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Equipment => Bats => Custom Made => Topic started by: Wickets-then-runs on July 06, 2015, 08:52:00 AM
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Hi fellow forumites, a couple of months ago I was chatting to the guys at Chappells and asked if they could arrange for Stuart at GN to make a bat for me. He has made a couple of Legends for me a few years ago and is a genuine nice guy! Around 2 weeks ago, Chappells rang and said that they had emailed Stuart and he had replied saying he could help me out. Long story short, they asked me what specs I had for the bat and I simply said, "get me one of Warners bats!"
Well, this is what I picked up today:
- 2.13 finished with two grips.
- 55mm edges with only a little concaving.
- beautiful oval handle and it picks up like its 2.10 at the most!
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/67A55065-5CE7-468B-B3BE-320937181FC2_zpsmc84lfab.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/67A55065-5CE7-468B-B3BE-320937181FC2_zpsmc84lfab.jpg.html)
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/E10C35AB-8AA7-423E-9143-FAC28EA5CEEA_zpscl6qxlco.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/E10C35AB-8AA7-423E-9143-FAC28EA5CEEA_zpscl6qxlco.jpg.html)
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/9F953F9E-C7D3-4F7C-8418-ABA14BE84F68_zpswijcet96.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/9F953F9E-C7D3-4F7C-8418-ABA14BE84F68_zpswijcet96.jpg.html)
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/F9BAEF6C-6335-4316-9982-E0CE453CC7BA_zpsbs8j6fzu.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/F9BAEF6C-6335-4316-9982-E0CE453CC7BA_zpsbs8j6fzu.jpg.html)
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/F9BAEF6C-6335-4316-9982-E0CE453CC7BA_zpsbs8j6fzu.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/F9BAEF6C-6335-4316-9982-E0CE453CC7BA_zpsbs8j6fzu.jpg.html)
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/9BF67D0A-FE83-4BDA-8CC5-56D551E94659_zpsknk2umgu.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/9BF67D0A-FE83-4BDA-8CC5-56D551E94659_zpsknk2umgu.jpg.html)
Sorry for the poor quality of pics!
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Looks good, any pics of the profile?
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Is that just the "Warner profile" rather than one of his bats? I'm sure I've seen somewhere that he uses a lighter bat
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I'll put up a pic of the profile in a minute. This bat was made as an exact copy of one of his bats: profile, weight, everything. Whether or not it is exact, I'll never know as I don't think it's likely I'll be in the same dressing shed as him any time soon. :)
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@procricket B3 might know
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Pic of the profile
Apparently Warners bats are 2.12 but mine has an extra grip on as he has tiny hands. Spine is around 75mm's!
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t349/mark208/102907E4-F8C4-4E30-997D-734FF15A0BFF_zpsamltqdj7.jpg) (http://s514.photobucket.com/user/mark208/media/102907E4-F8C4-4E30-997D-734FF15A0BFF_zpsamltqdj7.jpg.html)
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That's a beast of a bat Mark, would make you a butcher now.
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From the horses mouth 2lb9 and 3/4oz
http://youtu.be/LUkbyDRFi8c (http://youtu.be/LUkbyDRFi8c)
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Looks massive but is the toe meant to be a lot bigger one side that the other?
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From the horses mouth 2lb9 and 3/4oz
[url]http://youtu.be/LUkbyDRFi8c[/url] ([url]http://youtu.be/LUkbyDRFi8c[/url])
three years ago, though
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Must have gained weight in the trip over ;)
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Guys,
I can promise you they are at least 2.11, tiny tiny tiny handles and enourmous, however no more powerful then bats half the size!
Alex
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Looks massive but is the toe meant to be a lot bigger one side that the other?
the toe is even, must just be the angle I took the pic at.
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Guys,
I can promise you they are at least 2.11, tiny tiny tiny handles and enourmous, however no more powerful then bats half the size!
Alex
thanks Alex, I didn't ever actually make any comment on how this bat will launch nothing but 150 meter "6"'s and am very aware of the physics of a cricket bat! :)
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good lad!
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@Wickets-then-runs that bat looks great and that profile pic does match warner's bat
(http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t518/i12breakfree/warner_zps4by1rzdd.jpg) (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/i12breakfree/media/warner_zps4by1rzdd.jpg.html)
Looking forward to some better quality pics :)
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Bat looks a cracker. But is it only me that thinks the kaboom stickers suit it better than the muelemans ones?
