Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Pads => Topic started by: Purist90 on October 17, 2021, 08:32:53 PM
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Hi All,
Looking to buy some pads for winter nets. Long time since I needed to research pads.
Internet very secretive about advertising pad weights for some reason and very koi in replying email questions.
My current pads are 800g each and hoping to a tad lighter in a traditional style.
‘Lightweight’ & ‘ultra-lightweight’ means nothing as sent back DKP as weigh 950g felt more though to be honest.
And I see Newbery dearest range are also 950g. The more you spend the heavier they get?
What are you all gliding between the wicket in?
Newbery N series look a good price if anyone has weighed them?
Many thanks
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The pad database post, above this one is the best resource available. Be sure to add to it, if you get anything that's not on there.
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http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=41306.msg771253#msg771253 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=41306.msg771253#msg771253)
This is about all we have on here.
What I would say is that most pads are very similar now in terms of looks and weight.
Who knows what changes there will be most the British standard fiasco.
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With games played in coloured clothing increasing, I don't think it would be a bat thing if companies consolidated their offering in terms pads and provided more choice in colour instead
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With games played in coloured clothing increasing, I don't think it would be a bat thing if companies consolidated their offering in terms pads and provided more choice in colour instead
I've been toying with bringing in more colours, but the last time I did a run of odd colours they sat in the stockroom all season - the vast majority of teams use Navy or Black so these are the only two I stock as standard now in the pads and gloves. Custom colours are always available on request, but you've got a month or so lead time and realistically it'd need to be at least a few pairs to make it worthwhile.
Only downside with consolidating designs is it just kills any sort of brand individuality/innovation - over the years I've found the decent brands are constantly pushing one another to release improved versions of previous softs which pretty much always results in a better end product for the user. If everyone just offered the same design then that'd stop almost overnight (BSIF take note...)
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without covid i think there would have been a lot more demand for coloured pads, we delayed our t20/sunday kit order because the games all got cancelled so i never bothered even looking for some.
Hopefully next season all will be back to normal and i can get no runs in pyjama kit as well as whites