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Title: My Laver Reserve
Post by: sunny_Kris on May 28, 2016, 10:18:44 PM: Hello Everyone,

First off, thanks to the CBUK forum and its passionate members for such an informative site. I would never have thought of purchasing a bat from Laver & Wood if it weren't for the positive experiences shared here.

I took the plunge when L&W came up with a Private Bin sale in Apr '16 and after some back and forth with James over e-mail, I decided to go with the Reserve. The entire process was seamless and super efficient. Here's the result :

Grade: Reserve
Weight: 2.14
Pickup: 2.11 (sometimes feels like a 2.10)
Grips: 1
Handle: Heavy handle to help pickup

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/D6CCE9A3-B9D9-43D7-9DD4-5D4F34F161A2_zpsqyrspypb.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/D6CCE9A3-B9D9-43D7-9DD4-5D4F34F161A2_zpsqyrspypb.jpg.html)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/1070BA3D-9D27-441E-89B7-ABAAA45B6D5D_zpszj2r7gkj.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/1070BA3D-9D27-441E-89B7-ABAAA45B6D5D_zpszj2r7gkj.jpg.html)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/9D277168-66EC-4A54-ABB6-0CC74481F6E9_zpsqv6dazy2.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/9D277168-66EC-4A54-ABB6-0CC74481F6E9_zpsqv6dazy2.jpg.html)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/888E4FD2-BEE5-4A86-95F3-9130A5DA64A6_zpshlyxm2dp.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/888E4FD2-BEE5-4A86-95F3-9130A5DA64A6_zpshlyxm2dp.jpg.html)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/74DE9B79-D55D-4153-9686-FF7652C58E65_zpsbqu3nnep.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/74DE9B79-D55D-4153-9686-FF7652C58E65_zpsbqu3nnep.jpg.html)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/97D13799-E60C-4306-A482-C1B282439D7A_zps1l0idgev.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/97D13799-E60C-4306-A482-C1B282439D7A_zps1l0idgev.jpg.html)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/sunnykris/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/F4FE8F5B-4C7D-46AB-B9DC-1300B1696EBE_zpsji6q4muy.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/sunnykris/media/Mobile%20Uploads/Laver%20and%20Wood/F4FE8F5B-4C7D-46AB-B9DC-1300B1696EBE_zpsji6q4muy.jpg.html)
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: Bats_Galore on May 28, 2016, 10:58:33 PM: Beautiful looking bat. Lovely finishing as ever from laver. What's the shape?
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: potzy248 on May 29, 2016, 03:25:43 AM: Very nice shape mate. You won't go wrong with Laver.
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: Ridenmarke on May 29, 2016, 04:51:29 AM: Beautiful looking bat there
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: prav936 on May 29, 2016, 04:53:50 AM: Beauty personified :) :)
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: gaurav23 on May 29, 2016, 07:08:06 AM: My My !!
That's simply LUSH !!
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: sunny_Kris on May 29, 2016, 02:01:09 PM: Quote from: Bats_Galore on May 28, 2016, 10:58:33 PM
Beautiful looking bat. Lovely finishing as ever from laver. What's the shape?

Its a slight modification on their special profile. I'm calling it the glutton :)
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on May 29, 2016, 04:24:20 PM: I know lavers pick up really well, but 3-4 oz's, really!
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: Northern monkey on May 29, 2016, 04:28:22 PM: Oh that's another laver stunner!
There's a hell of a lot of wood in that
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: jd163 on May 29, 2016, 05:17:41 PM: Nice looking bat with good wood coverage.
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: Shortpitch on May 31, 2016, 02:42:53 PM: Awesome bat @sunny_Kris. Have a similar profile in butterfly. Just curious, How is Handle? think or thick enough???
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: sunny_Kris on May 31, 2016, 04:50:40 PM: Quote from: d7bow on May 29, 2016, 04:24:20 PM
I know lavers pick up really well, but 3-4 oz's, really!

to get a second opinion, I asked my friend who plays with heavy bats to do a pickup check and he too put it around 2-10/11. It's pure magic and James is a wizard! :o
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: sunny_Kris on May 31, 2016, 04:55:30 PM: Quote from: Shortpitch on May 31, 2016, 02:42:53 PM
Awesome bat @sunny_Kris. Have a similar profile in butterfly. Just curious, How is Handle? think or thick enough???

@Shortpitch : awesome! do you have pictures? please post the link.

It's a semi-oval handle. this is my first laver, so i dont have a reference to other grades, but i guess this is their standard handle for the reserve. Let me post some measurements later.
Title: Re: My Laver Reserve
Post by: Shortpitch on May 31, 2016, 04:59:23 PM: Here are pics of my Butterfly.

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=38384.15 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=38384.15)

Only difference between the profiles I can spot is that, reserve has a bit of concaving to get the high spine where as the butterfly doesn't have any concaving and spine is normal.