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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: Thamesvalley on July 22, 2024, 03:22:57 PM
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Gray Nics insta post
27 July changing bats forever ..
Any guesses ?
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Saw this and have absolutely no idea as they have to conform to regulations so it can't be that drastic a change?
Maybe they are releasing a Grade 1 for under £300! :D
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They have marketed it as breakthrough
Hope it lives up to the hype
Loads of players using GN now for England etc
they have amazing bats made from alex
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Oh yeah never doubting the quality as I've had many myself and have thoroughly enjoyed them all! Very interested to see...
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Yeah I am VERY intrigued by this, given my somewhat obsessive interest in bat design.
I have actually been teaching myself CAD (sorry!) for a design that I hope would be very different to anything that (at least) I have ever seen before. First results here obviously if I ever get it made.
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Given I’m local I think I know what this is…Believe the letters are ‘N’ ‘C’’ :D
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The named Instagram post gives that away a bit.
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The named Instagram post gives that away a bit.
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(https://i.ibb.co/25cp4YW/IMG-3056.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nRQKJ86)
(https://i.ibb.co/hKj8PtV/IMG-3057.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SK8vh9B)
Why do I feel this will be a huge disappointment. Fingers crossed it’s not 🤞🏻
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Seen the bats, game changer.......potentially
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Electro-shock pads in the handle when I shape up for a filthy slog? Automatic warning signal when I'm about to play down the wrong line and miss a straight one?
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Anyone going to be using these new wonder-bats in the Hundred this evening?
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Please be more shorter blades!
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Im guessing its flashing bats to go with flashing bails.
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(https://i.postimg.cc/j5WG92py/AC33-C05-E-3-D50-44-F4-945-C-B7-E461-D3-D80-F.png) (https://postimg.cc/ygHQ31YN)
Exciting.
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Any guesses now what it could be ?
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I am assuming the bats will be teased but won’t be out for a while ?
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Neocore - will it be like the speedfoam in golf clubs??? :o
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(https://i.postimg.cc/j5WG92py/AC33-C05-E-3-D50-44-F4-945-C-B7-E461-D3-D80-F.png) (https://postimg.cc/ygHQ31YN)
Exciting.
Does the pitch of the noise of the ball being hit by Muyeye sound different to the others' bats?
He seemed to hit quite a few nice shots to the boundary until he got out this evening in the Hundred opener.
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Neocore ..
Lighter bats with bigger sweet spots ?
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Does the pitch of the noise of the ball being hit by Muyeye sound different to the others' bats?
He seemed to hit quite a few nice shots to the boundary until he got out this evening in the Hundred opener.
Definitely different sound , not as solid sounding more metallic maybe ?
But ball was pinging , wonder how that will work with cheaper league balls which seem to be getting worse and worse
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Neoprene perhaps?
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Seen neoprene bat covers
High quality
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Neocore - will it be like the speedfoam in golf clubs??? :o
As cool as that would be, it would need to be wood... good old MCC law 5.3.2 The blade shall consist solely of wood. You can have minimal toe/side inserts, but this has been done enough times already.
Definitely intrigued by it, but the MCC laws are so restrictive there's very little that can really be innovative. Hunts have done the drilled cores in the past, so it must be something different. Would love for the MCC laws to be relaxed to allow for actual innovation but it doesn't seem likely. An alternative willow/wood wouldn't shock me though, especially with the current supply/demand issues on English Willow which have no sign of letting up for the foreseeable.
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As cool as that would be, it would need to be wood... good old MCC law 5.3.2 The blade shall consist solely of wood. You can have minimal toe/side inserts, but this has been done enough times already.
Definitely intrigued by it, but the MCC laws are so restrictive there's very little that can really be innovative. Hunts have done the drilled cores in the past, so it must be something different. Would love for the MCC laws to be relaxed to allow for actual innovation but it doesn't seem likely. An alternative willow/wood wouldn't shock me though, especially with the supply/demand issues on English Willow which have no sign of letting up.
