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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: uknsaunders on September 24, 2013, 08:01:27 AM
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As per my topic:-
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26890.msg419777#new (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26890.msg419777#new)
Jake is running a forum event at some point in Jan. Please register your interest here.
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Willl announce a date for this soon. :)
Jake
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Count me in for this!
Missed out on the October one and it looked like fun. Also I buy quite a bit of small stuff from you over the phone, it would be cool to see you guys and your place in person.
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I'm in ..........
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Working on a date for this.
Looking at the very tail end of Jan, possibly the Saturday 1st Feb, but don't want to disrupt the Choice/Vulcan February event, so will wait for Dean to confirm things.
If Paul can get decent numbers on a weekday evening then we may consider that, ideally I want a Saturday though.
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Working on a date for this.
Looking at the very tail end of Jan, possibly the Saturday 1st Feb, but don't want to disrupt the Choice/Vulcan February event, so will wait for Dean to confirm things.
If Paul can get decent numbers on a weekday evening then we may consider that, ideally I want a Saturday though.
Saturday would be easier for people like me who would be travelling up from South London :)
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Have scheduled this for February 8th, a Saturday.
Let me know if you can make it. Similar format to last time I guess, it seemed to work well.
www.custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26891.0 (http://www.custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26891.0)
Will try to line up a few more fun things like I did in October.
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ill be there
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Put me down mate, I'll speak to Fattus as well as I know he wants to come.
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I'd love to come but not sure if this is viable yet
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Count me in about time i actually meet some people from here
Show me the Bellinghams
Please make it a Saturday it a fair old drive from near Durham
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I shall be there. Will be good to see you again Dave!
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I shall be there. Will be good to see you again Dave!
Oh you can drive this time Brucie, please
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Oh poobags!
I'm not sure how manly we'll look in my Morris Minor!
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Oh poobags!
I'm not sure how manly we'll look in my Morris Minor!
We would make a bright pink 3 wheeler look manly Brucie, its the skills were blessed with.
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ill ask mr kelsall see if he is up for a trip
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Confirmed yesterday that the entire range of GM test bats will be in store for people to try out during our event. :)
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Count me in!
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Will do my best to make it!
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Good stuff guys, look forward to seeing you, will be good to have a slap with lots of nice GM willow :)
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Unfortunately Jake the 8ths my birthday so the Mrs has plans (so she tells me anyway) but I'll be your way the 16th Feb so I'll swing by then and hopefully the Nike boots will be in.
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if i can get over from notts then ill be up for it :D
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Hi Jake,
Please count us in we really enjoyed the last event day.
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Good stuff, will be nice to see you again.
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Good stuff guys, look forward to seeing you, will be good to have a slap with lots of nice GM willow :)
Niiiiiiiice! Love a bit of slappage!
Will the B&s softs be there?
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They will.
in fact, a limited number will be here from today. :)
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To confirm, there will be a similar spread to last time in terms of beers (sugary soft drinks for Simdog) and a cricket tea supplemented by plenty of cakes made by my other half, they seemed to go down well last time.
Similar format to last time i guess. Turn up around 11ish (or before, we will be open at 9am, and i am happy to collect anyone from Peterborough train station) and have a natter etc, the net is there for anyone to use as and when they wish throughout the day. The shop is there to browse and there will be in store offers/discounts along similar lines to last time. The rest i guess is up to who/what i can organise. If Stretton Fox George can come then he will no doubt bring his bag of goodies for anyone who hasn't had a go with his guards, Ryan can talk to anyone about his products which are available in the batmakers shed. I can probably organise someone from Hunts to do a similar Q&A session to last time, i guess it depends on how many new/different faces we get compared to last time.
This event is all about the people there, rather than solely about a net and some bats we want to sell. If anyone on the forum wishes to attend and bring/talk about their product in a similar capacity to the way George did, they are more than welcome.
Obviously the GM Test bats are available, i'm working on a few other cool bits and bobs, but nothing is confirmed yet.
