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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => Aldred Cricket Bats => Topic started by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 12, 2014, 02:39:12 PM
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Ok its here and all my stickers have arrived this morning so giving you guys the first glimpse of our new range, and its a beauty not got it on the website as yet.
The Price of these I am keeping the same as my other bats. I want to keep them all at the same prices if I can even though there is another price increase on willow this coming season and these stickers cost a lot more than the normal ones but I really want to try and keep that value for money to our customers.
Spectre
Why Spectre well for those who have followed me on here you would have seen a re make of the 80s classic magnum for a customer. This shape derived from that hence Spectre ( image from the past) using the sharp peak of the spine from those great designs but with the edges being shaped to run with the profile of the bat as opposed to long parallel edges.
The shaping of this bat has been developed to have a modern take on a classic design and keeping the hitting zone of the bat as full of wood, real minimalist concaving, as it can be whilst maintaining a high spine and deep edges in that hitting area. the balance of this bat is immense and as you look down the back of the bat gives the appearance of being nice and wide. not only is the feel and finish incredible as usual with our bats but we have gone all out on the stickers they truly enhance what is in my view going to become a classic bat of which I am very very proud.
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oh my word.. WOW
thats left me speechless!
love the branding - looks very special and class.
the bat itself also looks a beauty! what a lovely profile that is...
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That is a beautiful profile
Can you please provide specs (mid position - edge size - spine height ) of a bat in this profile with 2-10 weight ?
I hope you know that affinity brand also has a spectre model .
The bat looks awesome though .
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Awesome Paul plain and simple!
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That is a beautiful profile
Can you please provide specs (mid position - edge size - spine height ) of a bat in this profile with 2-10 weight ?
I hope you know that affinity brand also has a spectre model .
The bat looks awesome though .
No I didn't know they had one I don't look at other brands to be honest just keep my head down and concentrate on the quality of mine
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I hope you have permission to use this name from the SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion...
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Lovely bat by the way
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Fantastic looking bat - that profile is amazing - huge edges and spine height.
There looks to be a lot of wood in that bat. What does that example weigh?
Is this generally going to come in at heavier weights, Paul?
David
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That is a beautiful profile
Can you please provide specs (mid position - edge size - spine height ) of a bat in this profile with 2-10 weight ?
I hope you know that affinity brand also has a spectre model .
The bat looks awesome though .
You are looking at 1 1/2" edges and approx 65-70mm spine height
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Fantastic looking bat - that profile is amazing - huge edges and spine height.
There looks to be a lot of wood in that bat. What does that example weigh?
Is this generally going to come in at heavier weights, Paul?
David
Well as usual really if you read my posts. That cleft weighed in at 3-11 when I started and final weight is 2-12 so as usual approx a pound taken out. It's how and where you take the wood from that's important so you get the great balance along with the looks and performance
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Wow, lovely looking bat. Top class finishing, high grade willow and elegant embossed stickers. Quality. Great work, Paul.
How far is the middle from the toe? Looks higher than most.
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The arc of the spine runs from 6" from the toe to 8 1/2" from the toe so that area of the highest part of the spine covers a massive hitting area and allows for the ultimate pick up. Once again if pressed right that swell is slightly irrelevant as if the swell is too high it will pick up really light but won't assist the swing speed and too low and it will feel bottom heavy. It's all about pressing and balance chaps.
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Beautiful profile, lovely stickers and awesome looking bat. This is one of those bats that make eyes twinkle the moment it's seen. Amazing work Paul, as always.
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The arc of the spine runs from 6" from the toe to 8 1/2" from the toe so that area of the highest part of the spine covers a massive hitting area and allows for the ultimate pick up. Once again if pressed right that swell is slightly irrelevant as if the swell is too high it will pick up really light but won't assist the swing speed and too low and it will feel bottom heavy. It's all about pressing and balance chaps.
Looks a cracking addition to the range Paul. How high does the middle extend up the blade?
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Everything perfect about this bat. My favorite shape and lovely stickers.
