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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => Vitas Cricket => Topic started by: Vitas Cricket on September 04, 2014, 07:08:11 PM
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GM 2015 is now out in the wild and this topic has generated some lively debate and on the whole very positive feedback: http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=31723.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=31723.0)
The catalogue can be found here: http://www.gm-cricket.com/upload/catalogues/pages/_BOC2015.pdf (http://www.gm-cricket.com/upload/catalogues/pages/_BOC2015.pdf)
Have a browse and let me know what you like the look of. Please note not every bat is available in all grades, the Sigma is Original, 909 and 808 only for example. For orders paid for by September 22nd (non refundable deposits of £50+ are accepted for bats) we will offer 10% OFF the pricing below. We offer free delivery don't forget.
I will price up other items like junior bats, cheaper softs, shoes, helmets etc etc by request, and these are all eligible for 10% off too, so feel free to ask.
Remember the prices below are BEFORE the 10% discount, and don't forget we offer free delivery on everything.
Adult Bats:
Player Edition £500
Original LE £425
Original £315
909 £240
808 £185
707 £165
606 £110
404 £90
Batting Pads
Original LE £100
Original £80
909 £65
808 LE £55
808 £50
606 £40
505 £30
Batting Gloves
Original LE £70
Original £55
909 £42
808 LE £38
808 £30
606 £25
505 £20
Wicket Keeping Gear
Original LE Gloves £70
Original Gloves £55
606 Gloves £35
303 Gloves £20
Original LE Pads £50
Original Pads £35
606 Pads £25
303 Pads £18
Luggage
Original Duplex Wheelie £95
Original Easi Load Wheelie £70
Original Duffle £50
909 Wheelie £45
707 Wheelie £40
606 Wheelie £30
505 Duffle £25
303 Duffle £20
The Original LE bat is not wallet friendly i know, but rest assured you are getting the absolute best, with the added benefit of the bat being made in Nottingham. Here is a Mogul OLE i saw today, and for those who say that samples are always amazing, a Purist we have in stock and on sale at £310 :)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bwr_96RIMAAZKTw.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/g5jPzv7l.png)
As a special offer, exempt from the 10% off. We will do a pack of 12 ripple grips for £35 posted in the UK.
Please contact me with your interest, feel free to ask any questions below. :)
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This may shock a few people, but I've sent you a PM Jake! :D
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This may shock a few people, but I've sent you a PM Jake! :D
What are going for this time then mate?
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What are going for this time then mate?
Being sensible this time, only a new bat & bag (at the moment... ;) )
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Being sensible this time, only a new bat & bag (at the moment... ;) )
Ahaha might that be a mogul your
Going for?
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Ahaha might that be a mogul your
Going for?
Currently undecided mate :-[
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How soon will the bats be available Jake if we place an order now ?
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We are looking at bats in late October and softs early November i believe.
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£500 for a players edition! Does anyone pay these prices for bats anymore???
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Being sensible this time, only a new bat & bag (at the moment... ;) )
I'm not, 3 things on my list, may add one more, and already ordered some gray nics softs!! I need help. Lol
£500 for a players edition! Does anyone pay these prices for bats anymore???
I'm contemplating one to merely put in a box in my bat room, and preserve it for the future(not to make money before anyone tries to tell me it won't, I'm not interested in that)
Now will de kok or root be the biggest player in ten years?
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£500 for a players edition! Does anyone pay these prices for bats anymore???
£450 if you pre order from us though. ;)
Many retailers were selling at prices approaching £500 in 2014, taking into account the 2015 prices i feel we will represent good value when compared to other retailers.
We have sold 3 GN Legends (£575) on pre-order.
Player Edition bats aren't sold in huge numbers, but equally they aren't available in large numbers. Clefts that will give the sort of volume required in a sensible weight are very rare. Robin has had 3 Player Editions himself, loves them.
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£450 if you pre order from us though. ;)
Many retailers were selling at prices approaching £500 in 2014, taking into account the 2015 prices i feel we will represent good value when compared to other retailers.
