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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => Vitas Cricket => Topic started by: Vitas Cricket on September 15, 2014, 03:12:31 PM
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We have 2 GN Lucky 7 bats available before the main 2015 ranges from GN come into stock. Both bats are 2'9 with very little concaving, they are very big indeed!
Cool graphics based on Peter Tregos tattoos and a very nice pickup, the Lucky 7 is a fantastic option. I cannot say for certain as i don't work for GN but I have my reasons to believe these 2 bats were made at Robertsbridge too :)
Just £225. Free delivery.
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PM me with interest, i don't expect them to be here for long.
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The bat to the right of the top picture has sold already :)
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The bat to the right of the top picture has sold already :)
Thank goodness for that!
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it looks a lot better in those pictures then the ones in the brochure
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it looks a lot better in those pictures then the ones in the brochure
It seems to change each picture I see, sometimes it looks great, others not so.
Can see it being a bit of a marmite bat once it hits the shelves.
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The bat to the right of the top picture has sold already :)
Can't wait to get my hands on her :D
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Can't wait to get my hands on her :D
For flip's sakes... I knew it had to be someone who was sharper than myself around kit! ;)
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It sometimes feels like you two got the cricket industry through the recession! :)
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The joys of using meaty bats. I don't have to worry about soulman and chad stealing them before I see them!
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Can't wait to get my hands on her :D
I'm glad it's going somewhere I know I'll get a second chance to buy it, when you have a clear out of about 15 bats you've accrued over the off season in the next few months! ;)
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Not a fan of the rather garish stickers
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I'm glad it's going somewhere I know I'll get a second chance to buy it, when you have a clear out of about 15 bats you've accrued over the off season in the next few months! ;)
Very much doubt it mate I've had this on pre-order since about may/June time. Jake also always manages to get me amazing bats from GN the oblivion e41 he got me is an amazing piece of willow and performs so well its untrue. Also as this is a UK made bat there is even less chance of me parting with it.
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I still can't really get my head around this bat, and the one our Gray-Nicolls rep showed me picked up about an ounce heavier than it was. What might be interesting is if this bat spawns a custom made sticker option based around body art...
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I still can't really get my head around this bat, and the one our Gray-Nicolls rep showed me picked up about an ounce heavier than it was. What might be interesting is if this bat spawns a custom made sticker option based around body art...
Like someone esle said, its kinda marmite. It doesn't really fit with anything else that Grays do, and Trego is hardly a massive star that might usually warrant a custom model...but then again, it does look pretty cool...
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Horrendous stickers! Really do not like them!
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Horrendous stickers! Really do not like them!
I quite like them. At least they aren't fluorescent and clashing colours. I swear some sticker designers think all cricket players are magpies and attracted to outlandish colours.
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I quite like them. At least they aren't fluorescent and clashing colours. I swear some sticker designers think all cricket players are magpies and attracted to outlandish colours.
I agree - though the Powerbow Gen X was apparently the bestseller for GN last year and those stickers remain a dogs dinner to me. These Lucky 7s look well designed and thought out to me.
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Yeah, definitely a lot better than some of the previous offerings such as the Nemesis or the Vortex!
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Surely it is the shape that should be attracting people?
A massive bat with next to no concaving in a light weight, isn't this what the forum at large keep screaming out for?
I personally really like the stickers. Less sure about the Powerbow Gen X, and previously the Vortex/Nemesis but all 3 have their fans.
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Also love the stickers, look the business in my opinion.Think they'll sell well this year
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Surely it is the shape that should be attracting people?
A massive bat with next to no concaving in a light weight, isn't this what the forum at large keep screaming out for?
I'm glad someone has mentioned the shape. I think it's great! I can't believe that something that shape would pick up heavier than it says on the handle!
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Shape does look good, stickers are to my liking but I can see why some would not like them but biggest turn off is I haven't seen a well pressed GN especially for lower grades in last 2-3 seasons and 225GBP for what looks like G2 or G3 is not ideal.
Hope those who buy have a great experience with it.
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Shape does look good, stickers are to my liking but I can see why some would not like them but biggest turn off is I haven't seen a well pressed GN especially for lower grades in last 2-3 seasons and 225GBP for what looks like G2 or G3 is not ideal.
Hope those who buy have a great experience with it.
With the greatest of respect, i think it is unfair to tarnish the range of arguably the biggest brand in cricket based on your experience with a small selection of their bats. I have a number of customers very happy with their Powerbow Gen X Strikes for just £85 this year. I handpick bats (mainly because i enjoy the visits to factories/warehouses, but also to avoid any planks) and try to ensure every bat at every price point is as good as it can be.