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ill be up depending if i can get down from liverpool
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Trying to rearrange work to come, but not sure it'll be possible.
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I shall be there with Nick Saunders again.
Who else is coming??
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Yes mate I'll be there mate
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Missed the last one due to holiday, I'm in, looking forward to it...
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I will be attending.
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Good stuff, I look forward to seeing everyone. :)
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What date is this, hoping to get across if i can :)
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ill ask mr kelsall see if he is up for a trip
I'm up for it. Put us both down.
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I'm up for it. Put us both down.
Spoke to Simmy and he said it is his Mrs birthday or some other lame excuse. Hoping you can still make it though mate?
What date is this, hoping to get across if i can :)
The event is on Feb 8th, a Saturday
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I shall have a chat with the boss to see if I can make the trip over! Had a few goodies come through the post from you Jake so would be nice to see where it comes from and put some faces to names!
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i should be able to go, shall confirm later today :) be good to get back in the nets and to see the new gm bats, ive not used one since the 2009 icon
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The more the merrier chaps, plenty of room to accommodate everyone. :)
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i can make it and might be coming with a mate from uni :)
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Good stuff Alex, if you or anyone else for that matter needs assistance with getting from Peterborough train station to the shop please contact me.
Anyone who can make it on Feb 8th is more than welcome to our free event.
Bit of food, beers, a free net and a shop packed full of new gear, just in time for everyone's pre season buying ;) - who can resist?
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sounds great
What time is it starting??
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Approx 11am mate, but we will be open from 9am.
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Shame you boys are probably too far for me and the battered old Corsa to make a trip down
Would be great to put a face to some names and check out the place
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Shame you boys are probably too far for me and the battered old Corsa to make a trip down
Would be great to put a face to some names and check out the place
Why not try and grab a lift with someone passing by? Plenty of people are going.
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Good new is I'm working the weekend before. Hoping to get up, but I won't know until the day before
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Why not try and grab a lift with someone passing by? Plenty of people are going.
checked the dates and I cant do them anyway
Got a Jolly boys outing already arranged
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No worries mate, more than welcome if things change.
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will be comeing up from braintree so if any wants a lift
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Fast(er)eddie and I are headng up North from West Hampstead.
If anyone wants a lift from North London we have room for two more.
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Just over a week to go before our event.
We are furiously working to arrange a few more surprises for you all :)
Should be fine to arrange a Q&A with a bat-maker from Hunts again, but i just want to gauge opinion on this, many attendees this time will have attended our last event and met Matt from Hunts, thus rendering a repeat performance not necessary, thoughts?
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It depends really mate. Unless another bat maker comes as he may have a different view and opinion etc...
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How about a trip to hunts while we're there? :-[
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How about a trip to hunts while we're there? :-[
That would brilliant. Considering I live 10 minutes from the factory, I haven't seen any bat making when I have been there.
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We are furiously working to arrange a few more surprises for you all :)
Is it cake?
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Is it cake?
Cake should not be a surprise, anywhere I go will need to have cake.
To be clear. There will be cake.
Cake.
Hunts wise, Matt is very good at the presentation and Q&A side of things as well as being a great batmaker, would Uncle Tony want to do the same? I'm not sure, but I will find out. Maybe we'll see if Matt fancies popping by, if there is appetite for something similar to last time he can do it, if not then he will mill about for a while and answer any questions individually.
I'm not sure Hunts is geared up for a visit from 20-30 CBF-ers foaming at the mouth. I would like to give more of an insight into the world of Hunts, so I will perhaps do a photo or video diary type post with a factory tour during the course of my next 2 or 3 visits in the coming fortnight or so.
George from Stretton Fox has again confirmed he will be at our event with his box of tricks, ever the passionate customer service perfectionist though, he has a fitting in the morning but will be over to us early afternoon.
Cake.
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Will you have been to Ton before the event ?
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Will you have been to Ton before the event ?
Not sure. But either way i will make sure your things are here. :)
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Shame it's peak rugby season :( although my bank balance would prefer if I didn't see any new gear
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C'mon Tommo, just a little pair of gloves or a box - no-one will notice
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I don't so small proportions! It would have to be another bat!
