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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: Chad on December 15, 2020, 11:39:10 PM
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Hiya, figured I'd get round to sharing this! Here are some of the older styled GNs in my collection.
GN Lazer - signed by the 2007 Hampshire squad - I think
(https://i.postimg.cc/rpDN5bSB/20201214-223242.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QBr73fYm)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9QFpQzzF/20201214-223259.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F78cPrj2)
(https://i.postimg.cc/fyfcwhN9/20201214-223313.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ct6gm26x)
Phoenix Carbo model - Long handle. Possibly my favourite GN profile from this era, hit my first ever six with one!
(https://i.postimg.cc/mDM35HpV/20201214-223350.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1nmNgfQN)
(https://i.postimg.cc/cCS7yLVW/20201214-223403.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9RLwyCmg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/1zbcBHBf/20201214-223412.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jWQ7dyGb)
Loved the groove system.
(https://i.postimg.cc/HkZtcH70/20201214-223419.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fVddpGCk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/DfrdQ1Xw/20201214-223430.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yWNZsgjM)
Powerbow Force - absolute monster of a bat - around 2.14
(https://i.postimg.cc/k5RW2SC9/20201214-223501.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Y4kvVhjy)
(https://i.postimg.cc/JznNWgds/20201214-223511.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1fknGWSS)
(https://i.postimg.cc/TYTjthVq/20201214-223519.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/V5Hb6fHd)
(https://i.postimg.cc/nzv7ktMP/20201214-223529.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WF1hNCGG)
GN Powerbow 150 years Anniversary edition - absolute beaut of a bat:
(https://i.postimg.cc/tCD3wyD0/20201214-223557.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N59223Wb)
(https://i.postimg.cc/NMhmm0GX/20201214-223605.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/06fzqPw5)
(https://i.postimg.cc/L52PQ016/20201214-223617.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ftqkJCC6)
(https://i.postimg.cc/g2TvcDfN/20201214-223625.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dhG748Qy)
(https://i.postimg.cc/QNJ1Ks2B/20201214-223630.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s11vtFDy)
(https://i.postimg.cc/JhXBrW3z/20201214-223643.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DW2z6HY9)
(https://i.postimg.cc/dVpyc0yf/20201214-223727.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Js3nbMK3)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3RH0Wb9C/20201214-223738.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R3XZDdkN)
GN Predator - what coverage with that swell!
(https://i.postimg.cc/L6yPvD62/20201214-223940.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/1fq43pqj)
(https://i.postimg.cc/TwqLbq48/20201214-223949.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VrvkQMw4)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mgtHn9tM/20201214-223957.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DS30J8Qy)
(https://i.postimg.cc/KjGKDk61/20201214-224009.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hzYPSjPn)
Xiphos Xtreme - absolute brute of a bat
(https://i.postimg.cc/BbmjYZ3M/20201214-224021.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K3gc42RM)
(https://i.postimg.cc/G3KThKDG/20201214-224026.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3LGxn0G)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZKqB9NPg/20201214-224035.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QVRxwHyk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7YQCSLmL/20201214-224049.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7f0Ykqvv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/cLgvhNbB/20201214-224100.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cvW11PZv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7ZFfQWv8/20201214-224115.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZWLbWjKV)
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Great pictures. I love the predator!
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Nice selection there @Chad, is the xiphos light as well as huge? I have a LH extreme which is only 2’ 9 and has no chance of going through the gauge
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The Predator and Powerbow 150 are lovely shapes.
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Love the look of those Powerbows, Force was the first bat I ever purchased as a 15 Yr old. They look lovely and nostalgic
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Nice collection Chad, classic shapes.
Always wanted a xiphos bat as I love the shape but never really saw any in the shops to try out, apart from a couple of extreme models which were quite frankly huge but picked up like dogs.
The powerbow and predator were such great shapes too.
