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Title: Blade Cricket
Post by: gnook on March 03, 2014, 06:56:16 PM

Hi guys,

Looks like Zimbabwe's BR Taylor is being sponsored by these guys. I checked out their website (http://www.bladetechnology.com.au/product/infinity-english-willow-g1/ (http://www.bladetechnology.com.au/product/infinity-english-willow-g1/)), and their products do look revolutionary. What's your take? Is there any merit to the 'angled' blade technology or is it merely a gimmick?

 

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: Tom on March 03, 2014, 07:14:22 PM

Looks like just a super set forward handle. A reverse of Len Richardson's old Angle Drive.

Be interested to see where their 20% more power claims come from.

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: 03jaworf on March 03, 2014, 07:49:21 PM

Quote from: Tom on March 03, 2014, 07:14:22 PM

Looks like just a super set forward handle. A reverse of Len Richardson's old Angle Drive.

Be interested to see where their 20% more power claims come from.

not sure how you'd even attempt to measure this?

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: tim2000s on March 03, 2014, 08:04:46 PM

I suspect it makes no difference to the power with which you hit the shot,  and gives you a significantly higher chance of being caught,  at least if you are a club cricketer....

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Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: Pelican042 on March 03, 2014, 08:46:22 PM

With the angle it would take the bat longer than expected to hit the ball therefore it would ballon. I think their aiming for T20 as you go over the top and if it would just plop down the fielders throat, it would clear him. :)

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: GarrettJ on March 03, 2014, 08:57:01 PM

must have that dude with his 5% concaving on their marketing team

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: OllieRodgers on March 03, 2014, 09:03:32 PM

Just looks broken to me!


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Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: Stuey on March 03, 2014, 09:21:45 PM

Just checked the calendar, apparently it's not April 1st :(

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: gnook on March 03, 2014, 10:20:04 PM

Quote from: OllieRodgers on March 03, 2014, 09:03:32 PM

Just looks broken to me!


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Ditto...my thoughts. Although I reckon, it would come good for them DilScoops.

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: tuffers007 on March 03, 2014, 10:48:42 PM

surely a joke? it looks ridiculous!!

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: smilley792 on March 03, 2014, 10:57:23 PM

I prefer to have the handle set a few degrees forward. But thats ridicolous.

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: procricket on March 03, 2014, 11:00:04 PM

Kippax bats last season had a forward placed handle well mine did

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: ajmw89 on March 04, 2014, 09:43:21 AM

Instead of an extreme bow, the handle gets set ridiculously far forward.  Just a gimmick I think

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on March 04, 2014, 02:06:21 PM

I'm also not sure that the handle would last very long as the angle of the handle would to me mean that its not fitted flush into the blade but at an angle.

Anyway to me just looks awful

Title: Re: Blade Cricket
Post by: gnook on March 04, 2014, 10:37:00 PM

What they say...

Blade Technology ‏@BladeCricket  18h
@gautham_nr Hi - we think the technology is unique and has the potential to significantly increase the distance a ball can travel #maximum!
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