Granted these 2 Lucky 7's were not handpicked, but i relied on the staff at GN (who i trust) to send me a couple to the specs i requested, and they did so. To have a bat (almost certainly) made at Robertsbridge by one of the best batmakers going for just £225 is not to be sniffed at, especially when other retailers are selling this model for £250.
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That is the type of reasoned response that makes me now always lean towards a specialist like yourself to point me in the right direction! The trust in your invested time and ability to select a bat far better than I! I shudder to think back to the days when I went into shops and didn't even tap a bat up, let alone take the time to know the people I was buying from or even think about whether they had gone and actually selected their stock from the manufacture.
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With the greatest of respect, i think it is unfair to tarnish the range of arguably the biggest brand in cricket based on your experience with a small selection of their bats. I have a number of customers very happy with their Powerbow Gen X Strikes for just £85 this year. I handpick bats (mainly because i enjoy the visits to factories/warehouses, but also to avoid any planks) and try to ensure every bat at every price point is as good as it can be.
Granted these 2 Lucky 7's were not handpicked, but i relied on the staff at GN (who i trust) to send me a couple to the specs i requested, and they did so. To have a bat (almost certainly) made at Robertsbridge by one of the best batmakers going for just £225 is not to be sniffed at, especially when other retailers are selling this model for £250.
Hi Jake, I don't mean any disrespect towards GN, infact they are a brand I grew up wanting every bat of. I am only stating my experience with the brand's bats, some of which were hand picked by the retailers I purchased from and a few blind over the internet and only 2 good bats in last 3 seasons were powerbow extremes from Asad (Uzi Sports) so considering 2 good bats out of 10 GN bats over last 3 seasons, 8 (3 hand picked and 5 blind over the net) of which are still being used but not liked as they don't seem to have opened up is a not a huge sample size but is good enough for me. On the plus side 9 of 10 still are intact.
To add: I think it might be the difference between their bats made in India vs UK but I can't be certain as I have no way of knowing.
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In the last 4 season I have had.
2x oblivion pro extreme
Maverick collossus
Nemesis
My close team mates have had.
Ignite
Oblivion pro extreme
Powerbow extreme
The nemesis has not been used yet, the powerbow extreme was a big old dud, so much so gray nics replaced it when it was sent back for being a dud.
The rest have been guns, or still are been used to great effect.
And I'd bet one of my bats, that they were all Indian made grays. And only the maverick was handpicked(Uzi).
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not the greatest looking willow for the money I must say
what next from GN, a bat with stickers endorsed by Phil Mustard?
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Hi Jake, I don't mean any disrespect towards GN, infact they are a brand I grew up wanting every bat of. I am only stating my experience with the brand's bats, some of which were hand picked by the retailers I purchased from and a few blind over the internet and only 2 good bats in last 3 seasons were powerbow extremes from Asad (Uzi Sports) so considering 2 good bats out of 10 GN bats over last 3 seasons, 8 (3 hand picked and 5 blind over the net) of which are still being used but not liked as they don't seem to have opened up is a not a huge sample size but is good enough for me. On the plus side 9 of 10 still are intact.
To add: I think it might be the difference between their bats made in India vs UK but I can't be certain as I have no way of knowing.
Thats fair, i was hesitant to call the selection of bats you have seen 'small' as i do know that you buy a lot of bats. Some of the feedback from people i have selected bats for during the 2014 season has been beyond impressive.
I have a GN bat i know was definitely made at Robertsbridge and a GN bat i am almost certain was not. I love both of them equally. I also have a Dynadrive (not an LE like some of the beauties that we have posted so many pictures of) that i am fairly unhappy with. Not to say it is a bad bat in terms of performance, there is just a lack of that wow factor when hitting the ball, and it took a very long time in terms of balls faced on the machine to get to this stage. I don't feel my Dynadrive is the norm when it comes to GN bats however.
Try one from me, we are all looking for something different when it comes to selecting a bat, maybe i can find one that meets your requirements?
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Thats fair, i was hesitant to call the selection of bats you have seen 'small' as i do know that you buy a lot of bats. Some of the feedback from people i have selected bats for during the 2014 season has been beyond impressive.
I have a GN bat i know was definitely made at Robertsbridge and a GN bat i am almost certain was not. I love both of them equally. I also have a Dynadrive (not an LE like some of the beauties that we have posted so many pictures of) that i am fairly unhappy with. Not to say it is a bad bat in terms of performance, there is just a lack of that wow factor when hitting the ball, and it took a very long time in terms of balls faced on the machine to get to this stage. I don't feel my Dynadrive is the norm when it comes to GN bats however.