One of the guys in our club had a Phoenix extreme and that thing seriously flew. Profile was enormous but you needed 3 grips to get the pickup right
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@Chad the GN Phoniex has a special place in my heart as well as i scored my first ever senior league ton with one of these in 2002 106*
Actually owned and used all of these models before i joined the forum as i used GN pretty much exclusively from when i started until i was early 20’s
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That Predator is iconic!
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I remember walking into Owzat and asking for a big Gray Nics to match my pads and gloves (first signs of FKW) Walked out with a Xiphos extreme, awesome bat scored lots with it. Still regret selling it on eBay :(
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Wow..what a collection and as said earlier these bats should be templates for new profile shapes
love the powerbow and the predator
that xiphos is a monster
golden days of GN
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Wow! Great shapes.
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Great collection and shapes.
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Great collection! The Powerbows are some of the best shapes that I have used
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I had a lovely Xiphos, the whole thing was middle and very forgiving. My favourite recent GN without doubt
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Nice selection there @Chad, is the xiphos light as well as huge? I have a LH extreme which is only 2’ 9 and has no chance of going through the gauge
It's quite the brute! I think around 2.14, pings over a large area, and just feel like you could nail anything in the slot for 6. Incredible shape, the Kronos is kind of similar I guess, but doesn't quite have the imposing factor a Xiphos has. To be honest, with the way regulations are now, surprised a Xiphos-esque bat hasn't appeared! I guess we're just waiting on SS to do that. :D
Love the look of those Powerbows, Force was the first bat I ever purchased as a 15 Yr old. They look lovely and nostalgic
I was going to get a GN for my first bat when I was around 14/15 - I think the 3 star Phoenix/Longbow/Powerbow were around £120! I really wish I did now, but I went for a Purist 303 instead, as it was cheaper and all I could afford, and I preferred the shiny stickers. That bat was farrr too heavy for me. :/
This Force is quite a beast itself, just massive everywhere!
Nice collection Chad, classic shapes.
Always wanted a xiphos bat as I love the shape but never really saw any in the shops to try out, apart from a couple of extreme models which were quite frankly huge but picked up like dogs.
The powerbow and predator were such great shapes too.
One of the guys in our club had a Phoenix extreme and that thing seriously flew. Profile was enormous but you needed 3 grips to get the pickup right
I don't think I ever saw a bad Phoenix, I had a 5 star one which I bought off a chap for £65, which broke after a few uses. Absolute gun though!
Wow..what a collection and as said earlier these bats should be templates for new profile shapes
love the powerbow and the predator
that xiphos is a monster
golden days of GN
I do wonder what that same cleft would be made into today with more modern drying. I guess everything is always better through rose tinted glasses! They're still popping out some incredible bats at Robertsbridge, which I hope to share soon. :)
I had a lovely Xiphos, the whole thing was middle and very forgiving. My favourite recent GN without doubt
This one is like that too. I don't know what it is about GN, they always came up with profiles that make me go WTF (ie. Scoop, Dynadrive, Phoenix, Nemesis, Xiphos, etc etc), but it is only after they're discontinued that I appreciate just how nice they were!
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Great collection!
Original Powerbow and Predator were the bats that I cut my teeth on in the workshop. I would love to bring back an original Pred/P.Bow shape in original dimensions, not sure how well it would sell though.....
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@thebigginge - Alex, it is a blessing having you pop onto the forum occasionally (probably not for you!)
What's more fun to shape - a Dynadrive or a Nemesis?
And are the any Vortex's left?
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Great collection!
Original Powerbow and Predator were the bats that I cut my teeth on in the workshop. I would love to bring back an original Pred/P.Bow shape in original dimensions, not sure how well it would sell though.....
The Predator would have at least two sales in 2.9 in London!!!!
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A numbered (max 50 units) rerun would sell out I'm sure.
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A numbered (max 50 units) rerun would sell out I'm sure.
With original stickers.
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Great collection!