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Wow never seen that kind of a bat before
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I was talking to Marcus last week after he'd helped Matt out at Kent on his stand. He said that Warner's bat was enormous and weighed 2.10.
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Bat looks a cracker. But is it only me that thinks the kaboom stickers suit it better than the muelemans ones?
I think those stickers on it are the Australian Legend stickers mate not exclusive Muelamans which are a red colour. I much prefer the English legend stickers
Btw bat is mahoosive!!!!!
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Looks a beauty.
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Hi fellow forumites, a couple of months ago I was chatting to the guys at Chappells and asked if they could arrange for Stuart at GN to make a bat for me. He has made a couple of Legends for me a few years ago and is a genuine nice guy! Around 2 weeks ago, Chappells rang and said that they had emailed Stuart and he had replied saying he could help me out. Long story short, they asked me what specs I had for the bat and I simply said, "get me one of Warners bats!"
Well, this is what I picked up today:
- 2.13 finished with two grips.
- 55mm edges with only a little concaving.
- beautiful oval handle and it picks up like its 2.10 at the most!
I hate you. :D
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thats the biggest bat i have ever seen weighing below 3lbs. Do update us on the performance as well. I am sure it will 'ping' everywhere
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thats the biggest bat i have ever seen weighing below 3lbs. Do update us on the performance as well. I am sure it will 'ping' everywhere
will do, mate! I've oiled her and started rounding the edges and am hopeful of some throwdowns later this week. I used the mallet on the face and it didn't really dent much at all. I've had a few bats like this (mainly from Marcus at Affinity) and hope this doesn't end up a gorgeous fence paling. lol
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How much did u pay for this beauty?
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So is this gonna be ready for me to try Thursday night? :)
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So is this gonna be ready for me to try Thursday night? :)
yeah sure! when are you going to do a review of the new Mongoose style bat you got via Vitas?
How much did u pay for this beauty?
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More than a regular Legend but less than the Legend Gold. it will probably be the last bat i buy for a while (ever, if my wife finds out how much it cost...) so i thought i would splash out and try something different.
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Ok I am thinking about getting a new bat too, so how do I get a custom bat from gray nicolls? Please pm if u don't want to post that info here [emoji14]
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Ok I am thinking about getting a new bat too, so how do I get a custom bat from gray nicolls? Please pm if u don't want to post that info here [emoji14]
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You need to go through a retailer, the Legend price is advertised on all aussie retailers that stock them. Price would be fairly restrictive to UK customers though I think.
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Ok I am thinking about getting a new bat too, so how do I get a custom bat from gray nicolls? Please pm if u don't want to post that info here [emoji14]
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Speak to Jake @Vitas Cricket
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I've already ordered a custom hunts g1 select from Jake hopefully it will be delivered this week. But need one more [emoji14]
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I've already ordered a custom hunts g1 select from Jake hopefully it will be delivered this week. But need one more [emoji14]
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Just one more? Surely not!
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Ok I am thinking about getting a new bat too, so how do I get a custom bat from gray nicolls? Please pm if u don't want to post that info here [emoji14]
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The only true custom service is the legend experience, when i got my Nemesis recently via @Vitas Cricket there were some optons to choose but they were from standard shapes. Im sure Jake will explain better but cant recommend the service and quality enough mate, very impressed
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@Wickets-then-runs that bat looks great and that profile pic does match warner's bat
([url]http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t518/i12breakfree/warner_zps4by1rzdd.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/i12breakfree/media/warner_zps4by1rzdd.jpg.html[/url])
Looking forward to some better quality pics :)
Not sure the profiles are that different.
I'm a bit of a nerd for these things, so i imposed the photo Wickets-Than-Runs put up of the profile, over the photo of Warner holding his bat in photoshop.
Warner is holding it at a bit of an angle, so not square which makes it difficult to check exactly, but they are very, very close.
I suspect its the difference between the stickers of the Legend and the Kaboom.
I know myself when i've done some reno's on my own bats and put different stickers on, it makes them look quite different shapes.
The other thing to remember too is that Stuart makes the bats by hand, so I'm sure, even for the master bat makers, there will be some variation due to the make up of the clefts.
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Gosh! That bat is massive.
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The gray nics stamp on the edge looks microscopic lol sometimes I regret having a cupboard full of bats instead of just one legend. Oh well :(
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yeah sure! when are you going to do a review of the new Mongoose style bat you got via Vitas?
Give it a week. If I haven't heard back from them by then I will be posting a review.