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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: SteffanLangholz on October 01, 2015, 01:42:01 PM

Title: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: SteffanLangholz on October 01, 2015, 01:42:01 PM

Its been a few seasons since I last refurbed my bats. So when my season ended, I figured it was time.
From the left, my matchbat, the CA 15000 Limited edt (yes, the blade is quite a bit shorter than the others), Then my curiousity took over, the "Max Grainer" from Online Stockist, Then my secondary matchbat, a custom from Marlin Cricket in the UK, and finally my nets bat, a Puma Pulse 3000 from Meulmanns in Perth.

All of them weighs in at 2.8 - 2.10.

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6561.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6561.jpg.html)

The CA 1500 Ldt
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6565.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6565.jpg.html)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6563.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6563.jpg.html)

The Max Grainer
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6567.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6567.jpg.html)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6566.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6566.jpg.html)

The Marlin Cricket
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6569.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6569.jpg.html)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6568.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6568.jpg.html)

The Puma
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6571.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6571.jpg.html)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/steffanlangholz/IMG_6570.jpg) (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/steffanlangholz/media/IMG_6570.jpg.html)

Waiting a few months with oiling them, since my season doesnt start till April.

Title: Re: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: Topgun on October 01, 2015, 01:58:03 PM

Which bats which?

Title: Re: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: SteffanLangholz on October 01, 2015, 02:05:39 PM

From the left, CA, Maxgrain, Marlin Custom, Puma

Same listing down.

Title: Re: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: Topgun on October 01, 2015, 03:17:44 PM

How do they perform?

Title: Re: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: SteffanLangholz on October 01, 2015, 03:26:17 PM

Compared to their respective prices, the max grainer was bought for £72, and goes like a rocket but looks like a slumdog. The CA also goes like a rocket, looks good (if you dont compare the size with other SH bats) but was a staggering £250 - which is steep. The marlin one has had the handle refittet since the original snapped after a week. Its not as good as the 2 prior, but has scored me around 500 runs before i got the CA. The puma needs work. The hammer pings off it nicely, but I seem to be unable to connect properly with it.

Title: Re: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: Batbuddy99 on October 01, 2015, 05:15:47 PM

Have you shoe gooed the toe of the merlin?

Title: Re: Bats shaved, clean, glued, scuffed, shoegoo and regripped for the 2016 season.
Post by: SteffanLangholz on October 01, 2015, 05:57:52 PM

Yeah, just didnt have a matching toeguard..