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I don't so small proportions! It would have to be another bat!
You are more than welcome to take the plunge mate. :)
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looking forward to it
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Deano, are you attending?
excellent work, I shall look forward to seeing you again.
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Yes iam
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I can make it. Coming up from SW London if anyone needs a lift
Will need to leave by about 2.30/3ish though as the missus has said I'm going to a party I don't want to go to...
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Will also be coming :)
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Great stuff chaps, you are all more than welcome. :)
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Wilkers!!!! My dear old thing!
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Jakeus, what time do you plan to kickoff?
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Wilkers!!!! My dear old thing!
Bring your BAS so they can have a catch up! haha!
Also, I'll bring my dynadrive for everyone to see :)
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Jakeus, what time do you plan to kickoff?
Approx 11, but we will be open from 9am for any early birds!
Bring your BAS so they can have a catch up! haha!
Also, I'll bring my dynadrive for everyone to see :)
Will be good to see the Dyna, under new ownership again. If that bat ever came into my possession, i wouldn't let it go for all the cakes in the world!
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Approx 11, but we will be open from 9am for any early birds!
Will be good to see the Dyna, under new ownership again. If that bat ever came into my possession, i wouldn't let it go for all the cakes in the world!
It's still how it was when I had it back from you mate.
I've been let down by somebody buying it, which isn't such a bat thing I don't think. Need to give her a blast and see how it goes
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11 o'clock!
Urghhh! Early start for me then, seeing as I'm picking up Lord Baldemort on the way!
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11 o'clock!
Urghhh! Early start for me then, seeing as I'm picking up Lord Baldemort on the way!
Michael van Gerwen??
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Jake, not gonna be able to make it until just after 1pm, will definitely be attending though
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Your arrival times are no problem chaps, i pencilled in a loose 11am start as that is what we did last time, but by all means, show up a bit earlier/later if you wish. No worries.
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You need to man up and tell your lass you're coming.
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You need to man up and tell your lass you're coming.
here here wait till you get kids lol
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You need to man up and tell your lass you're coming.
Thats good advice Mr No Show! :D
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11 o'clock!
Urghhh! Early start for me then, seeing as I'm picking up Lord Baldemort on the way!
That's quite amusing there Brucie
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I think my car journey will be by far the best! Driving will be the one and only Nick "I'll do 50mph as a top speed on the motorway" Saunders and in the back Wilkie to amuse me!! Should me a top day boys
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Don't give that duo anything that might make them 'windy' Reds, or it will be a hellish journey for you.
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That's quite amusing there Brucie
As you say My Lord.
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50mph pmsl put ur foot down
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Will your infamous £50 bargain bat bucket be there?
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You need to man up and tell your lass you're coming.
lets be honest i think i tell her im going places enough rather than asking...
its her birthday even i am not that much of a heartless ba****d
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is anyone driving back past nottingham on the way? i can get a lift down just not back, other wise itll be the train
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Iam comeing from north essex braintree so anyone wants a lift from this area or on the way up let me know
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If anyone is getting the train, please contact me to arrange to get picked up. :)
Brucie, the bargain bats bin is empty. I may have one fruity little number for you though.
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No bargain bin you say? Booooo!!!!!!!!
Something fruity you say? Hooray!!!!!!!!!!
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Who's actually going tomorrow ???
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Jakeus,
I have an idea - we should have stickers that we can write our forum names on, so everyone one knows who each other is (and you can pick out the ones you wish to avoid). It will be like a speed-dating night!
See to that would you Jake - I'm sure you have nothing else to do!
How about cutting and pasting a definitive list of attendees for Jake?
