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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => Hell4Leather => Topic started by: batcrazy on November 14, 2015, 11:27:28 PM
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Had a brilliant trip down to H4L and just had to post a review of the visit!!
Background.
Having had a couple of H4L bats before I always found them to ping great with excellent pickup! Along side BAS (and CA's of old) these pretty much cover what I tend to use in games. I wondered what a crazy merger of these would bring about alongside a hint of the GN WARNER too so thought why not find out.
Had a chat with Matt and he was brave enough to offer the custom experience in line with his new model launch. Funniest thing is, he had an idea how fussy I am and still let me within 100 miles of his workshop. lol.
Matt found some suitable candidates in terms of clefts and I went to see him with my old BAS and some sketches of my dream concoction of favourite bat shapes lol
Bat specs - Opting for the CUSTOM grade I had access to the best of the best willow and full customisation. Of course being their in person meant that I could tweak the bat as the exact shape I had in mind was uncharted territory for me.
Willow - Clean face, even straight grains but more importantly promising ping and be light cleft too! (not fussy at all lol)
Face - Non flat face
Handle - 3 rubber spring thin semi oval handle. I opted for the new warbird handle as I like the shorter blade option from my experience and longer handle with counterweight would only help.
Weight- Approx 2lb13
Concaving - NONE lol
Bow - Medium
Sizes - Shoulder 15mm. Peak edge 35mm .peak spine 65mm. Toe about 20mm with it fairly square and angled.
Profile - High middle with rounded spine into toe. Edge profile thick fairly high up the blade and extended as low as possible
What I actually ended up with was 17mm shoulder, 43 mm edge, 25mm toe 69,70 mm spine and no concaving too in just under 2lb14 including grip! :) :) :) :)
I simply could not believe the pick up and balance. The cleft, handle, the profile and of course Matt working his magic made a bat, that for me, is absolutely lovely!!!
The ping was crazy and as per usual Matt was smashing his sealing!!! To be honest ,I take that as a given with Matt's bats as he is the PING KING!! I had a snoop at some of his G2, G1 and many of those also had superb ping which is good from a customers point of view as consistency in performance at all price points is key! This bat has ticked all my boxes! ( and believe me, there are a lot of them! lol) so I am well chuffed!!!
I took some pics as you will see below but unfortunately the "CUSTOM" model stickers are not ready to be unleashed yet so will get bat sent to me later.
Bat aside, the experience was awesome as Matt was most welcoming and happy to carry out my endless tweaking. A genuine and very friendly bloke as expected from the conversations over the phone. I was also impressed with his ability to find tools INSTANTLY amongst all the array of a batmakers gadgets on the bench!!!! lol
Overall a top experience, making the bat worth a whole lot more to me by the value for money and more so, the excellent service. Refreshing to see genuine bat making from a company that does it all, from willow to bat in hand!
:)
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Enjoy folks! :-)
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Love that profile and how straight the grains are through the toe! Looks a ripper mate!
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Very nice. Sounds like a great day. Hope it goes well for you
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Really nice piece of wood mate. Hope it score runs for you :)
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:o :o :o :o :oThank you for sharing that wonderful piece of wood
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What a cracker.
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That's a beauty!
Made in England too,can't go wrong :)
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Lovely looking bat that I going down on Thursday to get my custom done can't wait after seeing yours hope it serves you well
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The way those grains go perfectly through the toe is perfection!
What a stunner! WOW!
I can confirm that yesterday Simon was like an excited 5 year old a few days before Christmas!!
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Looks a cracker. Can't wait for mine to arrive even more now!
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I've got one on the way as well!! I'll see if I can stick a couple of photos up, it's been ready for weeks just waiting for the custom stickers
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That's a stunning piece of willow and great profile. Seems to have long middle.
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Wow! Sometimes you just look at a bat and you know it's gonna be a belter. Hope it goes well for you.
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Looks a corker as well, can't go wrong with h4l.
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In my experience, the fact that Matt made it normally ensures that it will be a belter whatever the grade! But this Custom grade is exceptional!
I would imagine that there are a number of people checking their bank account balances and then checking down the side of the sofas for any dropped change!
If it wasn't this close to Christmas then I would be checking! However, I suspect that when January comes, I will be checking those sofas myself! ;)
What is the spec on that stunner JB? Did you get a bat copied or did you simply have a weight and profile in mind?