Yep, I thought maybe they have drilled a hole down the middle of the cleft, and filled it with EW sawdust!!!! :D
Or, a drilled hole down the middle, and then put an EW (or Lignum Vitae???) ball in it, so it moves up and down the blade when you swing the bat!!! :o
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I read that as Ned core and was wondering who Ned was. Sorry Alex. 😂😭😂😭
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No announcement yet …
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Or, a drilled hole down the middle, and then put an EW (or Lignum Vitae???) ball in it, so it moves up and down the blade when you swing the bat!!! :o
Not such much a ball, but a different kind of wood core would be an interesting one. It would need to be inserted without glue so as not to contravene law 5.3.2, but that's easily done if the fit is tight. An African leadwood or something of that ilk may provide some sort of benefit I could imagine, albeit at a denser weight. Although is that not something that's been done back in the day by M&H etc? Honeycomb was it? (Would've been pre-my time on this earth so can't really comment! :D)
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Not such much a ball, but a different kind of wood core would be an interesting one. It would need to be inserted without glue so as not to contravene law 5.3.2, but that's easily done if the fit is tight. An African leadwood or something of that ilk may provide some sort of benefit I could imagine, albeit at a denser weight. Although is that not something that's been done back in the day by M&H etc? Honeycomb was it? (Would've been pre-my time on this earth so can't really comment! :D)
I seem to remember the honeycomb bits from M&H.
So when is this announcement due?
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No timings but would be nice if they got on with it
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Expecting some chat about increase in performance or weight saving or even both to make it a game changer ..
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Not such much a ball, but a different kind of wood core would be an interesting one. It would need to be inserted without glue so as not to contravene law 5.3.2, but that's easily done if the fit is tight. An African leadwood or something of that ilk may provide some sort of benefit I could imagine, albeit at a denser weight. Although is that not something that's been done back in the day by M&H etc? Honeycomb was it? (Would've been pre-my time on this earth so can't really comment! :D)
Was that the Hunts County Modulus bat? With the exposed honeycombing on the back (heard it was a bit of a plank though). Or did you mean something different with an internal honeycomb structure?
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I’m enjoying the speculation it’s bringing us all. Hope it’s done the same for the non-nuffy public!
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Was that the Hunts County Modulus bat? With the exposed honeycombing on the back (heard it was a bit of a plank though). Or did you mean something different with an internal honeycomb structure?
I'm thinking of the Turbo, would've been around ~2013 - was literally just a drilled hole down from the splice. Took about an oz out in weight, had quite a few in the early days and can't say I saw any negative impact.
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Quietly taps fingers on bench.....
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Quietly taps fingers on bench.....
Ha ha! If that's you, then what about the rest of us!!!!
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Maybe a bat made from African Leadwood?? Never needs knocking in, and destroys balls left, right and centre! Might need to be Arnie to wield that one though.
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Or a bat handle made from pure rubber - never get the dreaded vibrations from hitting those cheapo balls in the nets! Might be a bit whippy, Dhoni might take off!!! :D
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Cricket-hockey have posted it on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9zSKnxNkEW/?igsh=ZW1seHl2dWF4cmtu (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9zSKnxNkEW/?igsh=ZW1seHl2dWF4cmtu)
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The scoop revival and now the internal scoop!!! :o
Well done Alex and team GN!
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Right then, full Nics it is
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So are we all rushing out to get hold of these now? :D
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Wonder when they will be available, and who will be the first to dissect one to look at its internals!?!
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So no splice then? The handle slots into the internal scoop?
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I’m buying one now I’m now looking at my gray Nicolls and wondering if they done it to any shop bats
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When all quieten down any chance of a look at the handle and splice area @thebigginge
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Sounds like the plan is to do it heavier clefts to give the size customers want. Who will be the first to what it done on a LD cleft :D
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Don't know if you are allowed to say (yet!) @thebigginge , but are any of the international players using this technology now?
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Having seen a few of these locally that were being tested last year I can safely say there is definitely a difference in sound! However the performance on them is exceptional. If you can just get used to a slightly different noise when it comes off the bat I’d recommend!
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Interesting bit from the marketing blurb - "So when you order a NEOCORE online you will be choosing based on "Pick-Up Weight", while in-store we urge you to pick up a bat to choose the right NEOCORE FOR YOU".
So no scale weights when you want to buy one?
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What do the batmakers on the forum think?
