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Companies => Custom companies => B3 Cricket => Topic started by: objcpp on July 07, 2017, 03:23:42 PM
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I bought this bat 4 months ago (as part of 25% NA discount sale). Thanks to Tom for helping me out with all the questions and the cleft selection. This has turned out to be one of the best bat purchases I have ever made. Pickup and balance on this bat is fantastic. It pings excellent.
Specification:
Profile: Shan
Weight: 2 lbs 9.5 oz 2 lbs 9.1 oz
Edge Size: 39 mm
3 Stripes LE
9 grains
Oval Handle
All of my bats were in 2/11+ range (not sure why I chose to go with the heavy bats in the first place) until I made this purchase.
My only complaint about B3 is their price; particularly shipping cost to the USA (GBP of 40 something just for the bat). My recent purchases from other manufactures has almost convinced me that there's no need to spend more than $250-300 for a cricket bat. However, it did not convince me enough to cancel my pending Crown order, which I placed as soon as I had got this LE delivery. But I still think that $550 or something for a bat is pointless - at least, considering my use case.
I am still working on the Crown order (almost same spec); I will post the pictures once I receive it.
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Beautiful grains!
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Good god !! That's just ......
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That's an absolute beauty!
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Looks wet outside, are you going to get a chance to use it? Nice bat!!!!
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That's bloody lovely, what do you need a crown for haha?
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Looks as good as any crown I have seen
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You won't regret a crown! Just don't expect it to be as clean looking as a 3 stripe LE. Crowns are crowns because of density, not looks and grains. When i was in 2 weeks ago, they had about 6 crown clefts, none were what you would call lookers, but all stupidly light. Although there was one with straight grains and a nice streak of heartwood down the right hander's inside edge. That was about a 350 cleft if i remember rightly.
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That looks a beauty
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Lovely bit of wood! Profile looks cracking too.
What density was that one out of interest?
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Cant go wrong with a top end B3 bat. @objcpp How u compare the ping with your RS bats. To me B3 always felt slightly harder off the mallet compared to Indian/Pakistan made bats.
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That one is a looker!
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Looks wet outside, are you going to get a chance to use it? Nice bat!!!!
These pictures were taken 3 months ago, the weather is much better these days.
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That's bloody lovely, what do you need a crown for haha?
I don't know, I don't even deserve this LE. :)
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Lovely bit of wood! Profile looks cracking too.
What density was that one out of interest?
I did not get the specifics then, I believe that the crown one is 348 or something.
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Cant go wrong with a top end B3 bat. @objcpp How u compare the ping with your RS bats. To me B3 always felt slightly harder off the mallet compared to Indian/Pakistan made bats.
I felt it's quite opposite. RS took a quite bit of knocking in to open up -- at least my first VK bat -- whereas I saw this LE perform right out of the gate. But, I must point out that my RS performs as good as this one or better than any other bat I have ever owned. Both B3 and RS are amazing ones -- LE is slightly better in terms of pick up.
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I don't know, I don't even deserve this LE. :)
That is sheer perfection to me.
As for deserving a bat, if you buy an expensive bat as long as it brings you joy when you use it what else matters??? That is a fantastic shape. Well done to @The Doctor and the boys at B3 cos that's a proper bat
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Beautiful bat!! Did you get the handle customized to a specific thickness too?
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Beautiful bat!! Did you get the handle customized to a specific thickness too?
No, it's the standard one.
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Beautiful bat. Can you post some profile pics ?
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Beautiful bat. Can you post some profile pics ?
Hope this helps. And, the weight is 2/9.1, I thought I measured it 2/9.5
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Stunner and lovely profile mate certainly one of the nicest B3 bats Iv seen in a while
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Lovely looking bat!
Though... what did you do to that poor section by the toe?!
Failed to notice a toy on the floor when I swung hard.
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Failed to notice a toy on the floor when I swung hard.
Oh no , that gives me so many bad flashbacks...... mirror batting with a new stick , play a nice drive and 'whack' ..... wtf was that ? Then the panic sets in ... should i inspect the damage . Please be alright , please be alright , please be alright . :( :D
Nice bat profile . Seen pics of this profile before , but it's only now im getting a real appreciation for how nice a shape that is .