Fattus
Soulman
Redders
Nick saunders
Wilkie
Vulcan
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I will be there
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Fattus
Soulman
Redders
Nick saunders
Wilkie
Vulcan
Ryan +1
wayward_haywar
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Fattus
Soulman
Redders
Nick saunders
Wilkie
Vulcan
Ryan +1
wayward_hayward
Grains
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Fattus
Soulman
Redders
Nick saunders
Wilkie
Vulcan
Ryan +1
wayward_hayward
Grains
alexhilly1492 +1
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Fattus
Soulman
Redders
Nick saunders
Wilkie
Vulcan
Ryan +1
wayward_hayward
Grains
alexhilly1492 +1
jamielsn15
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Fattus
Soulman
Redders
Nick saunders
Wilkie
Vulcan
Ryan +1
wayward_hayward
Grains
alexhilly1492 +1
jamielsn15
Jake
Robin
Stretton Fox George
Fast Eddie +1
I may have forgotten others, hopefully they announce themselves. I've just added the ones i could see off the top of my head that were missing.
Anyone who is getting the train please contact me tonight to arrange a pickup. I haven't had any contact regarding this yet so i'll assume you are all driving. :)
If driving, enter 'Dodson Way' into the Sat Nav as well as the postcode or you may get taken to a different business park.
These are waiting for you all.....
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Jake
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My love for GM sticks at the moment is not going to be helped with all those babies there :(
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(No Swearing Please) sake!
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Oh my, that's an amazing collection. I can't wait for tomorrow.
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It's even more tempting now that rugby a been cancelled :(
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Well I've been up since 4.45 better buy a GM to make it worthwhile haha
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^^^ save your cash and by a rock? will do same job?
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Have a good day lads, sorry I cant make this one....currently got 2 blokes drilling holes in my house!!!
They had better be finished before the Liverpool v Arsenal game Kicks off!
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Hi Jake
Just to let you know that Cameron and I won't be able to make it. We've been offered an impromptu not and coaching session at Lords this afternoon.
It would be rude to say no!
I'll look forward to the next meet at your shop.
Have a great afternoon. Matt.
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Great day today at vitas :) great to finally out some faves to names
Really surprised I didn't walk away with any new willow, if only student loans were bigger :) I will definitely have to return soon :)
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Nick, Wilkie and myself currently sitting in a local macdonalds! Great day boys
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Great day. Good to meet everyone there. Just got back. Surprisingly the m25 was rather quiet...
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Nick, Wilkie and myself currently sitting in a local macdonalds! Great day boys
Any new wood?
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Any new wood?
Not from us mate, just Soulman lol
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Not from us mate, just Soulman lol
It was ever thus.
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New spikes for me, don't know if anyone bought any willow though.
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only just got back to notts, thanks to jake and robin at vita awesome day, would love to have another soon :)
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Big thanks for robin and jake for haveing us great day good to see some old faces and some new top day
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Our pleasure guys, hopefully everyone had a good time. I'm sure the admin team will look at scheduling more and we will of course be happy to take part again.
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Thanks Robin and Jake for a great day I really enjoyed it again and it was great talking to everyone.
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Great day and just to echo what others have said in giving my thanks to Jake and robin. I would urge more forum members to turn up to future events as it is as everyone says "a great day".
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Any pics and videos from this one?
Can't wait till I recover so I can attend one of these,
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Any chance of relocating a bit further South Jake??
Would love to pay a visit one day but it's a bit too far for me to come up with an excuse to visit at the moment :(
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I have some pics which I will post throughout the evening - there were also some very in-depth video reviews made by our celebrity guest.
We learnt many things today:
Redders likes it long and full, and doesn't like it up him
Nick Saunder's 'bad back' prevents him from prolonged spells of feeding the bowling machine
Wilkie is entering into a civil partnership with his Dynadrive
'Nantie' Haywood can't use anything other than GM - if he does, his hands will melt.
Dean Vulcan is not the batting messiah - he's a very naughty boy!
Ryan likes to take Jake 'up the mezzanine!'
Jake does indeed look miserable, but is a delightful lad. He rejoices in the nickname Eeyore - but not because of his sad face.
Bloody students eat all the doughnuts!
Fattus's batting is - like his coitus - a brief, but beautiful thing.
