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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Newbery => Topic started by: i12breakfree on May 26, 2015, 06:41:06 PM

Title: BLITZ is here
Post by: i12breakfree on May 26, 2015, 06:41:06 PM: Got this one for a friend directly from Newbery
Fist impression is its a big piece of wood
I asked for 2-10 and Andy from Newbery told he has one in 2-10.5
On my scale it shows 2-12 (the scale is working fine)
Still its a big bat with 48 mm edges, spine is 60 mm
Pickup is good - thanks to concaved profile and its not bottom heavy
Slight wavy grains with heartwood on the outside edge
Good news is its a full width blade
Pings really well and it should for this weight and size and price ;)
The front stickers are nice but someone did a hasty job of putting the back sticker and its not properly stuck with some wrinkles
Also got couple of dings on the edge because of shipment - cann't blame newbery for that

All in all its a good bat.I think newbery can do a better job on finishing and stickering the bat and may be give it a thicker handle as these are meant to be heavy weight bats.

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(http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t518/i12breakfree/CricDeals-stock/IMG_20150526_125605_zpsh2bqisty.jpg) (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/i12breakfree/media/CricDeals-stock/IMG_20150526_125605_zpsh2bqisty.jpg.html)

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(http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t518/i12breakfree/CricDeals-stock/IMG_20150526_091327_zpswcnz45og.jpg) (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/i12breakfree/media/CricDeals-stock/IMG_20150526_091327_zpswcnz45og.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: csnew on May 26, 2015, 06:53:33 PM: Might be the pic or my eye, but the spine on that bat looks off centre?
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: iand123 on May 26, 2015, 07:18:42 PM: Nice looking profile, I still think the stickers are horrendous. Newbery and Salix were always a classy brand in my opinion, Newbery seem like they've been bought by chavs!
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: i12breakfree on May 26, 2015, 08:10:55 PM: Quote from: csnew on May 26, 2015, 06:53:33 PM
Might be the pic or my eye, but the spine on that bat looks off centre?

spine is fine perfectly aligned...its just the pic
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: Johnny on May 26, 2015, 08:28:28 PM: Found at this week that 'Andy from Newbery' is former Warwickshire and Sussex seamer Andy Miller. Used to play with him for Preston
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: sarg on May 27, 2015, 12:01:04 PM: So its a shorter blade, longer handle. Like the uzi. Its a big chunk of wood. Bet its pressed well. Says Limited Edition, so i wonder what was the motivation to do it. I think Newbery needed to let go of the traditional plain grip and go for a customised grip with some more bling or green to match the stickers.
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: Neon Cricket on May 27, 2015, 12:35:10 PM: For a profile like that you'll be better off with a Kippax surely? All edge pretty much.
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: tailender on May 27, 2015, 12:54:51 PM: Looks like an import ;)

I played with Andy at Warwickshire and also at Lancs.

Decent lad!
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: mattw on May 27, 2015, 02:52:18 PM: Can you do a side profile shot comparison of this Blitz and the Uzi?
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: i12breakfree on May 27, 2015, 03:00:21 PM: Quote from: mattw on May 27, 2015, 02:52:18 PM
Can you do a side profile shot comparison of this Blitz and the Uzi?

Gave the bat to my friend now. I do have the UZI with me. Uzi obviously has no concaving. Edge size wise UZI may almost be half the size of Blitz.
Took this pic yesterday

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Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: Giraffe208 on May 27, 2015, 03:09:49 PM: Have to agree with someone who mentioned that Blitz looks like a Kippax Colossus.

Would love to see a Blitz, Uzi and Kudos side by side. Essentially 3 takes on the same idea
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: FattusCattus on May 27, 2015, 08:21:32 PM: I prefer the Uzi - I don't know why, there's just something about it.
Title: Re: BLITZ is here
Post by: sarg on May 28, 2015, 11:10:22 AM: Uzi for me too.