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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => It's Just Cricket => Topic started by: ursmasti on January 19, 2015, 05:35:41 PM
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Good start for the day woke up saw email from Paul about SF Black Edition and after reading the specs i couldn't believe so asked for pics and finally i had to believe in Paul. Currently Paul is in process of knocking it in.
Customer service - OUTSTANDING as always
Specs:
SF Black Edition
Short Handle
Weight - 2lbs 9oz
Edges -43mm
Grains - 15
Spine - i don't know
Profile - Full
here are the pics Paul has sent and he also said he will do a video review of this.I will let the pics talk.
(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/ursmasti/20150119_154336_zps3b3a627d.jpg) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/ursmasti/media/20150119_154336_zps3b3a627d.jpg.html)
(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/ursmasti/20150119_154445_zps52f8d728.jpg) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/ursmasti/media/20150119_154445_zps52f8d728.jpg.html)
(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/ursmasti/20150119_154531_zps0e2a3ff8.jpg) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/ursmasti/media/20150119_154531_zps0e2a3ff8.jpg.html)
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Drool! Nice
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Good-looking bit of willow, that. Proper profile and a big bat for the weight.
If it pings as well as it looks, it'll serve you very well.
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I'm knocking one of these in at the moment, no idea where the customer bought it.
Yes very big and light. But not full width.
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as far what i heard from Paul is " very, very good ping! Picks up very light too... "
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Really gorgeous ... Love how grains are so perfect ...
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What will happen to Indian bats if there's ever a shortage of Sharpie pens? ;)
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I'm knocking one of these in at the moment, no idea where the customer bought it.
Yes very big and light. But not full width.
So the weight is kept low by having a smaller width on the bat then? Or do most SF bats have a smaller width than ' standard ' bats?
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I'm knocking one of these in at the moment, no idea where the customer bought it.
Yes very big and light. But not full width.
That's not so good cheating on width with a £300+ bat
No wonder they can get them so big
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The bat does look lovely by the way.
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Looks fantastic,hope it goes well :)
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I think it will really benefit if Paul can also mention about width of this current bats and Sf bats in general and compare it to other brands.
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Looks like a standard width from pictures. An mm or two off won't be a big deal as is the case with length difference between brands.
Let him get the bat and perhaps he can confirm the width.
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A few mm won't even be noticeable using it.
It's no different to using a bat after a refurb as that takes a few mm off if you sand it down to the White wood after it's been oiled.
And if it's slightly narrower there's less space to distribute the wood, so there's more wood for the weight behind the ball, think Joker and you'll get what I mean
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I am not sure of width of the bat. I have asked paul to do video review hopefully he will get to see these messages and talk about the width.
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Face width is 10.6cm, which having just checked, is the same as a few other brands SH bats that we have here. One or two have widths of 10.7cm.
For me this is a bit of a non-issue, to be honest...
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Face width is 10.6cm, which having just checked, is the same as a few other brands SH bats that we have here. One or two have widths of 10.7cm.
For me this is a bit of a non-issue, to be honest...
Finally someone else who sees sense!
My SS LE is 105mm wide, and the chase just I refurbished was 106mm when I'd finished. Taking a couple of mm off the edge with a sander doesn't make it a worse bat, so a couple of mm here and there isn't even slightly important in the grand scheme of things....
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Agreed to a degree it been a trick for quite a while shorter thinner yet bigger bats.
I bet when you get it you will not notice the difference one of my Indian bats is the same nobody could tell and with the flat face looks wider.
Looks a cracking bat
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I've got a red ink T20 bat that is 10.4 cm wide, it isn't really noticeable to the naked eye & doesn't make any real difference during use.
That is a lovely looking bat, good choice!
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Nice bat ... Hope it plays well....
I had SF Optimus and was regular size.
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Hold on.... Most of my runs are off the outside edge through the slips or squirming past Guly... 2mm off the width could halve my run total!! [emoji12][emoji5]️
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I checked all my 3 bats they vary between 10.5 and 10.6
So I wouldn't worry too much about it mate. Just focus on using the middle mate.
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I will agree with The Palmist , if you are seeing the ball and middling it i guess little less width of the bat doesn't make any difference .. all i care now would be how well the bat will perform .
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I will agree with The Palmist , if you are seeing the ball and middling it i guess little less width of the bat doesn't make any difference .. all i care now would be how well the bat will perform .
Buy a harrow and save a packet.....
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fromthehip - Never tried that must be fun to play with harrow and me being 6 feet tall :D
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Hold on.... Most of my runs are off the outside edge through the slips or squirming past Guly... 2mm off the width could halve my run total!! [emoji12][emoji5]️
Hahaha edges win matches mates
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Buy a harrow and save a packet.....
I've tried that, don't get many 2lb12 harrow bats though :(
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Buy a harrow and save a packet.....
i just ordered a custom bat thats not far off harrow dimensions, i'm loosing more off the handle and less off the blade but when i saw the harrow bats that B&S had, especially at 2'9 i was very very tempted. At 5'7 then i do find the end of a normal SH handle gets in the way. I think the B&S ones were 3mm thinner. it really is nothing. Like everyone says, if your hitting the ball out of the middle then it really won't be an issue.
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I wasn't raising the point in the way many people have seen it. I personally would like to have a bat at the maximum width permitted of 108mm, but yes a few mm won't make much of a difference.