In fact, only one question remains...............................
...........................................................come on boys - who left the floater?
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Bloody students eat all the doughnuts!
the doughnuts were good :D
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Train was delayed I'm still not home :(:(:(:(
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Somebody left a floater???? This is amazing!!!
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A few of Vitas itself:
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The food and the chaps!
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Hot netting action:
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What happens to the GM demo bats at the end of the year?? :-[
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Hey guys thanks to all of you for a great day. A big thanks to Jake & Robin for hosting the event. Thanks to Fattus for driving and providing good company and conversation.
Here are a few pics of some kit bought today, would be rude not to help line the Jake/Robin retirement fund lol
Firstly bought the new Ton Gladiator duffle bag, this bag is amazing for £40, 2 bats pockets, sturdy build and excellent quality heavy duty straps. Holds all my batting gear, keeping gear, 2 bats, helmet and still has space for clothes and spikes.
Second is some TON heritage pads to match my Bag and also TON gloves and bat. Very nice and great value for money.
GM 808 batting gloves, just liked these this year and will match my GM Kit
Finally is a GN powerbow Generation X Strike model. I saw this when I was at Vitas late last year and for the price just had to have this bat. Jake held it for me until today. 2.10 and for a low middle bat has a very good pick up, lovely grains for what I assume is a G4 bat and lovely ping. also has a huge spine and offset edges which although doesn't really wow or bother me is a nice touch on a low end bat.Overall very pleased and a nice addition to the collection.
(http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u642/soulman1012/0E150BE1-5C92-4EC5-AAC9-F288ACA3A762_zpsuyqxxlbc.jpg) (http://s1326.photobucket.com/user/soulman1012/media/0E150BE1-5C92-4EC5-AAC9-F288ACA3A762_zpsuyqxxlbc.jpg.html)
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What happens to the GM demo bats at the end of the year?? :-[
That was my exact thought when I saw how many gms were being used and abused!!!
Are any of the octanes in my weight?
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That was my exact thought when I saw how many gms were being used and abused!!!
Are any of the octanes in my weight?
It was pure curiosity, not me wanting a fully played in bat at a discounted price, honest.... ;)
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And a few of the chaps:
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Now far be it for me to comment - but once Robin from Vitas has taken the wig off - it is a different picture!
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and finally - a couple of right bangin' homies!
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Haha, quality photos...how long have I been Chinese? Random!
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Not one photo of me... I was there, promise....
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I have some pics which I will post throughout the evening - there were also some very in-depth video reviews made by our celebrity guest.
We learnt many things today:
Redders likes it long and full, and doesn't like it up him
Nick Saunder's 'bad back' prevents him from prolonged spells of feeding the bowling machine
Wilkie is entering into a civil partnership with his Dynadrive
'Nantie' Haywood can't use anything other than GM - if he does, his hands will melt.
Dean Vulcan is not the batting messiah - he's a very naughty boy!
Ryan likes to take Jake 'up the mezzanine!'
Jake does indeed look miserable, but is a delightful lad. He rejoices in the nickname Eeyore - but not because of his sad face.
Bloody students eat all the doughnuts!
Fattus's batting is - like his coitus - a brief, but beautiful thing.
In fact, only one question remains...............................
...........................................................come on boys - who left the floater?
i blame nick lol or was it you ???
as i said i number 11 ok 9 at best :-[
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Even though I was up from 4.45 and didn't get in till half 10. It was probably one of the best forum meets I've been to.
The Vitas set up is exceptional, bats and kit on choice also very very good!
I also fell in love with the Dynadrive in the place it hit the forums eyes, so I thank you for that also!
Thanks to Jake and Robin again like everybody has said for being great hosts.
I will definitely try and make another one!
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Fattus didn't you take some videos buddy? I may be wrong though
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I have a 1min 23second video of dean but I don't know how to upload it
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I have a 1min 23second video of dean but I don't know how to upload it
go on youtube click upload...
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go on youtube click upload...
Didn't you take a video? Ow no wait you wasn't there..... ;)