We have sold 3 GN Legends (£575) on pre-order.
Player Edition bats aren't sold in huge numbers, but equally they aren't available in large numbers. Clefts that will give the sort of volume required in a sensible weight are very rare. Robin has had 3 Player Editions himself, loves them.
I'm sure they're great bats, but when you look at the prices B3, Aldred and Blank Bats are knocking out top quality butterfly bats for, you have to question who needs a £500 bat. The vast majority us are just club cricketers and as such shouldn't really need anything else other than a butterfly or G3. Saying that I do recognise that people will always want the best in the hope it might make them a better batsman, so your £450 offer should sell a few at least :)
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I'm sure they're great bats, but when you look at the prices B3, Aldred and Blank Bats are knocking out top quality butterfly bats for, you have to question who needs a £500 bat. The vast majority us are just club cricketers and as such shouldn't really need anything else other than a butterfly or G3. Saying that I do recognise that people will always want the best in the hope it might make them a better batsman, so your £450 offer should sell a few at least :)
Not sure a butterfly cleft (which are basically given away) can be compared with a player edition GM
Plenty of people out there who turn their noses up at minor blemishes, so i suspect a butterfly would probably offend them! It doesn't matter if i point out that a butterfly or blemish may not impact performance (can be argued that butterfly would perform better over time) to certain customers, they want the very best bat, both in terms of looks and performance.
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Is it still not possible to chose what weight your Players bat will be?
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Jake, what are the pick-ups like on the Mogul and Aura? I need a light bat...
Considering the duffle, 909 Gloves and an 808 bat...
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The pickup on the mogul is sublime. I bought 2 of them and before this purchase I had never purchased any GM product ever.
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Is it still not possible to chose what weight your Players bat will be?
Correct, Player Editions come 'as is' and typically with a pickup index of 3, though i have seen one with a 2 pickup.
Jake, what are the pick-ups like on the Mogul and Aura? I need a light bat...
Considering the duffle, 909 Gloves and an 808 bat...
If you order an 808 or above you can specify the pickup index, so if you want a light bat i would advise going for pickup index of 1 or 2.
The Aura picks up very nicely owing to the weight removed from the toe, the Mogul is not a bad pickup by any means, similar to the Six6.
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gm glive sizes, what they like this years, as last years originals were a tad big?
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Any price difference between standard men's and small men's sizes? Looking at gloves in particular.
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Are long blade bats available from GM?
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Softs are the same price across the board, aside from some of the very low end softs which become cheaper in junior sizes.
I felt that all the split finger gloves fitted my hands well, and my hands are on the smaller side. The Original LE and 808 gloves felt a little bigger on me but nothing drastic.
Long handles are available by request on certain models, but not long blade to my knowledge.
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Can you give us a rundown of what the new shapes are this year?
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Correct, Player Editions come 'as is' and typically with a pickup index of 3, though i have seen one with a 2 pickup.
Whats the possible weight range within that 2'7-3lbs? I've seena few and their beautiful but I'm not sure I'd want to buy one on order rather than pick it physically.
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Whats the possible weight range within that 2'7-3lbs? I've seena few and their beautiful but I'm not sure I'd want to buy one on order rather than pick it physically.
It is a problem i agree, would love to hold a few in stock but they are very expensive, leaving the option of ordering in without much indication on weight. It is something we can hope to change going forward by holding a few in stock. I would say most of them are in the 2'9-2'12 weight range.
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Can you give us a rundown of what the new shapes are this year?
The catalogue is available for download, as well as some photos in this topic: http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=31723.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=31723.0)
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I'm sure they're great bats, but when you look at the prices B3, Aldred and Blank Bats are knocking out top quality butterfly bats for, you have to question who needs a £500 bat. The vast majority us are just club cricketers and as such shouldn't really need anything else other than a butterfly or G3. Saying that I do recognise that people will always want the best in the hope it might make them a better batsman, so your £450 offer should sell a few at least :)
GM sell through the retail trade around the World. Because we greatly appreciate the added value of choice, availability, advice and after sales that experienced retailers deliver day in day out to the consumer.