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Don't tell me those are the neocore batting gloves that Tammy Beaumont is modelling on the neocore page??? :o
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What is the average weight saving per bat @thebigginge ?
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First discussed here a year or so back:
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=50129.msg798161#msg798161 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=50129.msg798161#msg798161)
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Just up on the website:
https://www.gray-nicolls.co.uk/pages/neocore?utm_source=Gray-Nicolls&utm_campaign=9843f8fc46-Brand_NEOCORE_23_07_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d937682b7a-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&goal=0_06e4c1930b-9843f8fc46-435127896&mc_cid=9843f8fc46&mc_eid=fa3cc308f2 (https://www.gray-nicolls.co.uk/pages/neocore?utm_source=Gray-Nicolls&utm_campaign=9843f8fc46-Brand_NEOCORE_23_07_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d937682b7a-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&goal=0_06e4c1930b-9843f8fc46-435127896&mc_cid=9843f8fc46&mc_eid=fa3cc308f2)
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For all intents and purposes, Is this not just a regular scoop? They are just doing it in a way to make it more sellable (can’t see the scoop with the naked eye). Clever, but is it truly revolutionary?
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So Gray Nicholls have finally seen the Aldred light - pick up weight over scale weight...... ;)
If it's allowing them to use willow that they invariably couldn't in order to meet trend demands, then that must be a good thing - be interesting to see what pricing will be like.
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For all intents and purposes, Is this not just a regular scoop? They are just doing it in a way to make it more sellable (can’t see the scoop with the naked eye). Clever, but is it truly revolutionary?
It does seem quite a decent concept. And the handle process could possibly work out stronger? Rather than a weak point of the bat?
Will be interesting to see some reviews over the next couple of months.
Would be nice to test one alongside a favourite match bat!
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Will see if I can pick out the neocore bats in use (if not stickered up as such!) in the Hundred by the sound made when the ball is struck.....
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Will see if I can pick out the neocore bats in use (if not stickered up as such!) in the Hundred by the sound made when the ball is struck.....
Muyeye is your starter for 1!
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Muyeye is your starter for 1!
His one was stickered up last night....wonder how many are hiding under Tempesta, Shockwave, Gem, etc stickers.
Also wondering if this will be winging it's way down under or other territories soon (happy to have it here only in England until after the Ashes tour though :D)
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Quietly taps fingers on bench.....
@thebigginge - Prob not tapping fingers too much now as the pre-orders prob flooding in soon..... :D - get that steel sharpened up!
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Selling off any old stock cheap, @thebigginge?
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So no splice then? The handle slots into the internal scoop?
What if the bat requires a handle replacement? Won't it have to be sent back to GN? That is going to be a deterrent, especially for people outside the UK.
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Because of the volume I imagine very little for retail will get made In the uk
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Has there been any suggestion the bats will ping more ? I think it’s suggested a wider sweetspot ?
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Anyone know the price points for the bats coming out in winter ?
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As expected, looks like Tammy B was using a stickered Neocore this afternoon
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I saw feedback they will be stiffer
What does that translate to in real life play ?
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^^ more ping!
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I’m not sure they relationship between stiffness and ping is linear.
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Think it's exciting to see a manufacturer try and innovate.
I've never owned a GN bat and as soon as I say I dont need another bat, GN do this...
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Anyone know the price points for the bats coming out in winter ?
From gray nics instagram:
NEOCORE will be available alongside our new 24/25 core range in November, both online and at our trusted retail partners.
The bat will be available at three price-points: £699.99, £549.99 and £349.99.
Suppose they have to recoup their R&D costs in the price of these, I did think they might be lower than that though given they've said they're able to use clefts that would not otherwise be usable for these? For comparison the Ollie Pope pro spec replicas which went on the site a couple of weeks ago are £599.99
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From gray nics instagram:
Suppose they have to recoup their R&D costs in the price of these, I did think they might be lower than that though given they've said they're able to use clefts that would not otherwise be usable for these? For comparison the Ollie Pope pro spec replicas which went on the site a couple of weeks ago are £599.99
It's slightly disappointing that bats have gone up another 15-20% and realistically they've only bored out a cleft so can we really blame R&D costs for the increase? I appreciate things cost more and by no means am I bashing GN but I just worry our game (amateurs) is falling foul to brands paying obscene amounts of money to contracted pro players like in golf...
