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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Mongoose => Topic started by: wayward_hayward on May 16, 2016, 09:32:07 PM
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This has to be one of the latest reviews for a bat as I purchased this around 18 months ago. Due to the issues of being on this forum and batting low down the order, I have never got round to using this beast until this season.
The all important pictures
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(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/MON%204.jpg) (http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/MON%204.jpg.html)
(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/MON%205.jpg) (http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/MON%205.jpg.html)
(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/MON%202.jpg) (http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/MON%202.jpg.html)
(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/MON%203.jpg) (http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/MON%203.jpg.html)
(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/MON%206.jpg) (http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/MON%206.jpg.html)
Looks
This bat is graded as a premium, which I think is a grade 2 bat. Bat has 9 straight and even grains and no blemishes, a great looking grade 2 bat.
The stickers have to be some of the best on the market, the chrome and pink suit the brand down to the ground. I love taking photos of the stickers, they look fantastic under different lights.
The profile looks odd due to the shorter blade and the edge being largest at the toe. The toe is absolutely massive, it must be bigger than some middles.
Pick up and feel
My initial reactions was that the bat would be very bottom heavy and weighty due to the massive amount of wood low down. Waving it around without gloves, to me it feels odd and a bit unbalanced. However, get me in a net or the middle and it feels wonderful. No feather for sure, but thats how i like my bats. The lack of shoulders near the bottom hand takes a little while to get used to but feels natural after a few nets.
Performance
Oh wow! It's so easy to find the middle. The combination of the small splice and long middle means that even I can hit 6's with ease. Use it like a normal bat and it makes run scoring feels quite easy, surely what a great bat is all about.
I have used this in a couple of nets across the winter and tonight at Last Man Stands with some decent success. The middle feels very sweet and the balls stays hit for sure.
I intend to use it for all my LMS games and I'm keen to give it a try at the weekends if the innings needs some humpty. I hope that @Tom has plans to make some more COR3's.
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After tonight's slogging, the black cherries need removing for sure.
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i do love this profile. your version seems a beaut.
i do regret selling mine but it was just too light. defintely need a heavier version
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Lovely looking stick, it has to be up there as one of the best looking grade 2 pieces of willow. It certainly has a monster of a toe.
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i do love this profile. your version seems a beaut.
i do regret selling mine but it was just too light. defintely need a heavier version
It's mighty effective, surprised how easy it is to find the middle.
I think mine weighs around 2'10 and the toe must be 40mm at least, it's amazing how the pick up is so good.
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Lovely looking stick, it has to be up there as one of the best looking grade 2 pieces of willow. It certainly has a monster of a toe.
Apart from a slight strip of darker willow on the right handers inside edge, it's grade one in my view.
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And now I want one 😢
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What a chunky toe.. Looks Grade 1 to me.
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And now I want one 😢
I had a look online and struggled to find many. Bet bet is to see what @Tom has
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I had a look online and struggled to find many. Bet bet is to see what @Tom has
One on Ebay for £90.
That was last night if it's still there and still at £90? That was the starting bid. Looked quite nice, about 8 pretty clean grains. Seller based in York but offering free postage.
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There are some on site at £70.00, but the newer stickers.
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There are some on site at £70.00, but the newer stickers.
Any chance of any photos of those or the Rebel Prime bats you have for sale?
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Comparison between long blade, short handle and the COR3.
I have measured the bat, toe is 41mm, Edge peaks at 32mm, spine at 55mm and shoulders at around 18mm. The bat face is full width and has a curved face, probably similar to a f4.5 GM
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Having netted with this at vitas! This thing is a gun
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There are some on site at £70.00, but the newer stickers.
@Tom you don't have any of the metallic stickers do you? They're lush!
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There are some on site at £70.00, but the newer stickers.
£70?!?! There goes this weeks pay.
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'Medium' weight of anywhere between 2lb7-2lb12 is pretty useless though.
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Tom, did you get the pm I sent you last night?
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'Medium' weight of anywhere between 2lb7-2lb12 is pretty useless though.
When I was it had options of 2,7 to 2,9 as light then 2,9 to 2,11 as medium and 2,12+ as heavy. Might be worth checking again
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ive bought a torg at only £45 i couldnt resist. i was tempted by a cor3 but they didnt have any weights listed
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@Tom Do you think is this a UK or Indian made COR3 mate?
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Indian, 100%