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that looks fantastic lovely shape and i like the stickers as well
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Looks a cracking addition to the range Paul. How high does the middle extend up the blade?
As with all good bats starts a couple of inches up from the toe and will start to fade out towards the top at 10" giving a big hitting area that has the maximum wood it can get in it
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You should do a quick video review of this bat :)
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I will put a video up at some point making one of these beauties. I reckon there will be some orders for the butterfly1 clefts in these for certain. In fact I need to get some handled up and will stick some pics on of what we have. Some beauties in at the moment as well as top end clefts
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Beautiful. Great attention to detail...
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Beautiful. Great attention to detail...
Thanks for your kind words
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Echoing what everyone has said, the bat looks class. I'm assuming it'll be available in all grades.
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Good looking spine on that bat..stickers are also good
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Echoing what everyone has said, the bat looks class. I'm assuming it'll be available in all grades.
Yes exactly as all the other ranges.
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It's just beautiful
I guess this is the profile becoming popular these days
Thick duck bill toe with big middle , minimal concaving and high spine
Newbery kudos 2 , ton reserve edition are similar
Again nothing taking away from this amazing bat , just an observation
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Damn, I want one.
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Really nice new model Paul and love the stickers. Shame I've recently received a bat from you or I would of been very tempted to buy one!
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Love the shape but I'm probably in the minority when I say I prefer your older stickers.
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Love the shape but I'm probably in the minority when I say I prefer your older stickers.
I too am a fan Paul's work, but agree my favourite stickers are the first black/ dark blue and gold ones... Those which he kindly put on my velocity! Difficult to improve perfection but hats off for always trying something different. Classy nonetheless.
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Looks fantastic bat. Again personal taste but I preferred the older stickers. These remind me a little of Salix. I'm mainly a bowler I wonder if i can complain to the umpire if these new reflective stickers shine in my eyes.
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A thing of beauty as always, Paul.
Will you be able to do this profile in long blade?
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A thing of beauty as always, Paul.
Will you be able to do this profile in long blade?
Yes of course we can make it in a long blade. Obviously the bulk is spread slightly differently depending on how long you want the blade.
Yes quite a few people like the stickers and I still love the old stickers as its where I started from and every aspect of that was done by myself. But I realise you can't stand still and I have poured this investment in over the last two years to get them looking really professional for the majority whilst trying to maintain that class quality look and feel of them. It's a tough one really but that's will be it I reckon for stickers for a while they cost too much to do for small numbers like we are dealing with they become cheaper if your having them done by the thousands but it's expensive for say 100 so you have to try and design something that will last the test of time. Still have some of the old stickers and still use the supreme ones at the moment
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I'm no shape fetishist. How does this shape differ from the Velocity?
I think it is important, for you as a brand, for your stickers to be recognizable. You should perhaps not change them too often?
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That's it for stickers now really they are all now apart from the supreme variations of the same sticker,mother logo remains the same. The velocity has the shape more in the classic bat design with the spine running into the handle but with what many now days would consider to be a low middle because the highest part of the spine is lower down in the bat. As you've heard me say before that isn't so as the middles are in the same area on all good bats. It's where the weight is distributed to to get the balance and feel. Our sovereigns are similar in that the spine runs in to the handle but the high area of the spine is spread over a slightly different area. The supreme is possibly closest to the spectre as to where the bulk of the wood is placed but has a rounder curvier feature to it and is thinner up round the splice area. The spectre is purely focused on as much wood being in that hitting area as possible making the angles to the peak of the spine sharper followed by the edges following that contour but the way it is shaped allows for a rediculously good pick up. The area along the spine to the handle is flattened out slightly but not too much to damage the integrity of the willow but giving it good strength and power up the top of the blade for those big strikers of the ball. The belly round the peak of the spine is virtually un- scooped to get the power in that area whilst maintaining roughly 1 1/2" edges with 65-70mm spine height so as I said earlier all its timber is behind the ball in that hitting zone.
