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Equipment => Bats => Custom Made => Topic started by: Wickets-then-runs on March 01, 2014, 11:51:35 AM
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Just prior to Christmas I decided that the thing that was really missing from my life was a new bat and being the festive season didn't want to take that chance that my wife would happen to know that I like a mid-middle bat weighing around 2.10-11 with a slightly toe-heavy pick up and a thickish oval handle. I decided that on a risk-return basis, it would be much more prudent of me if I took care of the ordering of such a stick and my wife could pick out her new watch.
I emailed Marcus on a Friday evening (Aust time) and he responded almost immediately with a request to Skype. Long story short, 45 minutes later I had finished discussing what sort of shots I score most heavily from, my batting position and generally getting to know a genuinely top bloke. I emailed him some pics of my current bat (a custom made Scat) along with a measurement of the balance point of that bat. He informed me that as it was Christmas, I couldn't expect that bat to arrive until the fist week of Feb which, true to his word, it did.
Marcus had emailed me while he was working on the bat to let me know that while it only had 6 grains, this was the best bit of willow he had ever worked on and that the wait would be well worth it. Never has a truer word been emailed! The bat suited me perfectly from the get-go and after some judicious bat-waxing and knocking in, was ready for match use this weekend. I straight-drove the opening bowler for 4 on the second ball of the innings and racked up my 50 in 27 balls before my opening partner got off the mark! The ping on this bat is from another World and while the pick-up won't suit everyone, it suits me down to the ground.
The bat itself? Mid-middle with a thick toe (hence the slightly toe-heavy pick up), 6 straight grains, no concaving and medium sized edges. The grains started opening up after only an hour or so with the mallet and has just gotten better and better with every outing.
I know, I know, without pics, it didn't happen but as I post from an iPad, it doesn't seem to pick up from photobucket. Can anyone help with this please?
I cannot thank Marcus enough for crafting this beast for me. I know there has been some debate on the forum lately about what is considered good value etc but I can, hand on heart, say quite openly say that Marcus (along with the likes of Paul Aldred) is one of a shrinking bunch of true enthusiasts that value that "art" of what he does and that his motivation is to see his customers happy.
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As you have posted, I also cannot recommend Affinity more highly.
Top bloke, exceptional bats
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I'd like to see the pics!! Got a spectre a couple of weeks ago and it is top drawer.
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How does it rate against your scat
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How does it rate against your scat
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i had my Scat made in front of my eyes so there will always be an emotional tie to this bat, hence why I will never sell it. This Persona is the best bit of willow I have ever owned. It just has that rebound that you don't get very often!
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I have four affinity bats including the custom persona I think they are one off the best bats around and would not use any other bat on a Saturday I had the carbine and toro last year and they was a dream to use this season I have got the new phantom and the lovely persona that Marcus made me in the style off the hades hope you enjoy your bat as much as I have
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Simon, my dear old thing! I was beginning to worry you'd left the country!
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Simon, my dear old thing! I was beginning to worry you'd left the country!
Hi mate I been in hospital and had major surgery am being let out Monday or Tuesday so be back on hear when I am home for good thanks for asking mate
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Hi mate I been in hospital and had major surgery am being let out Monday or Tuesday so be back on hear when I am home for good thanks for asking mate
Marcus told me of your plight the other day. Wishing you a speedy recovery mate.
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Hi mate I been in hospital and had major surgery am being let out Monday or Tuesday so be back on hear when I am home for good thanks for asking mate
Get well soon.
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Marcus told me of your plight the other day. Wishing you a speedy recovery mate.
Thanks mate and thanks for the gloves be in contact soon
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I have four affinity bats including the custom persona I think they are one off the best bats around and would not use any other bat on a Saturday I had the carbine and toro last year and they was a dream to use this season I have got the new phantom and the lovely persona that Marcus made me in the style off the hades hope you enjoy your bat as much as I have
what are your thoughts on the Phantom, Simon? I was thinking of getting that before chatting with Marcus.
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Install the iphone photbucket app onto your ipad. It works fine from that.
I had issues with the ipad app and that was photobuckets advice.
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Install the iphone photbucket app onto your ipad. It works fine from that.
I had issues with the ipad app and that was photobuckets advice.
thanks mate, will do!
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what are your thoughts on the Phantom, Simon? I was thinking of getting that before chatting with Marcus.
. I love the phantom I think be good on fast bounce tracks in August reminded me off my old hades but all affinity bats are guns
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Need pics of the bat Mark, want to be much more jealous looking at them.
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First time I've uploaded pics guys so go easy on me, please! :)
My edges get plenty of use as you can see....
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I wanna see the other one.
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I will try and post pics of mine tonight
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looks like bat has opened up already, any cracks on the bat face?
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I wanna see the other one.
i lent it to a team mate who is keen on buying it off me...
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looks like bat has opened up already, any cracks on the bat face?
yep, quite a few cracks running down the grains and a few in between them. They started appearing after only about 20 mins with the mallet. I can't describe how this thing pings, mate!