Custom Bats Cricket Forum

Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: amoboko on February 07, 2010, 06:03:55 PM

Title: GM bats
Post by: amoboko on February 07, 2010, 06:03:55 PM: Could somebody please explain me the difference between a random GM 606,707,808 and 909 besides the subtile price difference of £20 :-)
Really thinking of getting a Flare/ icon 707 or 808 and maybe a Slazenger pro 1 or 3 :-)
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: Colesy on February 07, 2010, 06:19:48 PM: Grade 1+ Original L.E
Grade 1 Original
Grade 1 909
Grade 2 808
Grade 2 707
Grade 3 606
Grade 3 505

Hope this helps lol
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: Middler on February 07, 2010, 08:13:50 PM: What is the difference between the willow of the Original LE, Original and 909 if they are all G1? Dose anyone have example pictures as surely there can't be a noticeable difference between Original and Original LE?!?
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: Colesy on February 07, 2010, 08:17:33 PM: Original L.E will look better cosmetically, preform better and will be made from lighter clefts giving you more willow.
Original will look better and perform better than a 909 but not as good as an L.E.
909 will not have ruler straight grains and will not perform as good as the above.

*This is all theoretical and not always true
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: niceonechoppy on February 07, 2010, 08:19:18 PM: Yes, this is not always the case. I have used 808's that have had more wood and better performance than Le's of the same model, just pick a bat up that you like in a shop!
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: Colesy on February 07, 2010, 08:20:39 PM: I have a 909 here which has been used for a season and is a bit of a plank but I have seen 909's better than L.E's. My mate's got a Catalyst 808 which could be worthy of L.E status :P
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: niceonechoppy on February 07, 2010, 08:25:50 PM: Companies should grade on performance a la JM in Aus!
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: amoboko on February 08, 2010, 06:35:33 AM: Thanks guys, I will just go to the shop and check out some stuff. A Mate of mine told me that when you go strait to the factory in Nottingham you can do real bargains on bat, maybe I can considering doing that.
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: Colesy on February 08, 2010, 06:15:41 PM: I'd love to do that, too far for me unfortunately :(
Title: Re: GM bats
Post by: amoboko on February 09, 2010, 10:44:58 AM: For me as well, but we 're going with an entire bunch of people buying a lot of bats. We might even do this during our UK tour.