Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Centurion on September 24, 2015, 06:51:57 PM
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Hi guys. My first post regarding a bat on this forum. :) Today I visited Tony at Hunts County after school (and the horror of double science) to get a custom bat made - my first one. I went there and as I am only 13 wanting a short handle, Tony picked out some very low density and light massive clefts to choose from. I normally would go for looks but the performance was so good I couldn't turn it down. I wanted the bat weighing around 2.6 - 2.7 and it finished at 2.7 but picked up more like a 2.5. Tony mentioned, because it was such a big bat for the weight, it will perform very well but may not last as long. Doesn't really matter when your only paying £185!
The bat itself finished with 37mm edges and (I think) around a 63-64mm spine. The spine runs down all the way through under my specific request but picks up really well. It's got a bit of an offset edges to make the middle even bigger. No concaving, oval handle and a flat face. Its not the prettiest pieces of wood but it is an absolute artillery weapon for the weight! Finished with Insignia stickers slapped on and a plain black scale grip to finish.
Enjoys the pics :)
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What a beautiful bat.
May it score many runs for you and may it distract you from double chemistry...!
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What a beautiful bat.
May it score many runs for you and may it distract you from double chemistry...!
Hopefully I will be too busy admiring it :)
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Big old bat that! Should last well too. Best of luck with it.
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These custom hunts are seriously good. Can't beat them really.
This one looks cracking great shape and size.
But mine was poor, what arrived was not quite the shape I wanted, 3oz too light and damaged. The later meant I was happy to take a refund instead of a remake.
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This is serious stuff.
And you are only 13 ?
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This is serious stuff.
And you are only 13 ?
Indeed I am :)
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185!! You must have some serious paper round hahaha
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Haha guess you could say that... (thanks Dad) ;)
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Looks like a great choice. Super shape
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185!! You must have some serious paper round hahaha
That or he took some inspiration from that 15 year old who was making £1000s selling sweets
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That is a lovely shape! I hope you smash plenty of bowlers with it! The stickers look really good, doubt many 13 year olds will be using retro stickered hunts bats! Definitely not a follower, good stuff
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Cheers mate. Went for the old boycott stickers :)
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So what made you get a custom Hunts?
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Cheers mate. Went for the old boycott stickers :)
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You made a good choice, you'll get plenty of attention from people admiring it I'm sure
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I got a custom hunts because I was looking for a new bat because I grew out of mine and I always wanted a custom so at one of the academies I go to they were selling custom grade ones for £185 and here it is
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Top Dad getting you one of those!
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Love that a lot!!
Hope it gives you lots of confidence and scores loads a runs
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Nice looking bat Centurion, and if Tony made it I'm sure it will serve you very well.
Maybe for your next bat, or if anyone else is looking to get exactly the same thing, we offer it for a little bit less than £185 :)
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=33548.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=33548.0)
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Love those stickers!!!
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Lovely looking bat. Should serve you really well.
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Great choice! Well done for going there and actually speaking to the bat maker, rather than just picking up a bat from the shelf and paying a lot more!!!!
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Cheers @JTtaylor145 I couldn't find many bats weighing 2.7 with a full profile from the off the shelf bats
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That's a big-looking stick of willow for the weight. Love the old skool retro looks too. Hope it goes well for you.
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Top choice of willow mate, and the stickers really go well, just got to make sure you hit it off the square unlike Boycott..
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Top choice of willow mate, and the stickers really go well, just got to make sure you hit it off the square unlike Boycott..
Haha, will do mate ;)
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