Original Powerbow and Predator were the bats that I cut my teeth on in the workshop. I would love to bring back an original Pred/P.Bow shape in original dimensions, not sure how well it would sell though.....
Please don't - I've bought more than enough bats from you guys already! 😅😂🙈
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Great collection!
Original Powerbow and Predator were the bats that I cut my teeth on in the workshop. I would love to bring back an original Pred/P.Bow shape in original dimensions, not sure how well it would sell though.....
Would buy! 10/10 idea.
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@thebigginge - Alex, it is a blessing having you pop onto the forum occasionally (probably not for you!)
What's more fun to shape - a Dynadrive or a Nemesis?
And are the any Vortex's left?
No Vortex left, I love making Dynadrives, and Nemesis are good fun as long as you have a stiff drink at the end of making them!
Also - happy to drop in every now and then and answer questions where I can.
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you know, looking at those photos I think I owned a predator at some point in the early 2000s and had totally forgotten about it. If I recall correctly it was a total plank, despite being quite expensive at the time.
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there was another one from that era - a Millenium I think? It had two small grooves out of the back.
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there was another one from that era - a Millenium I think? It had two small grooves out of the back.
oh that sounds familiar, maybe that's what I had
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Seems to be alot of interest in retro Grays,hope sentiment is reported back to Hq by their esteemed craftsman who dips in and out of here......
I know the Kids love the bright graphics but the older denizens tend to spend the greater sums on the more classic ranges,i`m guessing,so hope GN can cater for all
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I thought the Shockwave looked cool to be fair.
I've got a Woakes IPL edition because it looked like a kinda classical GN.
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Seems to be alot of interest in retro Grays,hope sentiment is reported back to Hq by their esteemed craftsman who dips in and out of here......
I know the Kids love the bright graphics but the older denizens tend to spend the greater sums on the more classic ranges,i`m guessing,so hope GN can cater for all
They already do don’t they?
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there was another one from that era - a Millenium I think? It had two small grooves out of the back.
We recently hand an enquiry about making one, unfortunately we don't have the tooling to do these as a one off.
Great if you like a lightweight bat!
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Seems to be alot of interest in retro Grays,hope sentiment is reported back to Hq by their esteemed craftsman who dips in and out of here......
I know the Kids love the bright graphics but the older denizens tend to spend the greater sums on the more classic ranges,i`m guessing,so hope GN can cater for all
Very kind of you!
All positive and negatives I read are certainly talked about, weather that's just in the workshop or any further up the chain.
It's amazing how many options we go through each year to get to what we have on the shelves, personally I think the guys who work in our design department (also responsible for Gray's Hockey, Gilbert Rugby & Netball) are some of the best in the business.
I LOVE this year's range, can't wait for you to see.it all!!!
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Really looking forward to seeing them. 🤞to a new retro (elite?).
Merry Xmas to all at GN Towers!
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good to hear that our passion is monitored by the big guns !
Happy Robertsbridge xmas to you all down there,be safe n well
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Do i spy a new Ultimate today ?
Bravo GN
#OLDSKOOLISNUSKOOL
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Do i spy a new Ultimate today ?
Bravo GN
#OLDSKOOLISNUSKOOL
Just possSibly!!!
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On the topic of retro GNs, this Powerspot looks fantastic!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gray-Nicolls-Powerspot-750-Adult-Cricket-Bat/203247617688?hash=item2f52808698:g:SvMAAOSwV45gADo5 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gray-Nicolls-Powerspot-750-Adult-Cricket-Bat/203247617688?hash=item2f52808698:g:SvMAAOSwV45gADo5)
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That is quite a find!
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Elite is on show on the G Nics Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwMXXflPqU/?igshid=1t9fgg9erljd9 (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwMXXflPqU/?igshid=1t9fgg9erljd9)
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Elite for me by a whisker,but Ultimate looks classy too
Gonna check out gloves too,bravo Robertsbridge !
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Certainly liking the look of the gloves.
I see they’re doing an Armgard similar to the ayrtek one too.