Saying this, I am genuinely excited to get my hands on one of these as a lover of all things new tech in sport so I guess I'll pays me money....
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As long as performance and durability aren't affected I think it's great.
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Have the GN players using the outwardly advertised Neocore bats reverted back to their nor mal spliced bats? Tammy Beaumont seems to be using a normal stickered Gem I think....
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Keen to hear from the eagle eyed ..
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As long as performance and durability aren't affected I think it's great.
I still am concerned about how the handle can be replaced if it gets damaged or breaks. How many can afford to send it back to GN to have it replaced? The "cored internal scoop" may not allow the normal handles to be fitted on it too. I am not an expert but will @thebigginge be kind enough to tell us how GN UK plans to handle this?
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Have the GN players using the outwardly advertised Neocore bats reverted back to their nor mal spliced bats? Tammy Beaumont seems to be using a normal stickered Gem I think....
I can see that Smale and Beaumont are using the Neocore stickers today. I might have missed a few others, I am sure.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C-cSqjnoopR/?igsh=bDgwNHpveWtyZHV4 (https://www.instagram.com/p/C-cSqjnoopR/?igsh=bDgwNHpveWtyZHV4)
Link above is Gray Nicolls chance to win a Neocore bat.
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I can see that Smale and Beaumont are using the Neocore stickers today. I might have missed a few others, I am sure.
Looks like Beaumont back to using Gem stickered bat today....
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Shan and Babar seemed to be testing Neocore bats all week in training but neither seemed to use them today in the test .
I’m guessing it’s quite a big change for them and it may take some time to adjust , that’s is they do change . They noticed got our cheaply regardless.
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Shan and Babar seemed to be testing Neocore bats all week in training but neither seemed to use them today in the test .
I’m guessing it’s quite a big change for them and it may take some time to adjust , that’s is they do change . They noticed got our cheaply regardless.
....unless, could it be that they are using neocore bats but stickered up as their "normal" bats, to ensure people still go out and buy these "standard splice" bats which are currently available to buy unlike the neocore bats? It might then allow the pros to continue to get used to the new tech? Anything which makes the bats seem to pick up 2-3oz lighter might be difficult for pros to get used to esp as they often go by feel/pick up all their cricketing lives, given their modern bats are often gauge-fillers anyway.
Thoughts?
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I doubt it the release is only 1.5 months away so they will want to ramp up the hype to use the new stickers
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I doubt it the release is only 1.5 months away so they will want to ramp up the hype to use the new stickers
Realistically I can see any real hype that was built up on this having died off by the time you can actually buy one. Putting my own 'interests' to one side for a minute and looking at this purely from a neutral entrepreneurial side, it's beyond comprehension why these weren't available on release day. The actual launch video and marketing around it was in general pretty slick, but not even being able to pre-order is a massive missed opportunity IMO. I can imagine the launch campaign itself cost a few quid, with the whole point being to build up hype, so how a company of this size didn't realise that that was the time to capitalise is beyond me. By the time they're in the shops the rest of the market will have had time to react/launch their own 2025 ranges, so I can see this being just another bat lost in a sea of new releases.
If you've spent multiple years developing something, then surely another few months to get the launch bang on is nothing. Properly basic project management.
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Agree with they you are saying it’s pretty weird
Release not till Oct/Nov when everyone else releases their bats
Will see if internationals starts using it …
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Surely pros will still want the premium willow?
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It is premium willow no just heavier
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It is premium willow no just heavier
I guess I meant low density?
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Yea that may be an issue
I expect pros to have Neocore stickers come release ..
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Would be very dodgy if they weren't actually using the said techology?
(Fully expect "no, it would perfectly OK" responses.)
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Will be a tough sell to international pros if they scoring runs with the conventional handle bat
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Muyeye's just got a double ton for Kent. Pictures suggest he's reverted to using a Vapour.
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Alick Athanaze opened the batting for WI the other night against SA and was using a Neocore stickered bat....
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Was there any noticeable difference with shots ?
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Was there any noticeable difference with shots ?
Seemed to bat longer than in the Test matches against Eng! :D
Shots did sound slightly different, maybe slightly higher pitched? As with all pro bats, the ball just pings off anyway, so difficult to tell visually if any significant differences in shot result.
