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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Jacobmcc123 on August 23, 2015, 04:16:43 PM
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What is the difference between a Grade one bat and a grade one +, for example Salix have 3 types of grade one. Normal grade one, players and finite. Is it really worth paying £100 more for a bat because it's more limited? The performance can't be much different can it?
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The difference is the quality of the willow the higher the grade the more premium the willow : white willow with straight grains optimum cosmetic appearance clean hitting area with an outstanding weight to profile ratio
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Can open, worms, everywhere...
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Can open, worms, everywhere...
Wasn't trying to cause problems just a valid question
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The difference is the quality of the willow the higher the grade the more premium the willow : white willow with straight grains optimum cosmetic appearance clean hitting area with an outstanding weight to profile ratio
Thanks
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Thanks
Your welcome
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Wasn't trying to cause problems just a valid question
Mate, if you have a look around the forum there are heaps of topics talking about this issue. Basically though, top grades look better, perform quicker and are lighter.
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Bats are graded by its looks not performance. So a lower grade willow could easily perform better than a g1+. Since the willow is cosmetically not favorable, people buy g2+. But people who dont really care about the look they will usually buy a cheaper bat.
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Its Just cricket made a video on this topic, its really informative so check that out
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Bats are graded by its looks not performance. So a lower grade willow could easily perform better than a g1+. Since the willow is cosmetically not favorable, people buy g2+. But people who dont really care about the look they will usually buy a cheaper bat.
It could but I have not come across low grade willow that does.
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It could but I have not come across low grade willow that does.
But many many others have.
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But many many others have.
Well Chris I once had an ex county low denesty pros bat given to me the pickup for the wieght was so light it also pinged better than any other bat I had before or since even the handmade ones I paid top money for the willow just felt different in the hands this also confirmed to me proper pro clefts are not generally available to the paying bat buyers.
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Well Chris I once had an ex county low denesty pros bat given to me the pickup for the wieght was so light it also pinged better than any other bat I had before or since even the handmade ones I paid top money for the willow just felt different in the hands this also confirmed to me proper pro clefts are not generally available to the paying bat buyers.
From what I've found no matter what bat you have if you middle it, it will go to the boundary.
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They are all the same - g1,g2,g3. they are all the same english willow coming for same trees. The only difference is that some clefts have more grains, less blemishes etc. Pretty simple
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They are all the same - g1,g2,g3. they are all the same english willow coming for same trees. The only difference is that some clefts have more grains, less blemishes etc. Pretty simple
If that's the case I better put my bat made from a Low density crown cleft up for sale....
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They are all the same - g1,g2,g3. they are all the same english willow coming for same trees. The only difference is that some clefts have more grains, less blemishes etc. Pretty simple
I don't think you realise how such a simple post will sent the forum into a 'tailspin Topgun.
Half of us start getting the ruler out to measure between grains to work out if it's gr1, gr1 plus, gr1 reserved or gr1 infinity(the best)
and also we don't need to spend £650.00 on a bat is that what you are saying....?
:)
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What i was trying to say is that a higher grade bat does not necessarily mean a great performing bat. Personally if i was to to buy a 250gbp+ bat i would only buy from a few bat makers as i know they press their bat exceptionally well - the greater the bat makers skill in bat making the better the performance ( in my opinion anyway )
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youre right Topgun
grade 1, infinity or whatever you want to call it is a red herring. It's all in the pressing.... :)
grade 2 may well go just as well in the hands of a quality batmaker