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Title: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: Alvaro on February 06, 2014, 07:33:32 PM

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd117/fake_street_spirit/5E83C5DD-14DE-4665-AE8D-9DD92CE11D68_zpsygthi1f4.jpg)

Here is the IJC Ashes competition prize. It seems a nice bat and is very soft. Thanks to Paul for running a comp I knew the answer to.

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: ItsJustCricket on February 06, 2014, 08:10:16 PM

Well done, Steve!  :)

Glad it arrived safe and sound.  Lots of runs in this girl, surely?!  ;)

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: Alvaro on February 06, 2014, 08:23:05 PM

The photos obviously don't do it justice. I haven't weighed it but it feels wieldable and with gloves well balanced. I paid for it to be knocked in and this has been thorough as the grains are cracking encouragingly but there are still some seam marks from bouncing a ball. It's probably the softest bat I've had since my Warsop. I had eschewed the offer of a scuff sheet, but may need to go down this route.

The bat came with a nice full length cover, which was a good gesture from Paul, who could have kept it to sell or use as part of an actual purchase.

The best thing about this is I had it sent to my wife's work address as the result of the comp is on YouTube. New bat win!

The grip is pants, btw, and will be replaced.

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: Alvaro on February 06, 2014, 08:25:03 PM

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on February 06, 2014, 08:10:16 PM

Well done, Steve!  :)

Glad it arrived safe and sound.  Lots of runs in this girl, surely?!  ;)

Yep, packaging was good and solid — I feel that there are some runs in it, but definitely a raunchy fling rather than a long fruitful marriage... ;)

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: tushar sehgal on February 06, 2014, 08:27:09 PM

Congrats mate, looks lovely.Surprised you find yours soft, gonna have to test mine out further.

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: Alvaro on February 06, 2014, 08:31:06 PM

Well, it's first impressions Tush. The seam marks are only up by the legend sticker, not casting aspersions on the knocking in.

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: ItsJustCricket on February 06, 2014, 08:47:02 PM

Quote from: Alvaro on February 06, 2014, 08:25:03 PM

Yep, packaging was good and solid — I feel that there are some runs in it, but definitely a raunchy fling rather than a long fruitful marriage... ;)

Nothing like a good old raunchy fling with bubbles! The mind boggles!!  :D

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: tushar sehgal on February 06, 2014, 08:48:52 PM

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on February 06, 2014, 08:47:02 PM

Nothing like a good old raunchy fling with bubbles! The mind boggles!!  :D

Ideas for weekend? lol ;) he might get  Kudos for that...we should have a bat name used as innuendo thread :D

Title: Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
Post by: Alvaro on February 07, 2014, 01:20:37 PM

Well. I'm WFH today so have had the opportunity to get a bit more familiar with this bat.
I like the pickup a lot and bouncing a ball on it shows that it is pretty responsive, but then I'm not sure how to accurately measure performance in this way.
I think that I would more than likely pick this feel in a blindfold test, so I am beginning to get attached to it.

Better pic (maybe)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd117/fake_street_spirit/8f375dfedfef6ab891e91c9ba5c47c72_zpsc84449c3.jpg)