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I got a hellfire g1 last year that was a bit of a Custom shape Pete, it was huge! 45mm edges and very little concaving. I just wished that I'd paid the extra 50-60 quid and got the top grade. With this in mind I rang jake and asked if he could sort me another out, I didn't really have any specs in mind I just asked him to tell Matt to make something fairly big and that I trusted his judgement. This is what I ended up with :D very happy indeed! I'm not sure of the exact specs but it looks big!! Jake @Vitas Cricket said it was immense, he'd be better placed to give an idea of the size
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Have to say I don't have a "custom" on the way, just a monster g2 NV.
Got some pics jake sent me, just waiting for rest of my gray nics pre order before he posts it.
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If as good as people make out a custom may be a future choice.
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Lovely looking bat that I going down on Thursday to get my custom done can't wait after seeing yours hope it serves you well
Enjoy, I am sure it will be a great experience! as a great bat is a given with H4L anyway
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That NV is huge!! It's quite similar to the hellfire jake got me
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That's a beauty!
Made in England too,can't go wrong :)
Exactly. I was not bothered too much initially but after visiting it did add more to the purchase that it was all done in house. added a little more buzz and confidence. Besides its value for money compared to the best of the best from many other vaguely comparable companies was untouchable so it is a no brainer for me
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lovely!!! cant beat no concaving for me. My soft spot for sure
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Matt has a serious talent that's for sure both look lovely profiles
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That's a stunning piece of willow and great profile. Seems to have long middle.
cheers. I did think to go for closer to Warner profile and take edge to 50 odd and a flat face and add concaving as that looks bigger. But id rather have a smaller edge (still well above 40mm) but have a thicker toe/shoulder and more even edge profile as I liked with my previous bats. Concaving I'm generally not a fan, meant I could take the middle higher as I prefer, knowing I had plenty of wood in bottom end too. In addition, the peak spine is noticeably bigger than any CA or BAS I have had so I got an excellent hybrid of my favourite bats with a Warner :)
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some gorgeous bats on this thread very impressed and jealous!
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that custom is just WOW!!!
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double WOW, SUPERB grain
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Some real beauts coming out of H4L as usual!! Top stuff :)
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cheers guys. cant wait to see it all stickered up. i saw the bat case, looks awesome too! :-)
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Matt Certainly can produce amazing looking and performing bats. The new stickers are eye catching and stylish. The warbird is a cracking addition. The full range of kit is up there with the best. The new softs offer amazing quality and probably the best I have come across. Great looking bats guys batcrazy has to be my favourite, looks an absolute monster.
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The custom arrived today! The stickers are absolute class! The bat case is on a another level too!I will let the pics do the talking....
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You can post more than one pic per post buddy.
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You can post more than one pic per post buddy.
cheers mate. i tried but for some reason when i click off the page it makes me log in again. I learnt the hard way when i wrote up the review the first time then went on photobucket to get links, came back on here and I was like argggggg nooooooo! lol.
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Thank you matt! Most definitely my Daddy H4L bat!! :-)
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wowzers!
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Good god !!!!!
Don't even think about tapping it up with the ceiling anywhere below 20 ft.
As good as it can possibly get. Wish you the best with it mate.
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That looks as good as it gets, very impressive.
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That's a stunning bat mate Matt is making some of the nicest bats I seen and the willow is top draw :)
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Matt is probably making some of the best bats in England at the moment and the willow is second to none!
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Matt is probably making some of the best bats in England at the moment and the willow is second to none!
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Who has the muscle to lift these tree trunks ??!!
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That is a serious Monster!
Bowlers are going to love you!!!
Another stunner coming from the H4L workshop. :D
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Nice, superb, wow etc. looking grain, i want one! May i know, is it Custom Pro range going to be better looking in term of grain compared to Pro H4L ?
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Any chance we could see a side on profile shot, I wanna see how thick that sucker is :D
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Had a brilliant trip down to H4L and just had to post a review of the visit!!
Background.
Having had a couple of H4L bats before I always found them to ping great with excellent pickup! Along side BAS (and CA's of old) these pretty much cover what I tend to use in games. I wondered what a crazy merger of these would bring about alongside a hint of the GN WARNER too so thought why not find out.
Had a chat with Matt and he was brave enough to offer the custom experience in line with his new model launch. Funniest thing is, he had an idea how fussy I am and still let me within 100 miles of his workshop. lol.