Always sensible to compare apples with apples.
Kind regards
Edward
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GM sell through the retail trade around the World. Because we greatly appreciate the added value of choice, availability, advice and after sales that experienced retailers deliver day in day out to the consumer.
Always sensible to compare apples with apples.
Kind regards
Edward
Sorry mate, I'm not sure what your point is. The question I asked is who needs a £500 cricket bat. I'm not having a dig at Vitas or GM and I certainly haven't made comparisons with apples or anything else for that matter.
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Sorry mate, I'm not sure what your point is. The question I asked is who needs a £500 cricket bat. I'm not having a dig at Vitas or GM and I certainly haven't made comparisons with apples or anything else for that matter.
Who doesn't need one, if you can afford it?
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Why do people need ferrari's when a fiesta would do their needs? Because they can afford to spend it I guess. I'm lucky enough to have spent a few quid this year on top end bats but doesn't mean they are guaranteed to play better.
If you look at the prices we already know GN and GM are similar for the very top end stuff.
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Sorry mate, I'm not sure what your point is. The question I asked is who needs a £500 cricket bat. I'm not having a dig at Vitas or GM and I certainly haven't made comparisons with apples or anything else for that matter.
My point is that where a company cuts out the retailer and the fact that the retailer needs to make a margin to offer you a service, of course direct operations can offer lower prices - albeit they seek to make much bigger margins.
Kind regards
Edward
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My point is that where a company cuts out the retailer and the fact that the retailer needs to make a margin to offer you a service, of course direct operations can offer lower prices - albeit they seek to make much bigger margins.
Kind regards
Edward
Oh I see, so your bats cost £500 because both you and your retailers need to make a profit on the item. A customer can go direct to a small brand and get a players grade bat for half that price. I wonder if the advice to a customer from one of your retailers (which the customer is paying part of the premium for) would be not to buy a £500 bat because they don't need one to improve their game, or that they can get much better value elsewhere? Probably not.
The question remains who needs a £500 cricket bat? What standard should you be playing at before a £500 bat will make a difference to your game?
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Nobody needs one, many people want one. Some of those who want one are lucky enough to be able to buy one. It's a simple as that really, if there wasn't a market for such a bat, they wouldn't be on sale.
The same argument applies to the G3/butterfly bats you are talking about. Why should I spend £100 on one when a Kashmir bat for £20 does the same job?
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The question remains who needs a £500 cricket bat? What standard should you be playing at before a £500 bat will make a difference to your game?
Your question is a fairly dumb one though. You can spend £3,500 on a watch, when a £25 one will tell the time and be just as accurate and probably last as long.
Likewise, you can spend £120k on a car or 16, and both will get you from a to b.
Why do bats get offered at this price? Because somewhere out there someone wants to buy them. It may not be you, but if someone wants to buy something they perceive as a bit special, why shouldn't they spend a load of their cash on it?
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Order placed, new bat, pads, gloves :)
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Always sensible to compare apples with apples.
or a cricket bat with a cricike....oh wait a second... :D
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A 500 quid bat, or a 1000quid bat will never make a difference to your game. Of you think it will, or expect it to for someone, you need to have your head tested.
A 500 quid bat is a status symbol, and nothing more. And they will sell as people want to say "look at my joe roots players edition"
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A 500 quid bat, or a 1000quid bat will never make a difference to your game. Of you think it will, or expect it to for someone, you need to have your head tested.
Not quite right - I'm sure there will be some small statistical gain attributable to increase self esteem/confidence arising from the perception that you have the best possible tools for the job, and you may get a further small boost from the very best clefts available*, but we are talking very, very small margins here.
* though the wierd thing with Players Editions is that, because they are made to the individual players specifications, the ones I have seen tend to be oddly weighty on the pick up, which goes to show that the top players don't all agree with most members on here that a feather light 2lb 8 is the only way to go!