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Spectre video
http://youtu.be/1mSyOe9421c (http://youtu.be/1mSyOe9421c)
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:) :) super looking stick that one! I can see why you added it too your range for sure. The stickers are a bit of class as well, it pretty much sums up your brand for me. Classic, refined and quality.
Video seems to be set to private?
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Bugger twice I've done that now. Try that. Me and computers don't mix I tell you >:(
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Great video. This is going straight to the top of my wish list for my next bat!
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Wow, what a bat!!!
I think you will be a busy man Paul.
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Like the old stickers
But the new ones are very nice also
Suit the bat perfectly
Top stuff as always Paul
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Paul if the spine was running all the way to the bottom on the 2'9 spectre bat what would the estimated finished weight be? Stickers are nice but the shape is what I like...I have noticed a lot of your shapes don't have the spine running all the way to the bottom, I know it helps with the pick-up and leaves more wood in the playing area but are there any other benefits/reasons? you now have 2 of my most liked shapes, velocity and spectre...
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It's doable tushar but for every action there is a consequence just as in life ;) You would have to remove wood from elsewhere in the bat to put it into a spine down to the toe or scoop more out for purely cosmetic reasons. The bats I create are all formed from years of playing but also my experiences of making bats from basically stuffing them up when I first started because that's how you learn, by your mistakes right up to now and ongoing. I never say nothing will work but in my experience now I tend to wain towards what has proved to work over the space of a century or so and combining that with the modern desire of players. It's all about the fitting zone of the bat in any shape so the feel and balance all have an input to that to combine to give great performing and feeling bats.
Does that make sense?
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Great video Paul and really impressive stuff, the 2.9 is big for the weight. I'm hoping one of my club mates who I pointed in your direction (lad who dropped you a message outside of the forum last night) goes for the spectre so I can have a go in the nets ;)
The stickers do suit and are as good as anything on the market following your classic style
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Quality stuff, why do people buy a mass market bat when British artisans produce such quality products at such a reasonable price? My only criticism is the SA rugby shirt.
Hoping to get a few quid for Christmas and I will order a bat.
What is the lightest bat you do? I'm a bit of an old duffer now and find it difficult to play a pull unless I have something around 2.7 (or lighter).
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That's why it's my work shirt, we do do stuff around 2-7 need to look through our clefts to find the right weight to keep the bulk but not a problem if we have the right clefts
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It's doable tushar but for every action there is a consequence just as in life ;) You would have to remove wood from elsewhere in the bat to put it into a spine down to the toe or scoop more out for purely cosmetic reasons. The bats I create are all formed from years of playing but also my experiences of making bats from basically stuffing them up when I first started because that's how you learn, by your mistakes right up to now and ongoing. I never say nothing will work but in my experience now I tend to wain towards what has proved to work over the space of a century or so and combining that with the modern desire of players. It's all about the fitting zone of the bat in any shape so the feel and balance all have an input to that to combine to give great performing and feeling bats.
Does that make sense?
Yes it does Paul, as for the 2'9 bat I was more wondering if you made the spine run all the way to the bottom and everything else remained the same, i.e. size/concaving etc would the bat then weigh 2'12-2'14? essentially could you estimate how much weight that would add to the bat?
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Tushar yes you could pretty much guess the extra weight dependent on the cleft, two ounces is a lot of wood in willow terms. If you think in general terms 2oz doesn't seem much but it's approximately the amount of willow that is cut out to do the splice so a fair chunk of wood for not much weight. So you would be looking at probably 1 to 2oz running the spine to the toe I reckon but it's the balance of the bat that it would affect more than anything in my opinion. 2oz to the bottom of a bat is a lot in feel terms
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Thank you Paul for answering my questions :), Now have you started accepting paypal payments? ;)
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Thank you Paul for answering my questions :), Now have you started accepting paypal payments? ;)
??? always have tushar
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??? always have tushar
Cool, early on when we were in touch you were hesitant abt paypal :) I'll email or pm you over the weekend.
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Lovely work, as always, Paul. The only thing I don't really understand is why the C in the Spectre is larger than the other letters? Would be interesting to hear the thought behind it! I really like them, the chrome and all that, just a touch more flashy, while retaining the classical look.