Noticed that prev with Muyeye in the Hundred when Neocore first released (sound pitch, but his shots did fly to the boundary rather quickly then, hadn't seen him bat before so nothing to compare against).
This (Athanaze) was the first time I'd noticed the Neocore stickered bats being used in an International match....
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Seemed to bat longer than in the Test matches against Eng! :D
Shots did sound slightly different, maybe slightly higher pitched? As with all pro bats, the ball just pings off anyway, so difficult to tell visually if any significant differences in shot result.
Noticed that prev with Muyeye in the Hundred when Neocore first released (sound pitch, but his shots did fly to the boundary rather quickly then, hadn't seen him bat before so nothing to compare against).
This (Athanaze) was the first time I'd noticed the Neocore stickered bats being used in an International match....
*As with all Pro's, the ball just pings off anyway
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I doubt there is much difference but allows for heavier bats and prob they last longer too..?
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Personally, I think the main difference for the pros might be the "whip" provided by the new handle, is it any different compared to standard spliced handles.
The pros get the pick of the ultra-low density clefts anyway so their bats are gauge-fillers anyhow, don;'t think this technology will help much in that sense for the pros.
The whole weight issue is more likely going to be more catered to the paying public, where denser clefts prev not used are now used and brought down to a manageable/sellable weight while still providing the sought-after large edges/gauge filling - in some ways, using stock that would not be desirable.
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Then there is the whole debate about whether size (rather than mass) = performance anyway. But I don't want to get involved.
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The whole weight issue is more likely going to be more catered to the paying public, where denser clefts prev not used are now used and brought down to a manageable/sellable weight while still providing the sought-after large edges/gauge filling - in some ways, using stock that would not be desirable.
This is why it would be dodgy if pros were using conventional bats sickered as Neocore?
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Wouldn’t be that dodgy. With most top level sport the pro’s aren’t wearing/using off the shelf gear, just made to look like what the consumer buys.
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One word - marketing
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Two words - dodgy marketing.
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I think a lot of ppl will be out off by price and heavier weights regardless of pick up
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Might be something that does better in stores rather than online, where you can actually feel the pickup difference.
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Might be something that does better in stores rather than online, where you can actually feel the pickup difference.
Maybe. But in my experience, most people still won't use a bat which is heavier than they think they can use, even if it picks up much lighter than it's scale weight. If they do, due to the pick up being great at first, they quickly want to revert back the first time they fail to get runs as the bats obviously too heavy 😆
Obviously the main benefit is to GN in getting heavier clefts down a little in weight and therefore being be able to sell them to mass market, who generally want 2lbs 9oz etc as this is now seen as the max it seems.
Whether talk of MOI etc gives any real performance benefits is obviously yet to be seen.
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I think littoral to no benefit at recreational level .. if you can bat you can bat with most bats …
You do have a preference for sure , you like some more than others
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Marketing psychology - must have latest tech to be able to hit the ball 1 yard further (sorry, with my golf cap on....), and pay £100 more, each year!!!
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I think littoral to no benefit at recreational level .. if you can bat you can bat with most bats …
I must say this to every person that visits the unit, if you give Joe Root a plank he's still scoring runs.
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on the subject of Joe Root's bats. did anyone clock the sheer size of them during the last test match. Broady also sold him out saying that him and Mark Wood get their from them same manufacturer so Wood likes to take the ones Root doesnt want. I cant imagine Roots bats are made by NB, any clues as to whos making these railway sleepers
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I must say this to every person that visits the unit, if you give Joe Root a plank he's still scoring runs.
hes the only player in our side who had the skills to see that innings home, sometimes Bazball needs to be put away for a bit of grind
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I must say this to every person that visits the unit, if you give Joe Root a plank he's still scoring runs.
And if you give me an absolute beauty I will still get ducks.
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I must say this to every person that visits the unit, if you give Joe Root a plank he's still scoring runs.
Saying that I’m still intrigued what they will be like
I believe from reading posts they will be 2.13 starting weight ..