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A 500 quid bat, or a 1000quid bat will never make a difference to your game. Of you think it will, or expect it to for someone, you need to have your head tested.
I think it would like Manormanic said. It would give you a boost in confidence when playing shots.
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I think it would like Manormanic said. It would give you a boost in confidence when playing shots.
I Personally don't Believe in placebos.
But then I don't believe there is such thing as a "players" bat for sale. The ones that are, seem to generally be bats made for a pro, that he has turned down.
They make him 10 bats he takes the best 5(in his opinion) the last 5 go on sale.
They are rejects, although the very best of the rejects.
If I pro's rejects give you confidence, then I doubt your actually that good at cricket.
Go spend the money on coaching instead.
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I Personally don't Believe in placebos.
Given the vast wealth of evidence that supports the existence of the placebo effect, I'm tempted to ask whether you also believe the world to be flat, or JFK to have been assassinated by aliens?
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Given the vast wealth of evidence that supports the existence of the placebo effect, I'm tempted to ask whether you also believe the world to be flat, or JFK to have been assassinated by aliens?
Show me the evidence/results/research that show placebos are 100% effective! and I'll show you the evidence to prove the aliens are guilty.
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Show me the evidence/results/research that show placebos are 100% effective! and I'll show you the evidence to prove the aliens are guilty.
even a bullet to the brain is not 100% effective; there is nontheless a massive weight of research which you are free to google demonstrating the validity of the effect.
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even a bullet to the brain is not 100% effective; there is nontheless a massive weight of research which you are free to google demonstrating the validity of the effect.
I'd have to agree with Manormanic on this one. There is a rather large swathe of evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of Placebos. No, they aren't 100% effective, but neither are cricket helmets...
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Drugs that hAve been approved for use don't have 100% affectiveness. Ebola doesn't kill 100% of people that get it.
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gone off topic abit. Maybe admin could split it to keep the gm one on track.
"500quid bat vs coaching. What will improve your game more" is an appropriate topic title.
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Who is going to order what from GM? I'm really tempted by the Sigma but I'd want it in LB, and according to Edward in the GM2015 topic, you need to buy more than 1 in a batch...
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Who is going to order what from GM? I'm really tempted by the Sigma but I'd want it in LB, and according to Edward in the GM2015 topic, you need to buy more than 1 in a batch...
I've ordered a octane as I like the f2 face and can't help but feel it will have gone in 2016. And also it's a shape I've always admired.
I've also orderd 808 le pads and gloves as they look a decent but, and IMO the best value and best looking light pads out of the two ranges I buy softs from(gm and gn)
Contemplating adding a duffle to my order,
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Who is going to order what from GM? I'm really tempted by the Sigma but I'd want it in LB, and according to Edward in the GM2015 topic, you need to buy more than 1 in a batch...
I've got one of the new duffle bags and a 606 Six6 on order.
Must send my deposit over to the vitas boys soon now I think of it...
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Ive gone for the Original pads & gloves and 909 six6, my first dip into GM.
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"500quid bat vs coaching. What will improve your game more" is an appropriate topic title.
Correct :)
If ever asked 'which should i get?' When a customer is choosing between a mid range bat and a very high end one I always say 'buy some coaching with the money you've saved on the bat'
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You will have a lot of money left over if you buy a top end B&S Bat lollllllll
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Is there a price difference on Womens and Academy bats Jake?
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i actually quite tempted to get the QDK players edition bat have to do a lottt of savings tho...
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I'm ordering the following for sure :D
X1 Original Easi load wheelie
X2 Original Batting Gloves
X1 Original Limited Batting Glove
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Is there a price difference on Womens and Academy bats Jake?
Womens bats are the same price as SH i believe, Academy bats are cheaper. Will check and confirm tomorrow though.
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Womens bats are the same price as adult bats. Academy bats are priced as follows.
Six6 OLE £250
Six Original £195
Six6 808 £145
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Just a little bump on our pre-order offer.