Shape looks great, good that you've taken such pride in your work on it. Question is, does it come in the Butterfly grade? ;)
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Lovely work, as always, Paul. The only thing I don't really understand is why the C in the Spectre is larger than the other letters? Would be interesting to hear the thought behind it! I really like them, the chrome and all that, just a touch more flashy, while retaining the classical look.
Shape looks great, good that you've taken such pride in your work on it. Question is, does it come in the Butterfly grade? ;)
There is no great science behind the C in spectre I wrote it out all as one size letter which I thought looked ok then when it was in the artwork form it just looked like the word was lost so I thought a big C in the middle of the word would make it stand out. That's it it just catches the eye
Comes in all grades
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As always..You have some of the classiest looking stickers and hair style.
The quality of the willow is fantastic of every bat that you post up.
Good luck with this range.
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As always..You have some of the classiest looking stickers and hair style.
The quality of the willow is fantastic of every bat that you post up.
Good luck with this range.
:-[ We'll never been known for my hairstyle that's for sure will have to start combing it ;) Thanks for the compliments. It's a very exciting time at the moment not just for this range but of the ilk of players that are using them at the moment I am very humbled I have to say.
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I thought this was an Affinity thread at first?! :o
Spooky how they've chosen a bat of the same name! :D
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Ar yes I know I didn't realise he had a bat called that and seeing as I don't cruise all other brands to see what they are doing and copy it it my own fault really but spoke to Marcus face to face the other day and apologised and he's fine with it. Like I say I just get my head down and do what I do that's it. Mistakes or coincidences often happen in life and I'm sure someone will always be there to remind me when I make one and I imagine majority of names have been used over the years
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Are these available now to order, Paul? If not, when? Is it possible to get one pressed a bit softer?
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They are available now. You can always have them softer pressed. Not necessarily for the better of that piece of willow.
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"Yes of course we can make it in a long blade. Obviously the bulk is spread slightly differently depending on how long you want the blade."
First up Paul, have to say love your work.
Also wanted to thank you for the above cut out of one of your comments. I'm always rabbeting on about the benefit of being able to talk to your bat maker. Big brands, made to template just wouldn't have this type of 'care' when making a bat.
You can tell the pride you take in every bat that you make, wanting each one to be as close to perfect as possible. Almost impossible to say the same thing about a Kooka, GN, GM etc.
Thank you and well done!
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Thank you for your kind words very much appreciated and most humbled by it
Thank you
Paul
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I have to say paul the spectre looks a really high quality bat.love the shape, playing my cricket in Worcestershire as a kid I remember all the senior players have duncan fearnley bats.And my best mate owned a df tom moody run reaper! So its great to see a classic shape brought back to life through aldred.thanks paul
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Just put in an order for a light weight 2.8 spectra players grade.
Will post the pictures once I received the bat :)
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(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f310/gordonpnc/Mobile%20Uploads/image1-1_zpssye2ulp2.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/gordonpnc/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image1-1_zpssye2ulp2.jpg.html)
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PLAYERS grade cleft chosen. Have to sacrifice more grains for weight as I am asking for 2.8.
Hope will still get the high spine n huge profile :)
Can't wait to see how this bat turns up.
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I thought this was an Affinity thread at first?! :o
Spooky how they've chosen a bat of the same name! :D
What's in a name. As Paul pointed out we had a coffee and a chat last week and he was quick to hold his hand up and apologise. I've known Paul now for long enough to know it was certainly not intentional. Also, take pride out of the equation and we are simply not big enough for it to be a real issue. Paul's a top bloke, one of the good eggs and I think we both know where we fit in in the grand scheme of things.
Keep going strong Aldo!
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Thanks buddy and keep going from strength to strength with your ventures
Aldo
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two beauties off out one butterfly1 off out to Worcestershire weighing in at 2-10 and a lovely grade 2 off to Stafford and Paul came in to see me to have this made while he was here again at 2-10 and what a great guy enjoying his cricket and considering doing some coaching, great chat with him.
