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Title: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: ursmasti on March 11, 2015, 05:46:52 PM: After seeing lot of you posting so many pictures and writing good reviews of their bats i am going to try and see if i can to. I will post one review per week starting from Best bat ever and all the way to the worst bat ever i owned. I have always soft corner and feel LW are the best bats i have ever owned , But slowly after using Salix i feel they are also up there.Reached out to James at LW and asked him for very light cleft in signature range and after waiting few weeks James sent me a picture of this cleft and as soon i saw it i felt its going to be a belter so i went with it. Previously most of my LW Bat profiles are either Chad profile or LW Reserve but for this cleft James asked me to see if he is OK with him experimenting and changing the profile little bit but assured it going to be a big bat and i went with him .
Specs:
2.9 in weight
grains 18
Super Short Handle with Standard Blade
Thick Handle with Coil Grip
Red Stickers , Fully knocked in with toe guard

After 3 weeks I have received Images of the bat after its fully dressed. Here are the images:

(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/ursmasti/Sig_1_Praveen_zpsb3514aa2.jpg) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/ursmasti/media/Sig_1_Praveen_zpsb3514aa2.jpg.html)
(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/ursmasti/Sig_3_Praveen_zpsdcb50850.jpg) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/ursmasti/media/Sig_3_Praveen_zpsdcb50850.jpg.html)
(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/ursmasti/Sig_2_Praveen_zpsbf54893e.jpg) (http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/ursmasti/media/Sig_2_Praveen_zpsbf54893e.jpg.html)

I have started using it from last couple of weeks after the winter is over here and its playing really really well. As many have discussed yes it DID pick up 1oz weight during winter but since it doesn't feel like 2.10 i have no issues timing the Ball.

Quote from James :

Signature #147.

One of the finest bats to leave the workshop for a pair of very deserving hands. At only 2bs 9ozs this Signature feels more like a 2lbs 6ozs and will perform as if it were a 2lbs 12ozs bat. The boys think they have never seen a bat that big for the weight. It has a truly unbelievable pickup.

Enjoy the pics.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: tushar sehgal on March 11, 2015, 05:50:17 PM: That is a very nice looking face and shape. What are you calling this shape?
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: ursmasti on March 11, 2015, 05:52:37 PM: @tushar sehgal I am not sure as James said its the first time he made this shape. I am not sure if that is true .... I am happy customer and got lovely bat so that keeps me happy ..
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: ManHOOS on March 11, 2015, 05:52:51 PM: This is one heelll of bbat !!!!!

I am sure you will score no matter what, i mean just look at full profile n thickness towards the toe batporn :)
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: CrickFreak on March 11, 2015, 05:57:33 PM: Very nice.... but 2800 dollars??? wow!!
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: ursmasti on March 11, 2015, 05:58:42 PM: @CrickFreak Nope its is not $2800 dollars
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: CrickFreak on March 11, 2015, 06:02:52 PM: I just looked at the prices on website. But regardless, looks a belter...
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Northern monkey on March 11, 2015, 06:04:41 PM: Wow!
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: SLC on March 11, 2015, 06:41:35 PM: Wow. Getting seriously tempted by an L&W. Definitely on the bucket list.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on March 11, 2015, 06:47:15 PM: That's a lovely bat, but that's 50+ signatures sold in less than 2 years!!
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: tushar sehgal on March 11, 2015, 06:53:57 PM: Quote from: d7bow on March 11, 2015, 06:47:15 PM
That's a lovely bat, but that's 50+ signatures sold in less than 2 years!!

Half of them are with @ursmasti ;) lol
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: ursmasti on March 11, 2015, 07:12:58 PM: @tushar sehgal i wish i could have all those 50+ Lavers
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: tejasapatel on March 11, 2015, 07:30:19 PM: @ursmasti Forget about having a collection of Lavers I bought one Signature bat. I'd be thrown out of the house by the wife.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: kal_m on March 11, 2015, 11:22:22 PM: The grains look great and I love those stickers. But I didn't like the heartwood near the shoulder. It should have run all the way down or not be there at all ;)
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Jenko on March 11, 2015, 11:35:12 PM: Quote from: d7bow on March 11, 2015, 06:47:15 PM
That's a lovely bat, but that's 50+ signatures sold in less than 2 years!!

Really? What number sigs do you have mate?

Mine is number 23 and was made in May, 2008. So that's 123 made since mine including this one in 6-7 years.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: lazza32 on March 12, 2015, 12:11:55 AM: Lovely, lovely shape. I need one as this bat will make me play like Ricky Ponting;)
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: i12breakfree on March 12, 2015, 12:37:47 AM: That is a beautiful bat. I am pretty sure the pic with the bag was posted on L&W facebook page. Which league do you play for in California?
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: lazza32 on March 12, 2015, 12:59:01 AM: $1050 for first preference of a cleft. I'm tempted but it's a big stretch
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Jenko on March 12, 2015, 01:14:25 AM: Quote from: lazza32 on March 12, 2015, 12:59:01 AM
$1050 for first preference of a cleft. I'm tempted but it's a big stretch

That is alot of cash!!! Hopefully each dollar would translate into a run every season you used it!
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: ursmasti on March 12, 2015, 02:31:37 AM: @lazza32 $1050 is not what i paid less than that .. and i am happy paying it as its one of the kind bat which feels really good while playing.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: lazza32 on March 12, 2015, 03:23:56 AM: Quote from: ursmasti on March 12, 2015, 02:31:37 AM
@lazza32 $1050 is not what i paid less than that .. and i am happy paying it as its one of the kind bat which feels really good while playing.
may I ask kindly how much you paid(pm me if you feel uncomfortable). As I asked them this morning for the price.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Jenko on March 12, 2015, 03:38:09 AM: There pricing seems to change from country to country which is annoying!
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: lazza32 on March 12, 2015, 04:05:56 AM: That was in aussie dollars.

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Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on March 12, 2015, 07:49:12 AM: Quote from: Jenko on March 11, 2015, 11:35:12 PM
Really? What number sigs do you have mate?

Mine is number 23 and was made in May, 2008. So that's 123 made since mine including this one in 6-7 years.
Pretty sure the first one isn't stamped, second one is 94,
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: Blaise on March 12, 2015, 12:08:46 PM: That is a stunning bit of wood. Hope it serves you well.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: amritpremi on March 13, 2015, 03:38:21 AM: That bat has signature written all over it, beauty & the beast in 1.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: eukaryote76 on March 13, 2015, 11:58:48 AM: 1 bat review per week. I hope it's a long running thing but part of me wishes you worked backwards like a count up the charts.
Title: Re: Week-1 : LW Signature
Post by: sarg on March 16, 2015, 12:10:14 PM: Lovely bat! If it helps the bats i get from england seem to lose an oz after an aussie summer. I'm not complaining.