Will be seeing the GM range again tomorrow so will provide some photos to jog memories :)
Make your order (with a deposit/full payment) by September 22nd with us and enjoy 10% off the marked prices on page one.
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Can you find out the minimum order size for long blade bats please?
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Can you find out the minimum order size for long blade bats please?
Will do.
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If the bat holders were inside I would have already pre-ordered an Original Duffle. I like the pocket system. Just trying to decide if I want white bat grips on show getting dirty!
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If the bat holders were inside I would have already pre-ordered an Original Duffle. I like the pocket system. Just trying to decide if I want white bat grips on show getting dirty!
Could always put them into a full length bat cover and then into the bat holders? :)
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Could always put them into a full length bat cover and then into the bat holders? :)
I did think that but then you're adding another £20 or so onto the price of the bag which makes it a pretty expensive acquisition then!
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I did think that but then you're adding another £20 or so onto the price of the bag which makes it a pretty expensive acquisition then!
Change your grip colour? ;)
I'm not sure they would get particularly dirty from being exposed anyway. There are other duffle options where the bat is contained within a sleeve, happy to discuss those with you.
Little bump to say 10% off for pre-ordering closes on Monday, get in contact if you want something from the 2015 range but want to save a bit of money, we accept deposits so you don't have to pay the full amount now :)
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Final reminder to get in touch tomorrow if you want to enjoy 10% off your 2015 GM gear.
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Many thanks to all those who contacted me to order their GM gear for 2015. We have now made our stock order (our biggest yet with GM) and are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of all the gear.
For anyone who missed it, or left it too late to contact me. I am happy to offer the 10% discount for any pre-orders with DEPOSITS PAID TODAY/TONIGHT. :)
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Big order, good stuff. Exited for mine to arrive.
Just been looking at gm sites as they have fully updated it for 2015, hales will be using the aura, and I hope the yellow matching softs.
As it Patel the sigma?......hmmm bet it's not the same shape.
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Just thought i'd give this a little bump as I imagine Jake will have some GM goodies in about 3 weeks.
Who's excited and what did you go for. I put in a deposit on a bat but torn between the Mogul and Aura so Jake was kind enough to let me choose closer to arrival!
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19 short days to be exact :)
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Does Vitas ship to overseas? I am really interested in purchasing an Aura 909....
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Does Vitas ship to overseas? I am really interested in purchasing an Aura 909....
We do, i have sent you a pm.
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Do we have an update on when the duffles will be delivered?
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Do we have an update on when the duffles will be delivered?
Will attempt to confirm tomorrow. Today has been a write off, I am feeling so ill. All our new handpicked GN and TON bats are strewn across the shop like a bomb site.
Here's hoping tomorrow is a better day
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No worries mate!! Have a sleep and a rest!!
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A 500 quid bat, or a 1000quid bat will never make a difference to your game. Of you think it will, or expect it to for someone, you need to have your head tested.
A 500 quid bat is a status symbol, and nothing more. And they will sell as people want to say "look at my joe roots players edition"
A tad delayed but here's my two pennies:
Got a slightly used Players Edition on the cheap (about half price). It really is different in that it's incredibly forgiving. Mistimed or off-centre stuff gives me more value than, say, a knocked in OLE. Here's why I think PE bats are better (and, understandably, more expensive): They're bigger, lower density clefts than OLEs. Since they're pretty much the grade that go to the pros, it isn't your 350-quid mass-produced OLE as you're not skimping on size, which is what you have to do with even high-grade willow. The reasonably/competitively priced high-end bat will have denser wood compared to your 500-quid, pro-grade variant. I've tried most GMs on for size and response. Those Players Edition bats really do have an advantage over the punier, harder-pressed OLEs. Simply, they're not the same bats from either performance or size aspects. Lower density willow making for a bigger blade will cost you more and I can confirm that it's defo a case of more bang for your buck. Nothing like those PEs, even though I'll probably never be able to afford another.