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Here's a nice little piece that was done the other day different channel same idea ;)
http://youtu.be/WN_rk8G5WyM (http://youtu.be/WN_rk8G5WyM)
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Amazing story Paul, specially the learning part on how you struggle early on but still persisted and went on to become a fine bat maker you are now!
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Great video and fantastic rugby jersey :)
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Well the rugby shirt has been with me for many years. It was my one of best mates who was a fantastic rugby player but tragically was killed in a car crash at the age of 27. Top lad great memories
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Nice film
Would be nice to think films like that will inspire future batmakers
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Two beautiful Spectres off overseas. Both are 2-8 and absolute belters. beautiful grains and look fantastic. The first one is off out to a lovely young lad who I coached actually who is over playing club cricket in perth. The second is off out to Malaysia(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t472/Aldredcricket/2014-11-26114246_zps3e2c49be.jpg) (http://s1061.photobucket.com/user/Aldredcricket/media/2014-11-26114246_zps3e2c49be.jpg.html)
(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t472/Aldredcricket/2014-11-26114300_zps02ab3ab0.jpg) (http://s1061.photobucket.com/user/Aldredcricket/media/2014-11-26114300_zps02ab3ab0.jpg.html)
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Malaysia one
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And if your wondering about scale of these bats as it is difficult to tell, I have just put a picture of the second bat with a rule on its edge. this is pretty much the same with every bat within a millimetre or two. So if your wondering how well proportioned these bats are it will help.
(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t472/Aldredcricket/2014-11-26114545_zps54f0cc7a.jpg) (http://s1061.photobucket.com/user/Aldredcricket/media/2014-11-26114545_zps54f0cc7a.jpg.html)
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Paul, are these both Players grade?
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yes and they are beauties, not huge grains but feel absolutely superb.
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Love how you mentioned "within 1 or 2 mm" whilst showing a ruler in inches.
A carpenter friend calls it footrick, he said if I'm out a mill at each step, I'll be out half an inch at the bottom of the guitar neck!
Brilliant
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yes I apologise for that I work in feet and inches always have, but if you say a sixteenth of an inch out people don't know what your on about so it does tend to get merged sometimes
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They've named the new Bond film after your bat Paul!
Business must be going pretty well then.....
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Well we started modestly by introducing the butterfly bats again for everyone to follow who would have thought It would have moved on to huge multi million movie business. Wonder if I'll get in the credits
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http://youtu.be/8-942RkYwOc (http://youtu.be/8-942RkYwOc)
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Very clear explanation on the pros and cons (well...mostly cons ;)) of concaved v fuller profile bat profiles, Paul - especially with the demonstration with the cutaway profile shapes.
You don't address it directly, but aside from a visual advantage (to some) of huge edges, is there a performance advantage when it comes to forgiveness of off-centred hits?
For instance, most of us don't middle the ball all the time, so for those edges and off-centre hits, would you get a better result with a bigger edge than you would with a smaller-edged, traditional profile, because there's more wood behind it?
I'm not convinced you would, but it'd be good to get some thoughts.
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Very clear explanation on the pros and cons (well...mostly cons ;)) of concaved v fuller profile bat profiles, Paul - especially with the demonstration with the cutaway profile shapes.
You don't address it directly, but aside from a visual advantage (to some) of huge edges, is there a performance advantage when it comes to forgiveness of off-centred hits?
For instance, most of us don't middle the ball all the time, so for those edges and off-centre hits, would you get a better result with a bigger edge than you would with a smaller-edged, traditional profile, because there's more wood behind it?
I'm not convinced you would, but it'd be good to get some thoughts.
theres only massive cons if the concaving is too fierce. this is generally done to give the visual of a huge bat whilst being lighter. from my playing experience as far as hitting the ball off centre and also common sense, if you hit the ball right on the edge it isn't going to travel distance it will slice off somewhere or you've nicked it to gully off a thick edge, if its in that hitting zone that I spoke about the bat is full of wood so its then down to timing bat speed and bat performance. that's why I mentioned gentle concaving over fierce concaving. if its gentle you are keeping sufficient wood in that hitting zone if its deeply concaved the wood is less.
