Bruce on July 02, 2013, 12:52:39 PM
I think it's the light that makes it look like a white toe guard.
The Laver toe guard comes up onto the edge of the bat
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on July 02, 2013, 01:03:25 PM
If your a pro you can get pretty much whatever shape you want GM to make you, why would he need to go elsewhere?

with the scope he has profile wise and what GM offer im sure it might not be a stock profile but he will still use the stickers that help promote the bat model hes associated with.
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: The_Bird on July 02, 2013, 01:03:53 PM
it looks like a GM from the shoulders and the toe for me. I'd be shocked if he didnt have a stock shape at GM hq that is just reproduced every time he wants a bat.

Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Number4 on July 02, 2013, 01:05:10 PM
I was going to say the shoulders look very GM like as well
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: tim2000s on July 02, 2013, 01:05:53 PM
It doesn't appear to have a toeguard...
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: piethepker on July 02, 2013, 01:10:36 PM
Looks like a white toe guard to me
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: smilley792 on July 02, 2013, 01:15:50 PM
It doesn't appear to have a toeguard...

Same, I keep zooming and looking harder and harder. But just looks like mucky wood to me
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: sfa82 on July 02, 2013, 01:26:00 PM
Makes sense that GM should be able to make any shape for him and just sticker it up, but would the same not have applied to Trott? From reading the Forum it seems Trotts bats were/are made by B3. Unless they started making his bats after he left GM?

Does any of the pros use an actual Zona or Menace?
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: smilley792 on July 02, 2013, 01:37:11 PM
Trotts bats were made by gm when he was with gm.


Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Perkins17 on July 02, 2013, 02:07:39 PM
Yes it is a GM with no toetek
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: 400notout on July 02, 2013, 02:24:55 PM
I'd imagine a few guys arent too fussy and would just take the off the shelf. Once you are a marquee player I'm sure you could demands they tweak shapes etc.
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: lukemannionzimbabwe on July 02, 2013, 02:53:52 PM
I like his shoes- aren't they the advance 5 ?
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Chad on July 02, 2013, 03:40:14 PM
It kind of looks like an Argon profiled bat.
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: imran75 on July 02, 2013, 03:51:38 PM
Isn't it just his Flare profile stickered up as a Zona?
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Post by: Lou9490 on July 02, 2013, 04:01:29 PM
dont blame him for not using the zona profile it looks awful
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: MD2812 on July 02, 2013, 04:16:21 PM
I like his shoes- aren't they the advance 5 ?

I'm pretty sure they are yes!
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: ammo on July 03, 2013, 12:11:43 AM
pretty sure he's using the same flare profile.
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Post by: samfru on July 03, 2013, 04:33:55 PM
I really want that profile, what ever it is..
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: morgzy10 on July 04, 2013, 03:23:17 PM
Why are you all saying he's using such and such a profile,  for all you know it could be a completly different shape and profile to any bat that gm have rolled off the production line.  It could even be a replica of one of his former puma bats in our eyes.    as stated earlier he can have any profile he likes
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: tim2000s on July 04, 2013, 04:40:25 PM
I would be very surprised if it didn't have a shape that was very close to the Watson Player's Edition Flare...
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: morgzy10 on July 04, 2013, 04:50:34 PM
The bat in that picture looks to have more concaving than the players edition

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Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Twelfth Man on July 04, 2013, 05:19:51 PM
Whatever it is, it seems to be a gun according to his innings vs Worcestershire haha. I'm not actually against the stickers either, they're certainly different!
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Wooly on July 05, 2013, 10:37:38 AM
This year's Shane Watson Players Edition bats are Icons
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Vic Nicholas on July 11, 2013, 03:11:41 AM
This year's Shane Watson Players Edition bats are Icons

Shane Watson was using an Icon stickered bat yesterday after an absense of 3.5 years.
Title: Re: Watson's Bat
Post by: Marc28 on July 11, 2013, 05:50:40 AM
Agreed the Zona profile is very ugly in my eyes same as the Menace profile on the Kook,

Could he be using the new Purist shape possibly as its been touted GM are bringing it back