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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: SOULMAN1012 on July 23, 2013, 06:22:01 PM
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Hi Guys just wanted to share pics of my new Gray Nicolls X181 bat that Jake at Vitas got for me. I first saw this bat when someone posted pics of this and ,the new Kaboom early in the year and I tried to get one the through GN but wasn't able to.
When Jake said these were available I jumped at the chance and Jake said he would speak to the rep when he went to the 2014 kit show earlier this month. I asked for a light weight bat with good straight grains and Jake has delivered. This is the 2nd purchase I have made through Jake this year and I have been very pleased when dealing with him. The bat has been knocked in by Jake and pinging an old ball is very very impressive indeed. The bat weight 2.8 point 4 and I know is light but the pick up is like a 2.6 or less. The ba5 is well concaved with 37mm edges. Tis is called the 181 due to having a 181mm sweet spot. It has a spine that runs from the toe all the way up and from pinging the ball is very responsive low down and also high up the blade.
Also ordered some oblivion test pads and x181 gloves that I am waiting to come into stock. For the time being here are some pics of the bat.
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Wow. That looks a beauty :D
I may have to invest in one this winter...
I can't wait for my X181 gloves to arrive!
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Lovely bat with a big long sweet spot.
Perfect for the light bat lovers!!
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Lovely looking bat, if it plays half as good as it looks your on to a winner
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Lovely bat with a big long sweet spot.
Perfect for the light bat lovers!!
I am falling in love with this holding it and pLying shadow shots feels amazing in the hands.
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Oh very nice indeed, is the 2014 range out already ?
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Oh very nice indeed, is the 2014 range out already ?
the Australian bats, x181 and Kaboom are available now for the Ashes. The full 2014 range will be as normal, October/November.
Looks a bigger unit than i remember in the flesh, bloody huge!
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nice grip
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Sorry it's off topic, Jake what are your thoughts on the Kaboom?
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Bat looks to be a belter..........However, i'm more concerned about his choice of pink slipper in the background! Have you got the other one on? ;)
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Are these x181 bats actually made in Australia or at gn in uk, I imported a x181 1200sr from Australia when they were first released in Australia and mines a totally different shape and has less concaving too. I'd love another one tho as I've just started using mine and I am very impressed!!! I wouldn't want to pay the customs charges again tho!!
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When is the maverick f1 available ?
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Bat looks to be a belter..........However, i'm more concerned about his choice of pink slipper in the background! Have you got the other one on? ;)
Erm not sure where the other one is, and no there my little girls. All the thunder last night scared her, bless her cottons lol
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nice grip
Yea I though that when I ordered as well lol
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Sorry it's off topic, Jake what are your thoughts on the Kaboom?
I saw a Kaboom Dave Waner Signature that GN gave away as a prize on twitter, someone local won it. It was a cracker, a lovely shape not dissimilar to Chris's X181.
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When is the maverick f1 available ?
custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=25344.0
Sorry for not responding to your email Aidan, I forgot. The details on the Maverick range can be found in this topic.
Bats will be available October/November based on previous seasons lead times.
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Are these x181 bats actually made in Australia or at gn in uk, I imported a x181 1200sr from Australia when they were first released in Australia and mines a totally different shape and has less concaving too. I'd love another one tho as I've just started using mine and I am very impressed!!! I wouldn't want to pay the customs charges again tho!!
Unlikely to be Australian made. Indian made or (more likely due to how quickly they have become available) made at Robertsbridge would be my guess.
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Erm not sure where the other one is, and no there my little girls. All the thunder last night scared her, bless her cottons lol
I feel your pain! My daughter came running in during the night too!
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Ah thanks vitas cricket !! Mine is stamped "made in Australia" on the edge next to top stickers. Mine also weighs 2lb 10oz so that may explain why mine appears thicker and less concaved? Do u have any 2lb 10oz ? And how much are they ?
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We do not have any in stock. We ordered this in specially for Chris.
I am doing stock take and going over how much we sold this summer to work out how big we can go with our 2014 stock orders, so I'll use any X181's we decide to order in to help boost the order size (and discount :) )
Happy to order in an X181 or Kaboom for anyone that wants one, should be able t get the weight you desire too.
The X181 is only available in one range, labelled as 750i and priced the same as a Players, £240 from us.
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Jake what price is the DW Kaboom?
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Jake what price is the DW Kaboom?
The DW Signature Kaboom is the same price as an LE, which is £310 from us.
Free delivery on everything.
Happy to knock in any Australian bats ordered in the coming weeks for free.
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Used this yesterday in an all day game I played in. I started quite tentative as facing the new ball but it just pinged very very well and is a lovely bat, incredibly powerful bat with a huge middle, I really think it benefits from a full spine running all the way down to the toe.
Thanks again Jake @ vitas for getting me a real gun bat.