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Obviously, innovation has to be applauded and welcomed. Fair play to GN. If pick up, balance, MOI etc etc are all benefits and performance is improved. Surely all GNs regardless of the start weight of the cleft will be made this way moving forwards? Not sure why they wouldn't be tbh. Seems that the benefits would translate into lighter clefts too.
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on the subject of Joe Root's bats. did anyone clock the sheer size of them during the last test match. Broady also sold him out saying that him and Mark Wood get their from them same manufacturer so Wood likes to take the ones Root doesnt want. I cant imagine Roots bats are made by NB, any clues as to whos making these railway sleepers
Surely they're within the gauge limits? Might explain why he's number 1 test batter tho, big bats obviously 😉
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Interesting wood using nB with SG stickers
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Broad might have missed that Wood is now with SG?
I noticed that the toe of Roots bat looked quite rounded. Laver-esqe?
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Wood was with NB until recently.
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Broad also said Root liked a SB/LH set-up. Root previously said on Sky that he had moved on from this and reverted to conventional.
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I think he moved back a while ago to standard SH unless he changed again recently
Broad May be talking from the past ..
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I think littoral to no benefit at recreational level .. if you can bat you can bat with most bats …
You do have a preference for sure , you like some more than others
It might be of more relevance to point out that if you can't bat...?
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It might be of more relevance to point out that if you can't bat...?
.....then spend your money on coaching, practice and get better. A very un-CBF take I know!
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.....then spend your money on coaching, practice and get better. A very un-CBF take I know!
Or in less polite terms: stop acting like a (No Swearing Please).
The bat you sold me serves my requirements very well, Jonny lad.
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Have any of the bat makers on this forum tried to do anything funky with bat handles in the past? :o
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Have any of the bat makers on this forum tried to do anything funky with bat handles in the past? :o
Oo-er...
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could see Babar use it soon Neocore , a lot of practice in nets ..
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Seeing Gn post it seems the pros are sticking with handle and spice for now
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Broad also said Root liked a SB/LH set-up. Root previously said on Sky that he had moved on from this and reverted to conventional.
In my experience, most cricketers are curious about other brands and bats, even though they are sponsored by a specific brand.
When International teams play over here, in India, in Aus, I;m sure that some will visit different brands and will sometimes purchase a bat! We would all do the same given the chance! As bat lovers on here, that would be most of our dreams!!
But it doesn't mean that all batsmen then sticker up the bat they found from another brand and use them. I'm sure it happens but not as often as we like to think.
I have a bat made for Root (marginally shorter blade and longer handle) by another bat maker. So most cricketers enjoy going to see bats. What a job!! :D
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And I suspect that most County and International batsmen are quite hard to change! Most seem to have very specific requirements when it comes to their bat and other kit.
Most are pretty superstitious too - hence Broad wearing his headband, and tales of batsmen wearing certain batting shorts or pants, as that's what they wore when they hit a double ton, etc!
And you hear of some batsmen having a long list of what their bat should be! So I imagine that trying to persuade a batsman to change to an entirely new concept of bat wouldn't be easy in most cases!
Us mere mortals on the other hand - any new concept that may improve our batting and we are all over it like a rash!
Has anyone seen any reviews on one of these bats yet? The last 3 GN bats I have in my collection have all been absolutely fantastic, so am interested to see a review - will be keeping an eye on YouTube and this forum for a review!
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Lots of new GN Stratos and Ventus bats on show in the Eng vs Pk Test, but no Neocore stickered ones as far as I have seen. Gems seen at the Womens T20 WC.
Wonder who will wield the first Neocore on the Test arena. Also, wonder who will use a neo-Scoop in FC cricket? (is anyone using one in the Australian FC domestic circuit yet?)
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Neocore labels are only applied to Neocore bats. We haven't applied Neocore labels to non-neocore product. While we have been testing them they have been labeled as other things, but players who have them now are labeled as Neocore
Shan Masood is the most likely to use one in red ball as he's used them alot over the past 18 months or so. But he has some excellent bats alongside his neo so we will see.
Crawley/Brook/Rizwan/Babar all have them.
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Thanks Alex, that's really interesting to know. Great to see so many pros showing interest in the new technology. Can't wait for the first independent reviews of the new tech.
