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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => blankbats.co.uk => Topic started by: ca_gold on March 11, 2014, 08:44:09 PM
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Thought I'd put a quick review of my new BB Gold. To say I am well pleased would be a huge understatement. I can't thank the boys at BB enough for this SPECIAL piece of willow. BB Gold models are normally saved for bigger clefts that come in lighter weights. This bat, ungripped comes in at 2.7 on the scales and has approx 40 MM edges. It picks up like a dream, has minimal concaving, and a very aggressive sub-contenential profile. The value for money you get at BB is absolutely amazing. Off the mallet and initial ping tests show great promise. I am VERY excited to see this once it's fully knocked. This is my second BB (first one is reviewed here http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=17895.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=17895.0)) so I have full faith in their bats. The guys are a pleasure to deal with and their customer service is second to none. They pick great willow and having experienced BB bats previously, I had no hesitation in trusting Tai to pick a beauty for me this time. I will let the pictures do the talking. Will update this thread once I'm done throughly knocking and a few net sessions.
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb_1-1.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb_1-1.jpg.html)
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb_2-1.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb_2-1.jpg.html)
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb_6.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb_6.jpg.html)
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb-1.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb-1.jpg.html)
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb_3-1.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb_3-1.jpg.html)
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb_4-1.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb_4-1.jpg.html)
(http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy256/ca_gold/bb_5-1.jpg) (http://s797.photobucket.com/user/ca_gold/media/bb_5-1.jpg.html)
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Put it plain lovely cricket bat mate from a very good brand.
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Nice :)
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Very tidy indeed.
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Very Very nice
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Stunning profile, grains the lot looks very special mate.
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Looks great. Would love to have one
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looks very lovely hopefully goes as well as it looks
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Love this
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Looks like a proper cricket bat .... Why pay £450 for a bat when you can buy this?
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Holy Cow!!! :o
That's 2'7? Huge profile for the weight and those grains look fantastic!
Great purchase there fella!
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Just incredible
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Urgh, got serious bat envy right now... :(
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Urgh, got serious bat envy right now... :(
I'm with you on that one! Shame they only offer Grade 1 bats as I'd definitely be keen if they offered lower grade clefts....can't justify a large outlay to the wife!
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Lovely bat. Lack of stickers allows BB to leave an extra ounce or so of wood which is quite bit in terms of volume especially for an oversized cleft.
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Holy Cow!!! :o
That's 2'7? Huge profile for the weight and those grains look fantastic!
Great purchase there fella!
That's 2'7 with no grip, so 2'8-2'9 in reality. As mentioned above, the bat also carries very little stickering, allowing more of the final weight to be willow.
Not taking anything away from what is still an impressive bat with some of my favourite branding on the market.
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That is stunner ..wow ..bb boys at their best as usual ..top stuff ..enjoy that lovely piece of willow mate :)
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Bat is absolute stunner and a big bat at given weight. Owning few bb bats i know their quality and tai customer service is top notch.
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very nice bat you've got there mate. I really like the subtle gold details on the BB sticker as well. Very classy.
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Put a team member in contact and I think he's getting one, can't wait to see it, I'm not a fan of stickers so the brand suits me nicely.
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Wow love this a lot!
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Looks a fabulous shape and the stickers are really growing on me. What sort of price are we looking at for a bat like this.
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I'm feeling a lot of love for this piece of willow, man!
(http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii471/petehosk/hippy_zps726d6175.png)
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it really is a beauty. I am excited to use this. I've been buying and using bats for the last 15 years. The value and quality of BB is second to none for quality english made bats.
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What a beauty. Real stunner this.
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it really is a beauty. I am excited to use this. I've been buying and using bats for the last 15 years. The value and quality of BB is second to none for quality english made bats.
Would whole heartedly agree with you mate, looks a stunner and a lovely profile!
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Really should add.........
(http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a517/ams4287/null_zpsfc0f3f57.gif)
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Best looking bat I have seen on this forum for a long time...
When people talk of pro bats this is what one looks like top class bat.