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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => Vitas Cricket => Topic started by: SOULMAN1012 on January 08, 2014, 06:46:08 PM
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Evening guys. I was really excited when I got home tonight as my B&S kit had arrived courtesy of Jake at Vitas. I have been waiting a couple of months to get my hands on this kit since seeing it at the forum event jake held lady year. At that event the guys from B&S were there promoting there new range for this year which I believe is exclusive to Vitas. Here are my initial thoughts on the kit. Firstly the packaging and speed of delivery was first class from Jake. Bat was packaged in loads of bubble wrap with card board protecting as well. Kit arrived with him Monday and was with me today. Thanks a lot mate
Bat
Firstly the bat has arrived in an amazing pink B&S bat sock, quality little pocket similar to the soft pockets Wilkie offers, lovely little touch. This bat is actually a supreme that jake had in. When I saw the B&S guys the LE bats were only for show and not available so I looked at the bats on the shelf and found this Supreme. Now this is a great model name for this bat as this taps up like you wouldn't believe, feels so powerful and was bar far in my view plus Garry from B&S the best bat on the mallet from the existing stock plus the demo bats they had. This bat weighs 2.10 and picks up about 2.8/9 in my view. My ideal weight is 2.9 so pretty close. Mid placed profile with flat face and rounded edges. Even grain structure and the lovely new decals/stickers which ever you prefer to call them. The finish on this is amazing and that must be mentioned for a bat in this price point I was not expecting this good a finish. £230 which is the top end bat from B&S which is great value for money. Big large edges and minimal concaving which again is what I look for ideally.
Gloves
Super comfy with pittard palms and super protection. Reinforced protection on the fingers and split finger design. Love the colour combo on these and fit in superbly with the colour scheme of the bat. Thick Velcro wrist brand with limited edition on the Velcro and towling.
Pads
Again top quality with leather top hat and instep and also leather runs up the inside of the pad. Great to see that. LE version of kit and top end in range lives up to that in the materials used. 2 inch straps and comfort bar on the top strap although not sure I will leave that on there. Traditional styled pad which again I like.
In summary for me this kit ticks all the boxes and is certainly a firm favourite in my collection. Simply loved the design and colour scheme when I first saw it. Also the exclusivity of the brand appeals to me as never seen this brand before in the flesh only by a Saffa who's name I forget on tv. Although with kit this good and prices that competitive I would expect to see more and more of B&S in the future. Enjoy the pics.
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lovely profile!!!
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Nice kit. Was contemplating some b and s stuff form jake but ended up with gm myself.
I have to ask regarding the soft pocket. Although it looks good, in that stunning pink. Does it really offer any protection?
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but did you need another bat Chris? :)
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Nice kit. Was contemplating some b and s stuff form jake but ended up with gm myself.
I have to ask regarding the soft pocket. Although it looks good, in that stunning pink. Does it really offer any protection?
Nope, it is literally an elongated Rugby sock.
Glad you are happy Chris. Lovely gear, i'm excited for the bulk of our stock to arrive.
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Nice kit. Was contemplating some b and s stuff form jake but ended up with gm myself.
I have to ask regarding the soft pocket. Although it looks good, in that stunning pink. Does it really offer any protection?
In simple terms no none at all lol, nice touch though. I have put it in some of the bubble wrap jake sent, I have loads of bat sleeves that will look after it.
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but did you need another bat Chris? :)
Sir how dare you ask me such a silly question :D :D
Like I said I just loved this bat when I picked it up at Vitas and love the style and colour scheme plus protection levels of the softs. I also had this lined up before the storm damage so that was good.
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Sir how dare you ask me such a silly question :D :D
This might be like Keef Richards giving Pete Doherty advice on when not to shoot up...
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This might be like Keef Richards giving Pete Doherty advice on when not to shoot up...
Very true that lol
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This Kit looks amazing and the colour scheme is great IMO.
B and S bats are made in SA arent they?
Chris,how does the pressing compare with all the other bats you have?
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I haven't seen the 2014 softs but have had the fortune to see the bats in person - some of the ones Jake has are huge. Very impressive and pick up very well...
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Well impressed with the bat
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the glove bag looks a nice touch too.
