Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: SOULMAN1012 on November 25, 2014, 08:42:38 PM
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Hi guys, visited Jake last week and fancied a trip to see Tony for a custom bat. Having seen the quality of a few hunts bats posted and the very attractive prices for a custom through Jake thought I would venture down there. I have also moved to East Anglia so closest bat maker now.
Anyway I went through quite a few clefts with Tony. I was after something with good grain structure through the toe nice and straight and I like heartwood on my bats so picked a few out and then Tony asked what weight I wanted the bat to finish which I said 2.9 and we selected best cleft. Tony did mention that this is what he would select for a pro player and it will play exceptionally well but may not last a huge amount of time due to being a very light density cleft for the weight. This is a big bat with 39mm edges and naked was less than 2.7. Then he set to work.
Tonys experience is really telling when you watch him make a bat in front of you, whist holding a conversation with me all the way through. I asked for this shape which is basically the shape that I had Andrew create for me when he made my custom SLX but this has more wood on the shoulders and a very very long driving area. No concaving and a rounded face, semi oval handle 2.9 bang on finished with a spiral grip. Stickered in the new Aura stickers
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That looks a beauty mate! Not sure on the stickers but that's just down to personal preference. It's a very nice silver lining on the car crash cloud.
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Very very nice mate looks as what you would expect based on Tonys reputation - a bat with a very high finish. How does this rank in what must be a large collection?
By the way East Anglian you May border on qualifying for the north XI lol
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Very nice Chris ;)
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Lovely looking bat. I'm liking the stickers too. Might see if I can get some for my currently blank county bat.
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Those stickers are awesome!
And the bat looks a beauty, not sure about the heartwood (I prefer it on the inside edge personally) but do I see a bubble in the scuff sheet?? ;)
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Nice looking bat made by one of the best
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Not sure on the stickers tbh but the bat looks a beauty
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lovely looking bat. ive always liked hunts bat
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Really nice finish on the bat and I quite like the stickers, something a bit different! How much did you pay for it if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks guys, I know stickers may not be everyone's cup of tea but look a load better in the flesh. Yea the finish is very good on this bat and to be honest the few county bats Iv seen have been finished well.
I think cost was £165 as a custom from Vitas but check with Jake as I bought some softs etc as well
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One of the nicest shapes I've seen on here for a while, personally quite like the stickers too.
Jake's mentioned this offer a few times, I'm surprised more people take up on it! Great value
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One of the nicest shapes I've seen on here for a while, personally quite like the stickers too.
Jake's mentioned this offer a few times, I'm surprised more people take up on it! Great value
Thanks mate, I really like the shape personally it suits my game & style of play very well.
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Looks a lovely shape mate, can't really beat the hunts offer for value for money.
Where is East Anglia have you moved to?
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It is £165
mine is amazing, Tony via Jake is providing a really great service at amazing prices for grade 1 bespoke bats, mine is a black cat shadow shape but miles cheaper :)
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Great value and experience provided by hunts here for the price. Not liking the stickers though :)
Soulman1012 - to which bat of yours ,can you compare this to quality wise ?
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Moved to a village near stowmarket
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Great value and experience provided by hunts here for the price. Not liking the stickers though :)
Soulman1012 - to which bat of yours ,can you compare this to quality wise ?
Hard to tell as I havnt used it or some of my others bats yet to judge performance. I'm terms of finish it's better than my B3 at over twice this price. Tapping a ball up and mallet it's certainly pignut I would place it in top 5 personally alongside my Salix and GN bats but this is far cheaper
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Love the shape/profile
Looks a lot of bat for the weight :-)
Stickers are ok ish
Value for money is very hard to beat !!
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Love the shape and cracking value. Could be worth a trip up the M11.
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Great shape and unbelievable value!! Hope it goes well for you!!
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Incredible value Chris - a very much underrated brand. Loved my Mettle 5* that I had.
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Cracking bat, I hope it gets plenty of use! The profile looks massive for the weight, and just the perfect shape for you. :)