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Title: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: tim2000s on July 30, 2014, 07:28:52 AM
It had to happen, we have best names, so here are what you consider to be the worst ones.

Personally for me, I think a couple of the worst are the GM Six6, which means absolutely nothing to me, other than you're not quite as bad as the beast and then the GN X181... Right, E41 - 41mm Edges, A61, 61mm Apex, but X181? What does that mean? Are you trying to pretend that it's some sort of Sci-Fi Space weapon?

The other one that I think is just daft is the 7EVEN by Newbery. I don't really get what the name is supposed to portray?

What are your naming pet hates?
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on July 30, 2014, 07:39:07 AM
Anything made by Duck & Run! A bat shouldn't have the word duck on it, end of!  >:(
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: cricketrob on July 30, 2014, 07:42:17 AM
I've been told that the six6 comes from being joe root's bat and it is called the six6 as in Route 66 or root 66.

Hope that made some sense
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: joeljonno on July 30, 2014, 08:05:44 AM
Maybe or the perfect over 6x6?
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: AverageCricketer on July 30, 2014, 08:20:42 AM
The X 181 comes from the 181mm 'sweetspot'. The X stands for extreme so it means extreme 181mm sweetspot
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: AverageCricketer on July 30, 2014, 08:24:21 AM
County - 747
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on July 30, 2014, 08:51:31 AM
The X 181 comes from the 181mm 'sweetspot'. The X stands for extreme so it means extreme 181mm sweetspot
There's are plans for a sports direct exclusive, the AC 001.

001 for the 1mm sweetspot and AC for awfully cheap!  ;)
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: beaver5 on July 30, 2014, 08:54:16 AM
I agree that Newbery 7EVEN is dire. GM seem to come up with some shockers too: Zona, what's that!? and then it's not just that it's the Zona F2 DMX, nice and simple! What's wrong with the good old days when they called them the Clubman or Cannon. GN World Cup was pretty bat but for me the worst has to be the Duncan Fearnley Batwing!
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: tim2000s on July 30, 2014, 08:56:58 AM
I agree that Newbery 7EVEN is dire. GM seem to come up with some shockers too: Zona, what's that!? and then it's not just that it's the Zona F2 DMX, nice and simple! What's wrong with the good old days when they called them the Clubman or Cannon. GN World Cup was pretty bat but for me the worst has to be the Duncan Fearnley Batwing!
I thought about mentioning the Batwing. I agree. Terrible name.
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on July 30, 2014, 08:58:46 AM
Another one is the bat wielded by Ashton Agar in the innings of 98, the Tails Never Fails Mahogany, cricket bats are made of willow!!
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: Wickets-then-runs on July 30, 2014, 09:02:03 AM
It wasn't a bat, but the GM Maxi Pads always made me cringe when a team mate told me he was strapping them on....  :(
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: fasteddie on July 30, 2014, 09:23:49 AM
I like a brand which has a thread/narrative through their names.

Not the easiest thing to do, but it does add a certain coherence.

So, in answering the question, I'd say all brands which seem to throw random names into a product line.
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on July 30, 2014, 09:33:49 AM
I like a brand which has a thread/narrative through their names.

Not the easiest thing to do, but it does add a certain coherence.

So, in answering the question, I'd say all brands which seem to throw random names into a product line.

All of them then??  ;)
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: Neon Cricket on July 30, 2014, 09:37:07 AM
All of them then??  ;)

Don't include me in that haha! Don't think I could make it much more simple... (probably a little too simple at times)
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: fasteddie on July 30, 2014, 09:37:49 AM
You're probably not wring Cam, but definitely the most chaotic like GN

It looks like they where branded by a toddler with ADHD!
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: fasteddie on July 30, 2014, 09:38:16 AM
Don't include me in that haha! Don't think I could make it much more simple... (probably a little too simple at times)

Yours hits the spot, bold and clear (hard to miss!)
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: sarg on July 30, 2014, 10:47:47 AM
Woodworm Globe really inspires confidence.
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: crictech on July 30, 2014, 11:27:49 PM


The other one that I think is just daft is the 7EVEN by Newbery. I don't really get what the name is supposed to portray?


the limited edition version was called 7ELEVEN
Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: cheese on July 30, 2014, 11:35:22 PM
GN Kaboom
GM Maxi
Newberry B52... Newberry Krakatoa (need i explain the bad pun)

Title: Re: Worst ever bat names....
Post by: mp07 on July 31, 2014, 02:18:34 AM
GN X181...Overall all GN ones. :(