Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: csnew on September 25, 2020, 03:13:43 PM
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Ordered myself one of SS’ cheapest cricket bats and ended up with this. Very impressed with the response and the grains. Took the punt on 4 but the rest actually look like G4/G5s.
The falcon range has a vinyl sticker that I’m tempted to remove to see what’s underneath.
I suspect most retailers won’t stock these with very little profit margin for them
Edges: 37mm
Weight: 2lb9.5
Second up is a SG that pings really well already. Was told my the merchant that this was a “special” bat. I’ve seen a few SG bats at my club this year and been impressed with all of them
Edges: 39mm
Weight 2lb9.0
Massive bat for the weight
(https://i.ibb.co/vv5PtK1/ABF010-E1-9391-4-CF1-A305-9-B76-F417-B841.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HpvzJk7)
(https://i.ibb.co/3f0nYLZ/B8439717-E8-FF-4757-94-A7-C0-DC1-E3-DCE7-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LQC3h27)
(https://i.ibb.co/Dz4N91Q/C2-CFCF30-3-C94-429-D-A864-9-A4958-EA9140.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VJVdgLT)
(https://i.ibb.co/gg34Mg4/EBC37-A30-FC8-B-4-B8-F-A335-C7-E6321-B768-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ThkWBhW)
(https://i.ibb.co/NV9NFT5/C7-F2-BE1-A-C8-BD-4037-8-F44-069120-B78313.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lkxg0Nm)
(https://i.ibb.co/SXgNGrg/130889-D6-2-A5-C-4-E45-AF8-F-CEF45980-A338.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MDHnQ6H)
(https://i.ibb.co/ngyxfns/D0-EEF5-A1-5-A71-40-B9-9001-36-BC23374593.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tm6VcxM)
(https://i.ibb.co/XVvvZwq/F1-BB11-E5-DF89-4768-B03-C-6-A3-A7-D102-E2-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZNkk6Z0)
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Few more bats that came and went during the season
(https://i.ibb.co/cvKdKTk/4-A3547-A2-4387-4-DC1-B121-CE6-F14-E6-A0-CC.png) (https://ibb.co/CtpFp0m)
(https://i.ibb.co/WgTkzjX/DA621-CEA-F33-C-498-E-A142-93-DBEF9-E700-F.png) (https://ibb.co/Bq1y6FJ)
(https://i.ibb.co/8rCbGCf/A44-BD1-ED-4668-4-BD7-B89-B-022-A53618-A7-B.png) (https://ibb.co/tqGznGv)
(https://i.ibb.co/rsPjKWV/66-DD9699-3326-4681-BFDD-3500574469-D9.png) (https://ibb.co/RynFG5q)
(https://i.ibb.co/R7HDHFH/3-B803511-866-E-41-C9-95-E0-373-B0-C82-F951.png) (https://ibb.co/hC8m868)
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The Extreme grade is great value for money
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Seems like good finds if you like them.
Some of the high end SS bats look aesthetically pleasing to true eye.
But for some reason, I have yet to find an SS bat that feels great in hands. And I mean, I have tried with quite a few. This included a 2.7 and a one that I acquired from a West Indian national team player. (Forgot the name as he only played a coupe of ODI in 2012)
SG was another brand that I never got on with, till one day, I burrowed one from a friend to face a few practice balls on the pitch. It was an SG Players Ultimate bat. It was a relatively short ball pitched on middle and leg. And I just gave it a little tap, and the ball was outside rope on midwicket, and I was like, What the F??
It was an eye popping and a Jaw dropping effect.
So I offered a $100 on top of whatever he paid but he won’t sell.
So I sourced the same model bat in the same weight from the same retailer and supposedly from the same lot - after thoroughly knocking in and lots of net sessions, I took it to the game where I played a full fledge stroke, high towards long on. I knew I had middled it with a solid connection and was waiting to hear the cheers from my team mates to applaud the six - but heck - it was caught by the fielder 10 meters inside the boundary - it was again an eye popping and jaw dropping experience, and again, I was left thinking, WHAT THE F ????
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Love those retro SG stickers. And who thought up that name? Sanspareil Greenland? What's that about?
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Second up is a SG that pings really well already. Was told my the merchant that this was a “special” bat. I’ve seen a few SG bats at my club this year and been impressed with all of them
Edges: 39mm
Weight 2lb9.0
Massive bat for the weight
(https://i.ibb.co/vv5PtK1/ABF010-E1-9391-4-CF1-A305-9-B76-F417-B841.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HpvzJk7)
Excellent grains/profile on the SG......so curious to know the price......
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SG was £130 and SS was £45 including postage
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Great value. From Onlinestockist?
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Great value. From Onlinestockist?
Yes from Onlinestockist
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Seems like good finds if you like them.
Some of the high end SS bats look aesthetically pleasing to true eye.
But for some reason, I have yet to find an SS bat that feels great in hands. And I mean, I have tried with quite a few. This included a 2.7 and a one that I acquired from a West Indian national team player. (Forgot the name as he only played a coupe of ODI in 2012)
SG was another brand that I never got on with, till one day, I burrowed one from a friend to face a few practice balls on the pitch. It was an SG Players Ultimate bat. It was a relatively short ball pitched on middle and leg. And I just gave it a little tap, and the ball was outside rope on midwicket, and I was like, What the F??
It was an eye popping and a Jaw dropping effect.
So I offered a $100 on top of whatever he paid but he won’t sell.
So I sourced the same model bat in the same weight from the same retailer and supposedly from the same lot - after thoroughly knocking in and lots of net sessions, I took it to the game where I played a full fledge stroke, high towards long on. I knew I had middled it with a solid connection and was waiting to hear the cheers from my team mates to applaud the six - but heck - it was caught by the fielder 10 meters inside the boundary - it was again an eye popping and jaw dropping experience, and again, I was left thinking, WHAT THE F ????
Good read!
In regards to the first jaw dropping experience, could it be the case of you getting one timing right in your life (like myself) ;-)
Hope you will find your perfect bat at some point, untill then keep working on singles...