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Title: Raw cricket
Post by: joeljonno on April 20, 2016, 08:01:11 PM
Have seen these advertising on Facebook for a while and tonight I got to see one of these first hand.

Now, I will disappoint a lot as I don't have pictures yet.

G1+ grade willow, 2:9 allegedly.

Thoughts were there wasn't anything new or different than any other company offering.  Finish was good but the stickers didn't quite stick down in a couple of places.

Branding was clear and vibrant, nothing to elaborate.

Picked up well, I'd have put it round the 2:9-2:10 mark.

Slightly bottom heavy with a lot of wood in the hitting area.  Concaved a bit but not massively. Very thin handle and shoulders giving the chance for more wood lower down.  I'm sceptical whether it'll last at the top end.

Grading was a bit poor, 7 grains, heartwood and a number of small blemishes throughout the face.

Performance was very good, nice middle and went when you hit it there. 

Overall, impressed but for £230 nothing to write home about.
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: Batbuddy99 on April 20, 2016, 08:33:31 PM
Some person on here bought one the other week
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: Batbuddy99 on April 20, 2016, 08:35:13 PM
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=38357.msg611714#msg611714 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=38357.msg611714#msg611714)
Found it
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: liscon12 on April 20, 2016, 08:36:01 PM
That's weird because I've just seen an ad on Facebook for Raw cricket.
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: joeljonno on April 20, 2016, 10:06:59 PM
That could be the exact same bat ...  :o
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: Neon Cricket on April 21, 2016, 07:55:47 AM
That could be the exact same bat ...  :o

Are you mates with Simon (Slabs) @joeljonno? I know him from Uni, muppet bought one before mentioning it to me (Vitas can get one of these for substantially less money blank ;) )
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: Slab on April 21, 2016, 08:12:13 AM
Are you mates with Simon (Slabs) @joeljonno? I know him from Uni, muppet bought one before mentioning it to me (Vitas can get one of these for substantially less money blank ;) )

Classic bolts
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: Neon Cricket on April 21, 2016, 08:20:23 AM
Classic bolts

Too Classic
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: OllieWalker39 on April 21, 2016, 08:33:51 AM
They look stunning; shame you didn't know about the VITAS service beforehand (which I'll vouch for as being spot on); RAW even sell the stickers :D

Looks like a beautiful stick though mate - I'm rather partial to their range! Trying to get them to send me some stickers and give me a discount on softs but not heard back yet..! Would be restickering a couple of beautiful blades!
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: Sivlar13 on April 21, 2016, 09:55:12 PM
One of the lads at my club had one that he got last season at nets tonight. It was a really strange half butterfly, in Aldred fashion would probably call it a grade 1 Butterfly but he forked out 230 notes for it. Looks pretty ordinary to me. Seem to ping off the middle alrite but would expect a decent look for that dollar.
Title: Re: Raw cricket
Post by: joeljonno on April 21, 2016, 10:15:49 PM
Are you mates with Simon (Slabs) @joeljonno? I know him from Uni, muppet bought one before mentioning it to me (Vitas can get one of these for substantially less money blank ;) )

No, I don't think so.  The lad who had this is called Chris.

Must be different bats, but they look very similar