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Title: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Sivlar13 on July 06, 2016, 09:23:15 AM
Saw an interview with Sam on the ECB Facebook and he was showing them one of his sticks. The sheer size of it is ridiculous and something that I wouldn't mind getting made, just to see how it does play. Needless to say they are absolute monsters and it's not surprising that he can clear ropes with ease.

Here is that interview: https://youtu.be/VCl6rzG8dAg (https://youtu.be/VCl6rzG8dAg)

(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/Joshua_Sivier/Mobile%20Uploads/9102013B-E472-48F1-A282-8429300F339B_zpsjwxbnbbi.jpg) (http://s1045.photobucket.com/user/Joshua_Sivier/media/Mobile%20Uploads/9102013B-E472-48F1-A282-8429300F339B_zpsjwxbnbbi.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: northernboy1987 on July 06, 2016, 09:35:09 AM
That is definitely not a bat made for your Kane Williamson dab to third man @Sivlar13  :D
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Sivlar13 on July 06, 2016, 10:15:17 AM
That is definitely not a bat made for your Kane Williamson dab to third man @Sivlar13  :D

Sometimes you have to clear the ropes before dabbing down to third man haha
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: tim2000s on July 06, 2016, 11:03:28 AM
He says "2lb 10oz, but they pick up like 2lb 7oz or 2lb 8oz". I've never picked up a Nemesis that feels light. Doesn't help the "Big bats aren't bad" argument though.
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Jlscarroll17 on July 06, 2016, 11:12:09 AM
Just a massive bat with all the wood in the hitting area, why not get it introduced into test cricket we already have the kaboom, so why can't we have the nemesis as well
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: alexhilly1492 on July 08, 2016, 11:52:02 AM
huuge bat but to be critical and its hardly a big issue but the dedicated nemesis stickers were much better and stood out much more this just looks like a mangled powerbow
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: sarg on July 08, 2016, 12:04:30 PM
I normally like innovative shapes but that thing looks like it fell off Optimus Prime. All those straight lines look ugly to my eyes.
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: justnotcricket86 on July 08, 2016, 12:21:25 PM
I normally like innovative shapes but that thing looks like it fell off Optimus Prime. All those straight lines look ugly to my eyes.

I agree, looks bloody horrible
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: edge on July 08, 2016, 12:35:54 PM
They're a funny looking bat yes, but god do they go!

Interesting that, comparing Billings' to mine, looks like he's using an even more extreme version of the original profile, whereas the ones for sale now look like they've been toned down a bit.
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Sivlar13 on July 08, 2016, 12:42:27 PM
Going to go to Hunts county next week and speak to them about making me a replica of this, going to see if that middle part could be a good 50mm. Worth a go!!
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Northern monkey on July 08, 2016, 12:50:54 PM
Toe looks like about 20mm, wouldn't last two minutes with the way I dig Yorkers out

Does look an extreme shape, kinda like it in an overly aggressive way
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: edge on July 08, 2016, 01:05:47 PM
Going to go to Hunts county next week and speak to them about making me a replica of this, going to see if that middle part could be a good 50mm. Worth a go!!
If they say yes, please let me know! Picked one up off here before this season mainly just out of curiosity and I can't let go of the thing, such a nice bat. Definitely thinking of getting a slightly tweaked replica made for next year.
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: ElPerro on July 08, 2016, 09:26:33 PM
Foakes was using the Nemesis shape for Surrey tonight - looked the same as Billings shape
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: rickjames on July 08, 2016, 09:35:32 PM
Foakes was using the Nemesis shape for Surrey tonight - looked the same as Billings shape

Yeah but he's batting 9 as our middle order is stupid
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Jlscarroll17 on July 08, 2016, 10:20:02 PM
Think most gray nic's pros will have a nemesis in their locker for the t20
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: smilley792 on July 08, 2016, 10:42:43 PM
When the nemesis came out I loved it! But I use 3lb bats. And getting a nemesis was a no no.


So I asked b3 to make something of the same principles, but not the same as I didn't want just a copy.

I got this.

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/DSC02011_zps5aa08646.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/DSC02011_zps5aa08646.jpg.html)

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/DSC02014_zpsf9f516cd.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/DSC02014_zpsf9f516cd.jpg.html)

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/DSC02015_zps8bc172be.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/DSC02015_zps8bc172be.jpg.html)

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/DSC02016_zps9da46fd7.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/DSC02016_zps9da46fd7.jpg.html)


The thing pings. I used it at a forum net. So a few have seen it in action.


This was made a few years back, well before b3 got hold off oversized clefts, be intersting to what they could do these days using one of this for a bigger spine!!
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: Sivlar13 on July 09, 2016, 05:35:08 AM
That's really nice that @smilley792! Great looking shape that, and as you say I reckon they could make it even bigger nowadays!! I want to get as close to the Sam Billings bat as I can for my replica, hopefully Hunts will have some oversized clefts!!
Title: Re: Sam Billings Ridiculous Nemesis
Post by: ElPerro on July 09, 2016, 01:57:05 PM
Yeah but he's batting 9 as our middle order is stupid

Yeah I thought that was weird he's a decent bat, should be coming in higher

Took a blinder of a catch off of durnbach as well