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Companies => Custom companies => B3 Cricket => Topic started by: JG on January 29, 2016, 12:53:25 AM
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Bought this last year after seeing the ZiZi profile on the thread. Inspired by the design I decided to jump on the opportunity to get my hands on it as per usual I made the 'I need a thicker toe on that' amendment which was aptly made up by the doctor. If i am honest, this bat was made from a beautiful low density cleft with a metric poo tonne of grains which I shall leave you to count :D
Vitals going on what I can remember:
Edge; 40mm
Spine: 58mm
Weight: 2.11
Pick up: <2.9 ish
Reluctancy to use such a beautiful specimen of a bat led me to not use it for a long time just so I could show off the pristine blade to all of my club mates to enforce a bit of envy which I am sure a lot of people loved ;) but after a barrage of people telling me its not worth buying it if i don't use it, I was forced into action by giving it to a big slugger to see whether they could do something with it so any edge marks would not be my fault. Noble, i know :-[
The best way I can describe it is and i can directly quote it 'all round chunk' because the toe and shoulders are in excess of 17mm each I believe. With that chunk the bat performs beautifully and just has a massive slap when the ball comes off anywhere on the blade. I have only netted with it so far and cannot fault it but I am in love with the new bat I got so this may take a back seat somewhat. Cannot wait to use it in the uni season and see where to go from there but I will leave you to decide what you think about it, enjoy! :)
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(http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/Joshua_Gurney/34A0F80B-E5CB-4EA5-8321-7C0FA02BABEC_zps10xlxrvu.jpg) (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/Joshua_Gurney/media/34A0F80B-E5CB-4EA5-8321-7C0FA02BABEC_zps10xlxrvu.jpg.html)
I think that based on the two bats I have received from B3, they are pumping out some absolute guns and lovely looking guns at that. Some times there are a lot of things (mainly bats) one should own and in my opinion a B3 is most definitely one of them.
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Well that is a spectacular piece of willow... Not a massive fan of the profile but that's a personal thing..... Very impressive none the less though
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I understand that tbh, I jumped a bit soon and it looks a bit weird because there is almost no spine so its just all edge with nothing else really! Hence why I changed up and went for the new one in the bargain section. Wish I waited a tad longer
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Beautiful wood :D Looks like someone drew that bat with hand.
On Serious note, looks absolute gun. take care of that baby.
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lovely stick you've got there...love the profile seems a real belter
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That looks beautiful. Bat has more grains than the runs I scored last season [emoji57]
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My my !! The grains even on the back of that thing !!
Fair profile I'd say for all round stroke play.
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That's a neat piece of wood..
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yeah I was admiring the grains then realise I was looking at the back of the blade, I hope it goes as well as it looks
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Very nice looking crown. Hope it serves you well..
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Oh wow impressive grainage
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Grain count is impressive and the bat finish looks stunning !
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Stunning bat, that's also not a bad profile
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Easily one of the most impressive pieces of willow I've ever seen - the grains are incredible.
Cracking purchase, I quite like the profile actually!
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Great bat this I love it I will sort some pictures of the crowns but we don't have many in stock.
JG great bat pal
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Lovely look willow there, even the profile looks good. Spot on for a Crown.
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Is this the one you're looking to move on @JG? Looks class mate. Far too heavy for me but class :)
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@JG - if you are going to use B3 then is ur GM six6 going to the sale section ? :)
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I'm having so many tough choices, got a load of SS all white gear and maximus bats (x2) this year so was going to run with their two bats and maybe the crown but I'm torn between using the B3 pair with the SS but i'm a stickler for matching gear- I have an older six6 as well so I don't really know what to do??? any help please!! :(
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That SS all white gear could be of interest if you're shifting it...
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Get a pair of B3 gloves & pads. Use it with your crown willow.
You can post SS Maximus for sale along with white softs.
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haha i reckon the deal breaker could be that i'm a leftie :-[ who knows, if i changed the SS gear to the B3 I still wouldn't be helping myself much! :(
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haha i reckon the deal breaker could be that i'm a leftie :-[ who knows, if i changed the SS gear to the B3 I still wouldn't be helping myself much! :(
Bloody lefty, burn the witch!
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Dilema has been solved, three bats are being shifted :) better make some room and let this and some others go :( :(
Be on the look out ;)
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How much are B3 crowns?
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How much are B3 crowns?
Around 500 gbp ..
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Around 500 gbp ..
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Oh boy!!!
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Yep, Jumped on the crown thing way too early! :(