Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Pads => Topic started by: Watsontotty on March 05, 2010, 11:55:05 PM
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I'm now 35 and I've never had a pair of batting pads which I've felt 100% comfortable in, tried most of the top brands and styles and never ever found a pair id recommend ? Aero, Slaz, Puma, Newbery. GN, Kook, Warsop, GM etc etc etc I've tried them all and never found a pair of gloves I'm happy with.
I could recommend bats, gloves, helmets, Clothing , Bags etc but not pads ?
Have you ??
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Its more a sizing issue for me! But not just yet found some, fingers crossed with my newberys
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yes 2 times
gray nics....test opener 1995 when the new air cusion priciple came out
Newberry sps1 the old ones with the blue backing quality
i would not use kookaburra pads there top hats are just too big in my time wearing them.
might sound daft here
but i had a pair of hunts county clippers last season they fitted snugly and without doubt good protection only problem slightly heavy
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I'm 6ft 3 - 6ft 4 and I've had osm etc etc and not found a pair of pads I'm happy with or felt and fitted right.I could recommend just about everything else but not pads.
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depends how you wear them rich do you like them to ride low or high i have always liked smaller pads with a small top hat.
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OOOHH i like a high rider but stop that lol, I've not found a single pair that I'm happy with in regards to size,weight, fit, length, width and everything else. For me pads are more than disappointing especially top end ones.
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Funny topic this, there was a discussion at nets about this !
I have had more pads come through here than cricket direct !
i have nether found my perfect pair of pads, how ever i have been close with a pair pontings actuall rp's and some newbery sps pads.
A hybrid of the two would be lovely, but im not paying £140 to get some one off's made !
Badtimes
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yeah custom pads!!!
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be interesting if somebody started making bespoke pads ala like remfry does with protection but unless you know what you want it still would be hard unless he made them in this county and you were there.
prices would be high and a non runner but intresting.
ref kookaburra pads i find them the worst of a bad bunch big top hats and stuff best pads i have ever seen looking wise were a pair of BDM'S aa old indian pro had
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the idea of custom pads is a good one in theory but imagine the costs and with no guarantee they would last i suspect they would be a non starter.
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I'm sure they would be cheaper than that to get made and once rrp'd up less than a tonne. Would anyone willingly pay £120 for sone pads?
Materials could be "pimped" as we have looked into it a while back but would be very light and remove traditional canes to be replaced by newer materials
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No-one rates GM, but my 606's have done well, fit me fine not too heavy and protection is very good :)
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tom
as you know i a soft's man of course i would pay for something i wanted
if somebody let me design my own pad i would pay more much more than that
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In theory ut can be done but custom sets would be a ball ache as there would need to be moq on stuff to get a competitive price when having the bulk of the pads made
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Tom have you been drinking tonight?
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thats how all the best evolve though.
remfry made a set up and took them to a test match now every were but in only a specific market
morrants likewise one mans quest brought together by a german company and a indian business man
maybe next your helmets unless you eventualy sell out to a big brand (or become one)
maybe just maybe someone makes a revolutionary pad i suspect the market need one
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Well iv got the prices for replacing the traditional canes with CF so appearance is the sane but weight is alot less when paired with high impact foams. Your all witnesses to that it was my idea 1st ;) lol
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How cost-effective will it be? Lol
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tom has not that been already done thought sure i think ss have done it might be wrong though
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I'm sure kook used fibreglass as cf would have scared them off in terms off cost price but paired with the design of the modern pads foams we cud knck out pads at minimal weight and maximum protection
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but would the CF snap or shard after a few hard hits?
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No mate cf doesn't shatter unlike Eglass as it would be a mixture if carbon and Kevlar to prevent this
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kevlar now were talking a product i know well
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Sounds good to me, I should imagine it would be quite costly...
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We have kevlar is our elite shell with a mix with carbon fibre...hence why they are bloody cheap at £99!!!
As with all things we cud make sonethng that is the ultimate but won't be able to all it to the public at a viable price
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And the Premier is Fibreglass yeah?
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Tom with Custom Pads, I think you'll be looking at a very very small target market -
People from the forum who are fussy
Very Tall people
Pros
Surely not worth it?
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Screaming Cat : )
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I've seen a pair of adidas' that are supposedly ian bells and they fit very very well
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I've got two pairs currently, a pair of Bradburys that I picked up off the ECB site when they were on sale over Xmas for a tenner (down from £30, I got some Bradbury gloves with the same deal), and some some Clipper pads I bought on here off procricket. Both are really well fitting for me, really comfortable as well.
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I'm 6ft 4 and I have used obo p1's for 4 years nearly and suit me perfect
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tumo like i said the clipper pads in my opinion are as good as it get (why did i sell them???)
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i think any pads need some time to be worn in, my purist 808s from 2004/5 are brilliant for me since they have moulded to my legs and i am so used to them
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i had some warsop peerless pads and they were top notch
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I'm 6ft 4 and I have used obo p1's for 4 years nearly and suit me perfect
roco i have a pair of aero p1 which have been ok for me, great protection and fantastically light but the fit could be better an a little more shaped rather than so square. Im off to my friends shop soon and im going to try every single pair of pads possible to see if anything has changed. He stocks kook,puma,Adidas,gm,gn,salix,newbery,bradbury,slaz etc etc etc so I'm hoping to find something suitable if not a new pair of the Morrants International pads will get ordered.
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i love my newbery sps II, but nothing will beat the ballistic 4000's i foolishly sold :(
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i'm in the same boat as you rich, 6ft 4 and only ever used mens pads, however my gm ones a literally way too small and gona have to try osm...
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Ive only ever used Mens RH and i'm quite tall.
Agreed with Dan, got my SPS pads last week and they are easily the best pads ive had, not too bulky and fit just right.
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thats cool did not mean it to sound funny as everyone is different i'm prob used to the obo/aero stuff as have used the brand in hockey for years so got a pair as soon as they came out might have to upgrade soon as they are the original and phil did say there have been some improvements since mine never tried osm how much difference is there
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I have gone through loads of pads and the only ones I was happy with were GM 909 from 2008, they lasted 2 seasons in my kit bag and that is a big statement of how much I loved them! But I grew out of them and sold them. Now trying to find the right pads before the season starts
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anybody used australian willowwizzard pads they were very good also as perviously said i had ballistic 5000 australian version which were very good but i found the normal mens size a little to bulky so got some small mens and they fit like a slipper.
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The pads i have found to be the best for me are my Shark Hammerhead's, which are similar to newbery pads