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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Colesy on August 01, 2015, 09:22:56 AM
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hello all, hope you're all as dandy as ever.
As it's summer, The Ashes are in full flow and I had the week off work, a friend and I went down to Taunton to take advantage of Millichamp's 'Ashes bat' offer. They advertised bats of 2lb 6 to 2lb 9 with 40mm edges for as little as £250. This being £200 less than any other bat that was in the shop. The guy in the shop was very helpful and polite and brought out several blank bats that had been made up. After much wafting around and toying with a few I picked mine (which was the only one with stickers and grip) which weighed in at 2lb 7. They said they had to knock the bat in and oil it etc so I'd be getting it the following week, which was fine as I have finally got 'the' Purist back. If any of you know me, you'll know that's a massive deal.
So I get a phone call yesterday from my friend saying that his bat and my bat had arrived. I swing by after work to get it and look forward to getting to the nets.
After messing about with grips due to the very small handle I settled on 3 and used it in the nets. I still feel it needs to be played in but this thing goes from ball one. Defensive shots were travelling out of the nets at speed.
So as far as the bat goes;
40mm edges as promised
8/9 grains
Quite a lot of concaving
1/2 inch shorter blade
2lb 8oz
Apologies for the pictures I took them this morning and don't have much time to get all professional, you'll get the idea.
If anyone was thinking about getting a new bat then I can't say how good the service was down at M&H and their track record on quality speaks for itself.
Cheers.
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b560/JoeyyColes/001B3858-6253-4145-A649-07223964A45C_zpsv6vxghvv.jpg)
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(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b560/JoeyyColes/6592CAA4-D643-4CCC-B15F-0500360B533F_zpsisvqso4k.jpg)
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Nice bat the high spine makes the concaving looks deep
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Looks a nice bat for a 2.8
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Love those retro mh stickers, looks a great bat
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Beautiful bay ocompanied by possibly the best stickers ever produced
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Great stickers. That side on photo looks mint
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Hi,
What was the deal exactly and is it still on please?
Thanks.
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Saw these on your Twitter mate and thought they looked saucy, now I've seen the weight too I am highly envious
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https://twitter.com/mandhcricket/status/621959764021538816
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i was very tempted when i first saw these offered.
Sounds like a gun - I'd love to hear how it develops...
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For somebody so tall @Colesy - how does the shorter blade suit you??
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Lovely looking bat there.
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For somebody so tall @Colesy - how does the shorter blade suit you??
When you bat you don't really notice, it's only marginal. Using it yesterday it certainly went well, shame I didn't get chance to use it longer.
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But why is it shorter? For £250 u get g2 willow plus 1/2 inch shorter blade?
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Got to agree with comments above about these stickers being the best. Always loved the look of M&H bat with these stickers.
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Retro stickers seem to be really popular at the moment
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But why is it shorter? For £250 u get g2 willow plus 1/2 inch shorter blade?
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Don't know if it's an M&H thing or just to increase the edge size. But as far as the willow goes, it may look grade two but it flies. That's what matters to me.
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Don't know if it's an M&H thing or just to increase the edge size. But as far as the willow goes, it may look grade two but it flies. That's what matters to me.
All good as long as the ball flies and you feel comfortable using it ;)
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Is it just me to do a lot of there bats look the same? Just looks like a heavily concaved bat like the CK22 maybe just a G2 version. No doubt a very nice bat as most M&H bats have always been excellent bats but profile looks like a CK22
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Sort of see what you mean but my CK22 has a far more pronounced spine running into the toe
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So the bat came fully knocked in?
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So the bat came fully knocked in?
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Indeed it did. No seam marks, nothing.