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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => blankbats.co.uk => Topic started by: kaartman on October 26, 2015, 04:36:25 PM
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just wondering if anyone is using b20 and has any feedback/ review :)
thanks.
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What is b20?
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from bb website...
b20: The shorter fatter brother of b2, this the headline grabber. Only available in a 1.5 inch short blade/longer handle version it increases of wood in the blade ensuring a bigger sweetspot for the same weight.
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Blankbats are a bit quiet on here these days, so I'm not sure how many of us have become aware of this new variant.
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i have owned a few bb bats - their b1 profile,the duckbill, the laminate and now the hulk.
You cannot go wrong with BB.
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The b20 is our version of a t20 bat, shorter blade, larger profile, but overall short or long handle length. Usually made to spec / order only.
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I've been slack.
BB T20 arrived last week.
Pictured with a Carbine that I had shortened and my old BB T20 which has been used for the last 2 seasons.
Have had a very short net session with the new BB. The response is better than the previous BB which is a gun.
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y472/ogroupleader/2015-10-22%2008.28.35_zps5hrvdpwa.jpg)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y472/ogroupleader/2015-10-22%2008.27.50_zpsuavn83gz.jpg)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y472/ogroupleader/2015-10-22%2008.27.03_zpsjgk2ebv8.jpg)
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On a slightly different note, are BB getting their bats made somewhere new? The toe and shoulders on the new bat appear different in those photos.
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Nope - still made at the same place.
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Glad it meets your seal of approval Shane, was a nice bat that.
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Full net session tonight. This is a seriousy good stick. Cannot recommend BB highly enough.
From left to right:
Custom MMi - really sweet piece of willow (thanks Jake),
Thruxton SPS - 2.11
Laver Reserve - 40mm edges, no concaving (wickets-then-runs)
BBT20 - 2.10
B3 Pepsi Crown Willow (wickets-then-runs)
Legend Warner profile (wickets-then-runs)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y472/ogroupleader/2015-10-29%2018.57.26_zpsrrk0mpif.jpg)
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That's some mighty impressive willow Shane! How does the B3 profile compare to the GN warner?
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They look very similar. Wickets-then-runs should be able to tell you about how they play. I haven't hit with either - not really my weight.
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does shorter blade affect the balance of b20?
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That's some mighty impressive willow Shane! How does the B3 profile compare to the GN warner?
they are almost identical! The B3 has a bit more wood up around the shoulders and spine area so picks up a bit better than the Warner but it also has a bit more concaving as well. The B3 weighs in at 2.12 and taps up nicely: I'm in such poor form that even when I tap a bat up I only find the edges at the moment... :(
The B3 overall is a beauty!
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does shorter blade affect the balance of b20?
No. I have a lot of shorter blade bats and balance is not an issue with any of them. This particular BB is 2.10 but doesn't feel like it. It picks up much better than some of the 2.10 standard blade bats that I have.
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I've got a toro & a Red Ink Joker copy, both shorter blade longer handle. They are both around 2.13 but pick up very well indeed
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Toro, rk joker, Dukes short blade ,lekka ,mongoose corr and even the mmi3 have all picked up well. Never had an issue with short blades and there pick ups Wierdly
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thanks everyone. My next bat will be either H4L Hattori or B2/B20
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hattori is great shout but if you like the concept of shorter blade longer handle then H4L warbird is the way forward my friend! check out the H4L thread. plenty of talk about them
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hattori is great shout but if you like the concept of shorter blade longer handle then H4L warbird is the way forward my friend! check out the H4L thread. plenty of talk about them
I use mid-low sweet spot bats...hence war bird is out of equation.
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warbird is mid to low but hattori generally is bit lower even you are correct
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Best of luck with your B2 or B20... I'm sure you're going to be very happy with it! :)