Try one from me, we are all looking for something different when it comes to selecting a bat, maybe i can find one that meets your requirements?
Sounds fair Jake, will get in touch when I am looking at buying a GA next but I think next purchase might be B&S as they look just lovely and I like the Impi shape although undecided on the stickers for 2015. Anyways time to save some money [emoji4]
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*GN, gotta love auto correct
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Personally I have had 5 GN bats in the last 2 years and still have 4 of them and they all perform very well. In fact my oblivion e41 would be one of the top 3 bats I own and arguably ever have and it's only been used about 5 times and is just unreal.
Personally GN is I think one company where performance is almost guaranteed along with a few others never seen a bad GN and I see a lot in my area and club. Certainly better than GM in the fact they perform from the off and are no where near as hard pressed. The only one I sold was a powerbow strike from Jake and that was because a lad at the club had 80 budget and was going to by a SD slazenger so I sold him my powerbow strike brand new and that pinged very well also
Guess it's like most though and that's opinions
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Also when I get the bat I'll do a decent review. Why do people also think it's a G2/3 the one I have has clean blade with no blemish, straight and even grains so according to wrights is G1 is it not?
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Also when I get the bat I'll do a decent review. Why do people also think it's a G2/3 the one I have has clean blade with no blemish, straight and even grains so according to wrights is G1 is it not?
For me the one on the right is certainly G1 and the one on the left for me G2.
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i saw a couple of these bats in somerset county sports today. only took pics of one of them.
they didnt come out great on my phone
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Not a fan of those stickers! Would of been Interesting to sit in on the marketing meeting when it was discussed to brand a bat based on someone's tattoo. It's just not cricket!!
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Both bats have sold. More coming soon :)
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Are these UK made Bats?
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Are these UK made Bats?
The one I got from Jake was made at Robertsbridge yes. Not sure if they all are
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Are these UK made Bats?
My understanding was that they were all made in India, like all the other bats of this grade in the Gray-Nics range...
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My understanding was that they were all made in India, like all the other bats of this grade in the Gray-Nics range...
Your understanding is correct unless you want to get a custom made in the higher grade willow
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Both of your understandings are wrong.
Grays make some bats at Robertsbridge through the season if for example a certain model sells out. I have a Vortex 5 Star that i believe has been made in the UK. The differences are pretty easy to spot if you've seen enough.
The fact these bats have been available for a while now, and in a limited quantity, before the main shipment comes from India adds further suggestion to where they have been made.
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Does the Lucky 7 have a more rounder or a flat face?
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Does the Lucky 7 have a more rounder or a flat face?
Definitely flatter.
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i saw one of these on ebay today i think it was £230.
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I should have picked one of them up during the PDC flash sale... Stupid boy :(
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FvanN, I did. To me it looks quite cheap/tacky! Came in vacuum packed plastic which says India to me with a cheap, thin white grip on and a needle thin handle! Way too thin for me as it is. Anyone else snap one up from PDC and have similar views?
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The Chevron grip is the preferred grip of Trego. It's fairly basic but is on the bat because this is 'his' bat. For £200, the bats we have hand-picked are very nice in my opinion. I can't speak for PDC but like bats from all brands, there are ones i definitely wouldn't want to go on my shelf, so i don't pick them, they must end up somewhere so maybe you got one that me (or any other retailer who takes the time to visit the factory/warehouse of the brands) decided didn't merit the sticker it carried. All GN handles are very thin so not much can be done there.
I have some theories and reasons to think a GN bat is UK made, but there are no hard and fast rules, and bats i definitely know have been made at Robertsbridge don't always carry these indicators. I am not going to list them here in case things change in the future, but if anyone visits the shop (our forum event this weekend maybe) then i am happy to share my opinion.
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By the way I am not saying all Lucky 7's are UK made, just that i suspect the couple we had in stock in September (and have sold) were made at Robertsbridge. I can never say for sure as i don't work for GN but i have my reasons to believe. The ones we handpicked on the 10th of November were mostly Indian made based on my experience and what i look for. THis is no bad thing, i have an Indian made GN bat and it is fantastic.
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Is there an issue with Indian made GN bats?
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I don't mind that its Indian made :) I currently have two very very nice CA bats so don't mind Asian made bats at all.
At £125 it was one of those things that the price made you think you wanted more than the item did. Had I not in the process of ordering a bespoke set of Strettons I probally would have picked one up for that kind of money but at the current price I would rather buy a bat from one of the sponsors that I really want. (Don't need, just want :D )