I was simply demonstrating that apart from miracle clefts or over dried nonsense from some Asian brands, you generally either get bats that are big, or you get bats that are light.
This third way of making them narrower is a little deceptive as everyone will praise that profile at such a light weight, but the reality is the bat is not full width, thus saving a fair bit of weight.
This one Paul is selling and the one I am knocking in are both lovely bats that I would happily use.
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I have never measured or felt the difference so far with all the bat collection i have. since you deal with bats day in day out how many bats do you see in general we in less width ? i curious to know .
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I wasn't raising the point in the way many people have seen it. I personally would like to have a bat at the maximum width permitted of 108mm, but yes a few mm won't make much of a difference.
I was simply demonstrating that apart from miracle clefts or over dried nonsense from some Asian brands, you generally either get bats that are big, or you get bats that are light.
This third way of making them narrower is a little deceptive as everyone will praise that profile at such a light weight, but the reality is the bat is not full width, thus saving a fair bit of weight.
This one Paul is selling and the one I am knocking in are both lovely bats that I would happily use.
The 4th way some of your drill into bats!!!
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I have never measured or felt the difference so far with all the bat collection i have. since you deal with bats day in day out how many bats do you see in general we in less width ? i curious to know .
I imagine there is some slight variation all the time, but i only really pay attention when a bat looks visibly narrower, forcing my inquisitive mind to keep asking over and over until i get the answer; 'exactly how wide is it?'
The SF I am knocking in isn't one that i felt was visibly narrower by the way, but in such a light weight and large profile i decided to whip the tape measure out anyway.
The 4th way some of your drill into bats!!!
Ah how could i forget drilling ;)
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If 108mm is maximum legal width, is there a minimum?
Tape measure probably not the best way to measure such minute differences, best checked with a set of callipers. Round vs Flat face will give different results when using tape for same width if you catch my drift.
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I have seen a few remarks on SF bats that the edge stamps are inked and can run when you oil the bat. Wouldn't want to see that nice bat ruined in this manner or you'll be taking a few more mm off those edges lol. Most video reviews I've watched have given me a high opinion of the top end SF bats. Nice purchase.
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I had Ryan make me a joker esque bat last year. Harrow width. Short blade.
At first I did wonder what effect the narrow blade would have. And a few at my club noticed it was not full width instantly.....but.
I can't say I've ever thought it made a difference in the middle when playing. Not nicked many and thought, extra few mm would have saved me.... well it just goes from your head quickly and you crack on.
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I believe there is a thread on here where people measured the edges and width of the bats, unsurprisingly or surprisingly most of the bats had something worth noting. On a lot of the bats the edge was bigger on one side than the other, a lot of the bats were full 108mm but a lot were also a few mm less. some were full width in certain areas of the bat and narrower up/down from that spot.
Someone will need to find that thread as I am too lazy but the general opinion was its not a big deal. I purchased a Lekka TPX a few years ago, it was advertised a T-20 bat (shorter blade) but the retailer never mentioned that it was also a narrower width, 4 inches instead of 4.25 inches, to me that was a significant difference but it also pinged like amazingly well and i never felt any issues using it in a game, a few mm here and there are not even noticable in a match I would reckon its similar to change in performance due a scuff sheet type issue...you can't tell the difference except for whats in your head. I probably lose a few mm when I clean my bats up anyways.
Although one brand that is consistently shorter and narrower is CA but they do make lovely bats. Your SF is a great looking bat, hope it plays well for you.
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I wonder is there anything called perfect bat these days ?
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I wonder is there anything called perfect bat these days ?
One with built in runs would do it ;)
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Surely the perfect bat is the one that you as the owner are happy with and score runs with!
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I wonder is there anything called perfect bat these days ?
Your bat is not far off mate i think it a belter from a good brand mate if it had a in demand brand on people would be spooning
GREAT BAT plain and simple hope you score runs and enjoy it
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agree with u all .. that's exactly is my point ... 1mm or 2mm less of blade width or short blade or long handle may not make any difference if you feel it right in your hands. When i ordered this bat i just saw only pictures and Trusted Paul on his judgement never thought of smaller blade width or size till today .. i have around 5 Laver and Wood Signature bats, couple of LE from GE and GM and Salix too and some top bats for SS never ever felt any bat has smaller width only when the blade is shorter i felt its something different that could be me being 6 " tall .
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Isn't this the scrotum-witheringly expensive model?
(Not from Paul - just generally)
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Isn't this the scrotum-witheringly expensive model?
(Not from Paul - just generally)
That's the one Brucie! About the same as I spend on 4 bats haha
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Ah Cam - we all know your wallet is as large as an elephant's scrotum - and as difficult to get into!
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If ICC allowed, I would rather have a few mm in the width then in the thickness of the edge size.
There is a delicate balance in this hypothesis where a 115 mm face with 38 mm edge, for me personally, would be better the 105 mm with 45 mm edge size.
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CA use to make the "hi hit" model a lot wider than the legal allowance. This is around 10-12 years ago.
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CA use to make the "hi hit" model a lot wider than the legal allowance. This is around 10-12 years ago.
I see that CA Hi Hit is still available for sale on Amazon.
I will secure one if the width is really more than 108 mm
Always on the look for unique/illegal bats (not lams though).