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Title: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: cricketboy2010 on August 17, 2013, 09:35:38 AM: At 1st Grade pre season training today, one of the older boys gave me one of his Slazenger's that he has stopped using, but for the life of me I cant remember the name of the bat (Its stickered as a Kahuna). Its the one with the two big chunks of wood on both edges. Can anyone help me out?
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: tim2000s on August 17, 2013, 11:03:09 AM: V800 second edition. The original had a couple of scoops on the back and GN sued.
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: cricketboy2010 on August 17, 2013, 11:11:05 AM: Cheers mate. Do you know what year it was from?
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: Tom on August 17, 2013, 05:03:50 PM: I have a feeling this is more likely the iBlade which was an 09 model

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OF3j1A8KL._SS500_.jpg)
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: tim2000s on August 17, 2013, 05:47:18 PM: Ah, yes, I remember. Misread what you wrote as out of. I have one of those somewhere.
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: ammo on August 18, 2013, 12:17:55 PM: nah mate you were right. First came the I blade then the V800 it was the same shape etc just re-branded. Vettori endorsed it.
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: tim2000s on August 18, 2013, 05:32:55 PM: The original V800 was from about 1996, so well before the iblade.
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: ammo on August 20, 2013, 10:03:24 AM: meant your initial thought of v800 second edition ;)
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: tim2000s on August 20, 2013, 10:37:08 AM: Quote from: ammo on August 20, 2013, 10:03:24 AM
meant your initial thought of v800 second edition ;)
Oops! Sorry... Didn't think Vettori was around at that time, but given his debut date, it's very possible.
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: tim2000s on August 20, 2013, 10:43:10 AM: So, this is the bat you're talking about:

(http://www.sports-first.co.nz/thumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/products/v800%20extreme.jpg)

Which is an evolution of the i-Blade.

This is what I was talking about:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/SLAZENGER-V-800-Panther-Cricket-Bat-Brand-New-/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/ceAAAMXQxKxR8rXs/$(KGrHqV,!k8FHQSdb,5pBR8r(sEC2w~~60_58.JPG)
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: tim2000s on August 20, 2013, 10:37:18 PM: Dug out my iBlade. It was a fairly cheap one that's had a few nets. Quite surprised by the rebound when I got it out this evening. It felt better than I remembered. Here are a few pictures:

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/IMAG0263_zps6b0bf48b.jpg)

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/ZOE_0061_1_zps8b80d64b.jpg)

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/IMAG0261_zpseaeff0c3.jpg)

(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/ZOE_0062_1_zps1a455f7a.jpg)
Title: Re: Perimeter weighting system
Post by: jamesisapayne on August 21, 2013, 08:24:31 AM: I must be a stout traditionalist, as I find any sort or gouge or perimeter weighting ruins the look of a bat for me, regardless of how it plays. How shallow I must be!