Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: seedy on November 10, 2009, 06:57:32 PM
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Hiya chaps, must debate about the flare, its shape etc!
Well here it is, its a high middled bat and i cant really describe the profile, the new stickers from GM are fabulous.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/seedy9/gmflare002.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/seedy9/gmflare004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/seedy9/gmflare005.jpg)
Spec:
13 Straight grains about 1/4 - 1/3 heartwood on the outside edge.
Weight: 2.11
Edges: 30mm
Thanks to the great service at GM obviously they could not repair my purist so sent a new bat out to me.
Liam
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from the pics it looks like a professional ping bat.. ;)
Just joking..
the sweet spot does seem pretty high..
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looks lush
jsut the small toe not keen on that
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Seedy, what is the pick up like on that bat?
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1) Whats the pick up like on that bat?
2) Would you recommend the new GM (compared to the old style)?
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I got this for the purist i returned that was broken so many thanks to GM as you have probally guessed i like the lower middle of the grizzly, hence having a few but i will possibly sell this one as its not really what i use.
Anyhow, thanks for a more informed post.
Liam
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I remember you posting pictures about the purist, and yeah the bat seems to have a high middle on it, but i suppose players prefer different types of bats!
Im sure you will get your moneys worth if and when you sell it, because it looks great!
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Re: the pickup.... well to me its a very light pick up, i havent put my normal grip configuration on it yet but that will lighten the pick up even more. Funny thing is i actually like a heavy pick up, strange but we are all different.
Would i recommend them to the old GM's? Yes i would, this is certainly better in terms of willow quality and wood density for the weight than the purist i had. The shape is one i haven't seen before and to be honest i am itching to have a hit with it.
I will update you as soon as i can get a n but that could be a while with work, indoor league etc.
Liam
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Yeah the shape is different. I am guessing now that GM have done this so they have covered all bases this year, as they have bats with:
the high middle and no concaving (the flare)
the high middle and concaving (the icon)
the low middle and concaving (the hero)
the low middle and no concaving (the apex).
A very clever move in my eyes. Im glad you are pleased with the bat mate, the GM service is very good and I know the feeling about new bats, itching to have a go with them, but if you have a net with it, people dont pay as much. I found this out the hard way!
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To be honest with you craig i am not in this game to make money, i can do that outside cricket.
If the bat doesn't suit me i take great pleasure in passing them on to a junior player and watching them do well, i have at the last count 7 bats so some have to go but i may auction them off for help for heroes or a similar good cause.
Gm have done very well in covering all bases, re: apex i have seen one in the flesh at Owzat yesterday and the flat triangle bit at the bottom is not very pronounced but it does have slight concaving.
Liam
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That is extremely good of you seedy, its good to know people like you are using cricket bats to help people, and that is very noble of you. The bat does look awesome, and whoevers hands its in, im sure they will be pleased and do well with it!
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im not sure but thanks craig, its good every now and again to help a talented junior, i know what its like being a young lad looking up to first team players thinking wow all that gear. My uncle was a very good league cricketer and he passed on some of his old equipment to me and that basically got me started and 12 years later i love the game and have many friends that i have met and many great experiences travelling all over the world.
Think every now and again about helping a young lad and its great to watch them develop.
Thanks for the kind words.
LS
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Sorry guys i know this is about the GM flare (which i think looks great) but i cant help thinking that the GM Apex reminds me of a salix i used to own . . .a Fera! I think the triangle at the bottom of Apex is much more pronounced than that of the Fera but i wonder if its designed for the same reason? For those of us who like a lighter bat and maximum bat speed?
Seedy. . .is the Flare as skinny in the toe as it looks in your pics?
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Dan its not the pics are a little deceptive but the toe is quite thin.
Liam
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Cheers Liam does look like a nice bit of willow . . . and i agree with the comments about the stickers! Stunning
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really nice looking bat. Like the middle. The toe seems small for my kind of play......but like the shape.
love the GM stickers, really sexy
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topic cleaned and tidyed! now lets continue talking about the flare yeah
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Fantastic even grains, loving the heartwood. I totally agree about the stickers, very nice looking bat
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I reckon theyve given you an LE there with 909 stickers.
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Here is the new icon aswell
More pics Can Be Seen in my Sale Topic as this and 3 others are for sale
(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/aidy1098/photo-41.jpg)
(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/aidy1098/photo-40.jpg)
(http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/aidy1098/photo-39.jpg)
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There is a lot of talk of people aroused by bats on this forum, but I can now honestly say I have developed a foot fetish, and these bats are not the only wood on the site!
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There is a lot of talk of people aroused by bats on this forum, but I can now honestly say I have developed a foot fetish, and these bats are not the only wood on the site!
ha ha yeh i have great feet, my best aspect i suppose LMAO :)
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I was going to get GM flare and GM Icon but got two other bats wid similar profile like flare & Icon.
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ha ha yeh i have great feet, my best aspect i suppose LMAO :)
A lot of people say that about me! :P
And I'm seriously considering getting a new GM for this year, thinking about getting one of the GM+ plus, because the quality of the willow and the shapes look brilliant. I will have to count the pennies around February time because if I can get a bat of this quality, i will be extremely happy.
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If I'm honest I've always liked the Purist (not so much the Purist II.) I have had the last 3 gens of Purist and I think scrapping it for the Flare was a mistake, they've replaced it with a completely different bat with the high middle and large edges, the Purist was retro and a proper bat. I don't see this bat being a success at club level. Sorry.
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did not like this when i first saw it, but as ive seen it used on tv and started seeing reviews with real pictures ive come round to quite like the look of it! might send off the catalyst for a new coat, and these stickers are the front runner!
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i don't like the flare stickers as they don't really stand out against the wood, i would go for icon or apex, probably apex as they way GM are doing it it will be apex and flare with 2 new bats next year
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The Flare stickers look wicked!