Looks like the Stratos today has had a meteoric rise, reaching new heights in Harry Brooks' hands, proving the sky is not the limit! 😁
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I don't do marketing strap lines......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I don't do marketing strap lines......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gray Nics' and the world's loss 😂
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I don't do marketing strap lines......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your bats do all the talking, time and time again! Well done, and stick with the day job!!
317 - Harry Brook managed that in near eventime, and second quickest triple hundred in balls faced (just pushed another GN great into third place - a certain Matthew Hayden no less). Wonderful effort both H Brook and Stratos!
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If GN did Test pitches........
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....they would be the best batting pitches in the world!! :D
Excellent marketing ploy GN, for the new bat launches!!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Just avoid the ones with green stickers ;)
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Just avoid the ones with green stickers ;)
Is it like M&Ms? :D
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Now if only there was a way to get our hands on an Alex made Harry Brook edition🤤 Someone at Robertsbridge, please take note!
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Now if only there was a way to get our hands on an Alex made Harry Brook edition🤤 Someone at Robertsbridge, please take note!
@mycricketgear
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If only there was a way they'd come with some of Brooks talent, ability and mindset too 😆
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If only there was a way they'd come with some of Brooks talent, ability and mindset too 😆
No just need the bat, same as the only reason I'm not a scratch golfer is that I don't have the same driver as Rory McIlroy 🤡
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No just need the bat, same as the only reason I'm not a scratch golfer is that I don't have the same driver as Rory McIlroy 🤡
I do sometimes wonder if this is the thought process tbf! 😂 Seen it in golf many times, with people trying to buy their way to a better swing with the latest clubs. Don't get me wrong, I've been guilty too. Only the money I spent on coaching and practice really improved my game tho.
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If only there was a way they'd come with some of Brooks talent, ability and mindset too 😆
He was using Kippax when Yorkshire dropped him. 😉
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Khushi released by Essex.
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Is this the chap with the bat umpires deemed too big …
If so that’s very harsh
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Yes, him.
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Anyone found out if the handle breaks if it’s just a. Standard 12 month warranty or will be honoured for longer . And if longer costs involved ..
You obv won’t be able to take it to any bat maker to fix …
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Went to a shop today to see Neocore
Circa 104-105mm width . Pick up light though
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(https://i.postimg.cc/Wzk4pbdr/Untitled.png) (https://postimages.org/) (https://postimages.org/)
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There is no such thing?
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That seems to ring a distant bell....... ;)
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I wonder how many early orders they'll get for these - I'm keen on the idea of innovation but at £500+ I'll be waiting and hoping somebody else turns up at winter nets with one to see how they are...
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Danjadz has a few recent videos with Joshua Da Silva where he's using a Neocore. He is full of praise for his one.
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Talking to a retailer yesterday they said nice pick up but don’t see a difference with performance and didn’t know what would happen how to replace handle if there was an issue
Not sure if warranty is 6 months or 12 . Imagine GN will have a good warranty and service but if it breaks after 12 months not sure of cost involved . With them using heavier clefts the bats were starting at 105mm before rounding ..
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Is pope using a neocore? I have noticed a strange ping for both tests now. When he's hit a few boundaries its a tinny higher pitched sound.
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It just seems strange because he hasn't found the middle for about 10 tests before this series.
I think Alex said that all the pros using Neocore have it branded as such now.
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I doubt he is using Neocore as his bat is shorter blade anyway
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Hi,
Ollie isn't using Neocore.
Players using Neocore are branded as Neocore apart from a couple of Tammy Beumont's Gems.
We have done short blade versions but not tested them enough yet.
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Are the classic pro-performance bats shorter blades again this year, @thebigginge?
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Not that I'm aware of.
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Thanks, @thebigginge. Couldn't see it on the advertising this year. Have a lovely weekend!
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Great stuff, @thebigginge. Good to see you increasingly in the advertising:
https://x.com/graynics/status/1868355835186864573?t=T5bzELU6QlN1D76gmjiAPA&s=19 (https://x.com/graynics/status/1868355835186864573?t=T5bzELU6QlN1D76gmjiAPA&s=19)
Or on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDm7zMItLgn/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDm7zMItLgn/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet)
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Karun Nair just broke the record for most runs scored in list A before being dismissed.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/karun-nair-398439 (https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/karun-nair-398439)
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What a player. Stickered up with a neocore.