Matt found some suitable candidates in terms of clefts and I went to see him with my old BAS and some sketches of my dream concoction of favourite bat shapes lol
Bat specs - Opting for the CUSTOM grade I had access to the best of the best willow and full customisation. Of course being their in person meant that I could tweak the bat as the exact shape I had in mind was uncharted territory for me.
Willow - Clean face, even straight grains but more importantly promising ping and be light cleft too! (not fussy at all lol)
Face - Non flat face
Handle - 3 rubber spring thin semi oval handle. I opted for the new warbird handle as I like the shorter blade option from my experience and longer handle with counterweight would only help.
Weight- Approx 2lb13
Concaving - NONE lol
Bow - Medium
Sizes - Shoulder 15mm. Peak edge 35mm .peak spine 65mm. Toe about 20mm with it fairly square and angled.
Profile - High middle with rounded spine into toe. Edge profile thick fairly high up the blade and extended as low as possible
What I actually ended up with was 17mm shoulder, 43 mm edge, 25mm toe 69,70 mm spine and no concaving too in just under 2lb14 including grip! :) :) :) :)
I simply could not believe the pick up and balance. The cleft, handle, the profile and of course Matt working his magic made a bat, that for me, is absolutely lovely!!!
The ping was crazy and as per usual Matt was smashing his sealing!!! To be honest ,I take that as a given with Matt's bats as he is the PING KING!! I had a snoop at some of his G2, G1 and many of those also had superb ping which is good from a customers point of view as consistency in performance at all price points is key! This bat has ticked all my boxes! ( and believe me, there are a lot of them! lol) so I am well chuffed!!!
I took some pics as you will see below but unfortunately the "CUSTOM" model stickers are not ready to be unleashed yet so will get bat sent to me later.
Bat aside, the experience was awesome as Matt was most welcoming and happy to carry out my endless tweaking. A genuine and very friendly bloke as expected from the conversations over the phone. I was also impressed with his ability to find tools INSTANTLY amongst all the array of a batmakers gadgets on the bench!!!! lol
Overall a top experience, making the bat worth a whole lot more to me by the value for money and more so, the excellent service. Refreshing to see genuine bat making from a company that does it all, from willow to bat in hand!
:)
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Enjoy folks! :-)
Liscon a few pictures before it was stickered up, hopefully this will give you an idea of the shear size of this beast.
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Those stickers are fantastic. And lovely grainage too. Corking stuff yet again from H4L.
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Stop it with all these lush H4L bats!!! So jealous!!! I live a mile off lands end in Cornwall, Kent is so far away. Will have to take missus for a "romantic break" up there, cause an argument, and visit H4L when she's in a huff! :D
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Stop it with all these lush H4L bats!!! So jealous!!! I live a mile off lands end in Cornwall, Kent is so far away. Will have to take missus for a "romantic break" up there, cause an argument, and visit H4L when she's in a huff! :D
Thats exactly what i did. Except i forgot the mrs at home. Hahahaha
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Fantastic looking grains and profile. Quality bat.
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Looks like H4L are reaping the benefits of growing their own willow.
Beautiful bat.
Yes definitely! Although the stickers and bat case are industry leading the best thing is that the ping on h4l bats is unbelievable! Had and seen a few now and all are serious guns. Sevice and value for money is the icing on the cake making it a no brainier if anyone asks me.
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Yes definitely! Although the stickers and bat case are industry leading the best thing is that the ping on h4l bats is unbelievable! Had and seen a few now and all are serious guns. Sevice and value for money is the icing on the cake making it a no brainier if anyone asks me.
I agree the bats are very special and Matt really does know how to press a bat even the lower end h4l are seriously good bats I love my new custom and the stickers and bat case are the best I have seen
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I agree the bats are very special and Matt really does know how to press a bat even the lower end h4l are seriously good bats I love my new custom and the stickers and bat case are the best I have seen
Yea. Definitely matt presses a mean bat. We both got lovely sticks 😊
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Yea. Definitely matt presses a mean bat. We both got lovely sticks 😊
You can say that again both lovely bits of willow and lovely profiles be interesting to see what other people go for profile wise the three I seen so far have all been different
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You can say that again both lovely bits of willow and lovely profiles be interesting to see what other people go for profile wise the three I seen so far have all been different
True. Will be interesting as matt can tweak your favourite shapes etc. I wanted a merger of several bats with no concaving which matt did no problems so the possibilities are endless hey.