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How wide is this bat?
My B&S is chunky but its 1cm thinner than other bats.
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B&S have always made nice bats but their stickerds seem to have gone backwards - at least in my eyes- for 5 years or so ago, they used to be really nice.
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Nice and Bright, looks a good purchase!
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This Kit looks amazing and the colour scheme is great IMO.
B and S bats are made in SA arent they?
Chris,how does the pressing compare with all the other bats you have?
Yes mate made in South Africa.
The pressing is very good. I believe Jake has knocked this in for me but tapping up and old ball is lovely and has a lovely sound of the mallet as well.
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How wide is this bat?
My B&S is chunky but its 1cm thinner than other bats.
I'll have it measured tonight mate and update thread.
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i remember an old thread which mentioned bats being thinner, so i measured the b&s and it was 9cm or something like that whereas my other bat was 10cm
my B&S supreme was amazing
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Nice kit. Was contemplating some b and s stuff form jake but ended up with gm myself.
I have to ask regarding the soft pocket. Although it looks good, in that stunning pink. Does it really offer any protection?
That's not an original soft pocket ;) aha
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That's not an original soft pocket ;) aha
I do get that, but do your soft pockets actually offer much protection?
If I had a bat room and all lined up on a shelf, I'd have individually designed ones for each bat. But with me taking 4/5bats to each game and binged in my bag, I like uber protection for them.
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I do get that, but do your soft pockets actually offer much protection?
If I had a bat room and all lined up on a shelf, I'd have individually designed ones for each bat. But with me taking 4/5bats to each game and binged in my bag, I like uber protection for them.
Double wrap your wood for extra protection!
Same applies with soft pockets and bats...
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In terms of the width the B&S is 10.5cm. To compare this to a couple of others I had to hand my Hawk is also 10.5 and M&H Harliquin 10.4cm so seems normal.
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So it's funky and chunky!
(Rather like a certain forum-member)
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So it's funky and chunky!
(Rather like a certain forum-member)
Who would you be reffering to Mr Fattus?????
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Who's funky, chunky and a little bit hunky?
That B&S kit should be used by a cheeky little monkey!
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Jake - when are you getting the Scorchio stuff in?
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Jake - when are you getting the Scorchio stuff in?
Scorch bats are here now, softs (both LE and Scorch) should be here in about a week. :)
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Who's funky, chunky and a little bit hunky?
That B&S kit should be used by a cheeky little monkey!
Well the Hosk springs to mind!
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Nope! - Hosk is gigantic, fantastic and his batting is a little bit frantic!
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Nope! - Hosk is gigantic, fantastic and his batting is a little bit frantic!
Hope your not talking about yourself mate?? That would be very vain
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No-one has inflated themselves better than me!
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Question for Jake on these B&S bats. Are these models made in SA or made in the UK?
Been to the factory recently and the did not have any bats in these profiles available.
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Question for Jake on these B&S bats. Are these models made in SA or made in the UK?
Been to the factory recently and the did not have any bats in these profiles available.
They are SA made, which is part of our unique selling point. Most bats we stock are made in India, with a few niche/top end ones made in England, as well as GM, so to have something a little different is nice.
Chris's bat is an older model, the Supreme, he preferred the shape but wanted the new 2014 stickers which i was able to organise. They have changed the shapes for 2014, but any and all shapes are available by request if you are prepared to wait.
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Can't seem to find any details on your website mate, with regards to those softs. They look good!
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Awaiting new images for the website. I'm also still very behind on updating it for 2014 in terms of other brands too. :o
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Question for Jake on these B&S bats. Are these models made in SA or made in the UK?
Been to the factory recently and the did not have any bats in these profiles available.
They are SA made, which is part of our unique selling point. Most bats we stock are made in India, with a few niche/top end ones made in England, as well as GM, so to have something a little different is nice.
Chris's bat is an older model, the Supreme, he preferred the shape but wanted the new 2014 stickers which i was able to organise. They have changed the shapes for 2014, but any and all shapes are available by request if you are prepared to wait.
Further to my previous answer. I've spoken to the guys at B&S, these shapes are for the UK market, not SA, which i guess is why you didn't see them.