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Weird way for Warner's bat to break today. Can't see how a cane handle would split like this, is he using Neocore badged up as a Kaboom?
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEo-pVLvXdS/?img_index=5&igsh=eW5oNDBrczBpb3Ax (https://www.instagram.com/p/DEo-pVLvXdS/?img_index=5&igsh=eW5oNDBrczBpb3Ax)
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Weird way for Warner's bat to break today. Can't see how a cane handle would split like this, is he using Neocore badged up as a Kaboom?
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEo-pVLvXdS/?img_index=5&igsh=eW5oNDBrczBpb3Ax (https://www.instagram.com/p/DEo-pVLvXdS/?img_index=5&igsh=eW5oNDBrczBpb3Ax)
I'm pretty sure I've seen some cane handles break like that on TV and in person - also the Neocore handle is made of cane as well.
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Yeah, seen plenty break straight across. As with willow, cane is a natural product and can have hidden faults, weaknesses. No fault of GN, it happens
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Now we are well into "Netting Season", anyone used a neocore in anger?
Any feedback? How does it feel in the hand, response, sound, result?
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Yeah, seen plenty break straight across. As with willow, cane is a natural product and can have hidden faults, weaknesses. No fault of GN, it happens
Definitely not GNs fault, it was one of his old DSCs restickered. No GN branding on the edges was the main giveaway and he got some stickers in the back oriented the wrong way.
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Now we are well into "Netting Season", anyone used a neocore in anger?
Any feedback? How does it feel in the hand, response, sound, result?
Saw this on Insta
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGQBF2XIpNF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGQBF2XIpNF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
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2025 Serious Cricket GN bat range review up now, includes their thoughts on the Neocore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1oXs-xwI0k&ab_channel=SeriousCricket (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1oXs-xwI0k&ab_channel=SeriousCricket)
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Was at Serious today, got a chance to pick up a Neocore, balance was awesome. It weighed 2.10, genuinely felt 2.7/2.8. Handle is thicker than usual towards the blade, but because I hold slightly higher didn’t make a difference to me. Very chunky bat and full profile. Really good concept and now at the top of my wanted list. Would like to have a hit with it to check the response. For those interested it was the Neocore 500. Serious also have 20% off at the moment.
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Dom Sibley?
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Meuleman's in Australia have just released the GN Air, which is similar to the Neocore but has a normal handle/splice. Still has a hole drilled out the middle from the splice down
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Meuleman's in Australia have just released the GN Air, which is similar to the Neocore but has a normal handle/splice. Still has a hole drilled out the middle from the splice down
It's in line with what they've done in the past I believe with the hollow core technology - the hole is not as large as the Neocore, hence why they can splice it normally. I believe their Ultimate 1000s used this too. Hunts have also been doing this in the past, and may still do
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Cheers Chad - wasn't aware it's been done before. Was wondering if it was something GN had tinkered with following a few handles breaks on the Neocore!
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Hunts Turbo was the original. They then started doing it on all their bats. They may still do, although much of their own brand range is thought to be imported.
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Anyone seen a neocore used in their club games yet? I'm a bit surprised that I've not.
Amusingly I was speaking with the person that runs my local cricket shop, who was saying they keep getting phone calls from people asking them to check the shoulder stamps of all the GN bats they have in stock, because 'apparently some particular stamp means it's a belter' :D they declared it to be a load of rubbish because they're all made in India now anyway...
They said people were after a union Jack stamp, I thought Alex's stamp was an H
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This is the problem when Instagram/social media or the likes of CBF declare something to be the new must have. Causes issues for retailers and people wasting their time.
I've probably lost days of my life dealing with people looking for 45mm splice measurement and 20mm shoulders, as then they won't get shoulder damage. Or some other similar very questionable request 😆
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This is the problem when Instagram/social media or the likes of CBF declare something to be the new must have. Causes issues for retailers and people wasting their time.
I've probably lost days of my life dealing with people looking for 45mm splice measurement and 20mm shoulders, as then they won't get shoulder damage. Or some other similar very questionable request 😆
Tell me more about this bat you have... and you have managed to keep it to 2.8... 🤣