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True. Will be interesting as matt can tweak your favourite shapes etc. I wanted a merger of several bats with no concaving which matt did no problems so the possibilities are endless hey.
I exactly what I did had a couple of bats that I wanted to get copied and wanted to have the spine into the toe and have a long middle was happy having a bit of concaving on mine just to keep the weight down as I use a really light bat and wanted to keep the thick toe and big edges the sound it makes of the mallet is so sweet that's for sure
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That's another stunner from H4L
Really leading the way at the moment with top class looking bats
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Sure are mate I think you need one mate that's for sure
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Yup
Will have a coupla copies of yours no bother Simon
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Nice, superb, wow etc. looking grain, i want one! May i know, is it Custom Pro range going to be better looking in term of grain compared to Pro H4L ?
hmmm. Tricky one that as "Better looking" is different in everyone eyes but if you mean number of grains, even, straightness, clean face etc I would guess no as the "pro" model bats all "look" awesome anyway imo. But maybe the clefts for custom bats are the best pick of the bunch more so for weight and ping but any gains might be marginal as they don't overdry clefts and pressing plays a huge part in initial performance which they press well anyway if that makes sense? Maybe idea to ask Matt or Adam to give their view on it.... either way they have so much class willow that it's unlikely Matt cannot find one to your taste.
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Good explanation there batcrazy. Thanks
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I got my Custom today, it is top class!! I'll start a new thread when I get time to put some pictures up.
I don't really know where to start, the thing is just immense!! Can't put it down, it's huge. The bat is finished superbly, all the finishing touches are also top drawer. I really like the new textured stickers and grip, the case that they come in is seriously impressive!
All in all its quite obvious that Matt @hell4leather cricket has put a lot of thought and effort into this range and the results are a testament to his skill.
I've ordered another one, need I say more
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I got my Custom today, it is top class!! I'll start a new thread when I get time to put some pictures up.
I don't really know where to start, the thing is just immense!! Can't put it down, it's huge. The bat is finished superbly, all the finishing touches are also top drawer. I really like the new textured stickers and grip, the case that they come in is seriously impressive!
All in all its quite obvious that Matt @hell4leather cricket has put a lot of thought and effort into this range and the results are a testament to his skill.
I've ordered another one, need I say more
I was with Matt yesterday and some of the willow and Matt is turning out is some of the best I have seen and I also have another custom on order jb you won't be disappointed they are guns
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Without wishing to blow any more smoke up Matthew's ass, my G2 Warbird is astonishingly good, and picks up fantastically.
@hell4leather cricket my next purchase is from you - you are flavour of the month on here, but yot is also 'da man'!
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trust me, you can't get enough h4l bats. lol. Everytime i get one i push Matt to make some thing even better somehow. Lets all see if we can drive him insane lol. What truly shocks me is he does it all himself yet the quality and service gets better and better. Poor chap must be working 20hr shifts. lol
fattus- Yes i saw many G2 bats when i went down ping crazy but I'm a snob,like a pretty bat and even more picky on specs otherwise i would have taken one too as many were the same pickup and ping as the pro grades. Might get one as a back up bat (lame excuse for a bat addict to buy another bat basically :D )
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I emailed him a month ago and didn't get a reply... :(
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I emailed him a month ago and didn't get a reply... :(
Like all good batmakers should be, he's busy making bats. I find the telephone a bit harder to ignore than an email. Alternatively you could go through a trusty retailer and you'll get a better price to boot (wink, nudge)
We've arranged for 3 customs so far and they've been superb. 2 for customers and one for our stock made in the original Tempo profile, pics of that soon.
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I thought that would be the case! Thanks Jake, I'll touch base in the New Year. How long does it take to get one made?
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I thought that would be the case! Thanks Jake, I'll touch base in the New Year. How long does it take to get one made?
How long is a bit of string? ;)
It depends on a number of factors. Willow suitability, busy-ness of the batmaker at the time, requirements of the customer, etc.
Generally the bats we've had made have arrived in a couple of weeks or so.
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Must say the one that you going to have in stock jake looks fantastic that's for sure very nice profile as well
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I would vouch for getting your H4L bat through Jake @Vitas Cricket . I got my H4L Devil from him and the service and communication was top notch.
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Sorry we missed your email wickets then runs , please resend it again to info@h4l.co.uk
Matt