Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: thedon on May 09, 2018, 10:21:51 AM
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Ive always used full spikes when batting, but would i feel more comfortable half spikes or even rubbers?
What are your preferences?
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Always half spike to bat in. Feel like my feet are stuck in the ground if I use full spikes
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Agree with @19reading87 - I bat in half spikes, especially as I tend to swivel on my heel when playing the pull shot - however as I like to run hard between the wickets I feel that the spikes help vs rubbers, especially in the UK where the ground can be wet/dewy.
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Half spikes all the way. Got asics strikerate which are great except when you need to find spare spikes.
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Half spikes all the way. Got asics strikerate which are great except when you need to find spare spikes.
Not a truer word spoken !! Had to get rid of mine as I couldn't find any replacement spikes !
Always batted and kept in half spikes
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Half spikes all the way. Got asics strikerate which are great except when you need to find spare spikes.
That's what I'm in this year... is it an impossibility to get spare spikes? :( :o
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I keep a look out for secondhand ones going cheap just for the spikes. No luck yet. There was a pair going on gumtree I told the guy who was will to pay full price (About a fiver) plus postage if he would post only the spikes. He wouldn’t.
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I keep a look out for secondhand ones going cheap just for the spikes. No luck yet. There was a pair going on gumtree I told the guy who was will to pay full price (About a fiver) plus postage if he would post only the spikes. He wouldn’t.
Or just buy a packet of spikes... ???
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192349174902 (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192349174902)
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192349174903 (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192349174903)
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F110695691991 (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F110695691991)
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Googling those boots, they have special spikes.
I take it Asics don't provide spares?
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(https://d347awuzx0kdse.cloudfront.net/cricketcentre/images/resized/44752ee87e75e22d12e000cb132f184284266d1e.jpg)
These ones? Look exactly like running spikes to me, doubly likely as no way are Asics getting special spikes manufactured for one pair of cricket boots. Ceramic would be a good upgrade too, I used these on a pair of normal Asics last season and they were excellent:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Omni-Lite-Replacement-Upgrade-Track-Spikes/dp/B019EVZSE8 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Omni-Lite-Replacement-Upgrade-Track-Spikes/dp/B019EVZSE8)
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Booooom!
Gotta love this forum.
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Always bat in full spikes.
When you stop to turn you want the grip in your heal.
Just choose some good quality light ones or get some trainers spiked.
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Batted in my new sl boost things on Saturday
Absolute crap,,,no grip whatsoever
I’ll be back to my asics this week, and use the sl,s for fielding
Full spikes for batting
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Half spikes are my preference as full spikes once cost me my wicket heel became stuck in the ground and couldn't slide my foot back over the line and was stumped.
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Batted in my new sl boost things on Saturday
Absolute crap,,,no grip whatsoever
I’ll be back to my asics this week, and use the sl,s for fielding
Full spikes for batting
Have to agree with you about the boosts, pretty much slipped
With every time I ran in my ones when batting. I have just sent mine to the shoe doctor to be fully spiked
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@Northern monkey I feel the same way about sl boost and now only use them when I field sometimes
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Nice and light, and fairly comfy, but totally useless for batting in, our wicket was dry and dusty, not really sure what surface would be ok for them
I’ll go back to spikes for batting
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Half spikes for batting most of the time.
I have 3 pairs of sl22s and am thinking of getting one pair half spiked and one pair fully spiked ....so id have 3 spiking variations to choose from .
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Nice and light, and fairly comfy, but totally useless for batting in, our wicket was dry and dusty, not really sure what surface would be ok for them
I’ll go back to spikes for batting
Need to take my boosts into town and get them stretched a bit - too snug so didn't risk getting blisters!
Batted in spikes and will do same each week and field in the boosts once stretched a little ;)
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Yeah Pete
They are comfy enough, just no grip