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very nice video and i really like your videos and they are very educating .
Are you trying to say that velocity is better profile than spectre coz velocity has more wood in hitting zone?
My personal feeling is that if there is more wood in hitting areas would not give full out of offcentered shots and most likely the bat will probably twist in hands. I bought some old bats from early 90's which used to have very thing edges and more wood in hitting area,i felt finding the middle on those bats is quite hard and edges are almost dead. Again i think the best profile is a balance between big edges and most wood in hitting zone and spectre does that beautifully.
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very nice video and i really like your videos and they are very educating .
Are you trying to say that velocity is better profile than spectre coz velocity has more wood in hitting zone?
My personal feeling is that if there is more wood in hitting areas would not give full out of offcentered shots and most likely the bat will probably twist in hands. I bought some old bats from early 90's which used to have very thing edges and more wood in hitting area,i felt finding the middle on those bats is quite hard and edges are almost dead. Again i think the best profile is a balance between big edges and most wood in hitting zone and spectre does that beautifully.
I am saying the old profile is best if it is compared to some bats that have really severe concaving in them. If you find a profile from whichever manufacturer that has gentle concaving similar to what ours is like you will find a better performing bat. I will try when I get time to make a drawing up of it so I can post that on with measurements etc so it shows clearly what I mean
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New Spectre looks great, profile and stickers especially.
Great video about concaving, explains exactly where you need the most depth of wood. Huge edges are a silly fad, just imagine how big and fat the middle would be with 15mm edges.
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Review by SQ sports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJG8b9wOsc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BJG8b9wOsc)
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I was just watching that review. I recognise that face from somewhere..... Also i just googled the postcode and it looks like a housing estate?! Nice looking bat mind.
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I was just watching that review. I recognise that face from somewhere..... Also i just googled the postcode and it looks like a housing estate?! Nice looking bat mind.
Now I remember - he did reviews for Paul at itsjustcricket
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I didn't watch him in those vids and I will continue with that
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Now, this a bit of speculation, but this is an interestingly similar profile to the @Aldred Cricket Bats spectre profile...
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd117/fake_street_spirit/926ea7a2636dc0d973ab342a742c2d08_zpsahsk3p80.jpg)
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Really spine different this goes through the toe not even close I don't think.
Looks a more w profile too with much concaving
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It's more the hump, I thought & I was bored :(
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Just seen pictures of it in Facebook very concaved and a flat toe I really like it.
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Just taken delivery of my Spectre Players knocking it in ready for 2016 season and winter nets and Wow!! i don't think Ping is the word to describe how the ball comes off the meat for the bat well done Paul an absolutely brilliant bat. will be contacting you again for another one so i have two in the bag but might look at an oval handle rather than a round one next time 10/10
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Just taken delivery of my Spectre Players knocking it in ready for 2016 season and winter nets and Wow!! i don't think Ping is the word to describe how the ball comes off the meat for the bat well done Paul an absolutely brilliant bat. will be contacting you again for another one so i have two in the bag but might look at an oval handle rather than a round one next time 10/10
Pics or it doesn't exist ;)
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Just taken delivery of my Spectre Players knocking it in ready for 2016 season and winter nets and Wow!! i don't think Ping is the word to describe how the ball comes off the meat for the bat well done Paul an absolutely brilliant bat. will be contacting you again for another one so i have two in the bag but might look at an oval handle rather than a round one next time 10/10
believe the spectre bat is an oval handle; ..unless you told paul to make you a round handle...
i have a spectre from paul & can confirm its an oval handle..
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Paul will turn them however you ask/wish..
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Just taken delivery of my Spectre Players knocking it in ready for 2016 season and winter nets and Wow!! i don't think Ping is the word to describe how the ball comes off the meat for the bat well done Paul an absolutely brilliant bat. will be contacting you again for another one so i have two in the bag but might look at an oval handle rather than a round one next time 10/10
Indeed!! Pictures are essential fella!