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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: yvk3103 on April 23, 2010, 10:21:11 PM

Title: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 23, 2010, 10:21:11 PM

Just landed myself this beast today

weight:2lb11oz, but with a light pick-up
grains: 19, straight and mostly evenly spaced
The mallet just flies of this beast....



(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/yvk3103/photo-5.jpg)
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/yvk3103/photo-1.jpg)
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/yvk3103/photo-1.jpg)
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/yvk3103/photo-2.jpg)

what do you guys think of this bat?
(http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo305/yvk3103/photo-3.jpg)
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: SillyShilly on April 23, 2010, 10:26:38 PM
dont see too many GM's with those grains - very nice looking bat, perhaps an entrant to the grains competition me thinks!
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Paddy Knott on April 23, 2010, 10:29:11 PM
Looks a monster Yash! Our pro Ateeq Javid is sponsored by GM, and he has a few bats like this in his bag. He has Trottys bats aswell and i realy cant explain it.The shoulder of the bat is about 20mm thick! and the middle is around 45mm thick and there is no concaving. Absolute monster.
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Mr Cricket on April 23, 2010, 10:32:30 PM
yet another gleaming example of gm's quality, beautiful!
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: barry1 on April 23, 2010, 10:38:43 PM
Looks a great stick Yash, hope it gets you loads of runs with it
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Paddy Knott on April 23, 2010, 11:15:49 PM
By the way Yash, would you say it has heartwood? or is it just the light shining on it...
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Master-Basterd on April 23, 2010, 11:22:40 PM
Looks quite familiar ???
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 24, 2010, 07:38:14 AM
Yash, what model is it?
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: cricketboy2010 on April 24, 2010, 07:57:30 AM
beautyy of a bat but is it just me or are those grains the thinest grains ever?

apart from that it looks great.
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: AlRidd on April 24, 2010, 08:50:47 AM
Doesn't seem to have much of a bow like most Icons? Is there more to this bat han meets the eye Yash?
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Alvaro on April 24, 2010, 08:57:27 AM
H4L?
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Colesy on April 24, 2010, 09:04:52 AM
Is that a police van outside your window? ;)

Looks like an Icon, would be a shame if it wasn't
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Mr Cricket on April 24, 2010, 09:05:51 AM
thats an icon profile
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: espocrespo on April 24, 2010, 09:06:19 AM
never seen a gm bat that nice
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: AlRidd on April 24, 2010, 09:06:30 AM
Profile wise it is almost identical to my Icon, just mine seems to have more of a bow, might just be the pictures though! Either way its a beaut!
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: AlRidd on April 24, 2010, 09:07:14 AM
It looks like the sort of bat Chav from CSF would go for.
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Alvaro on April 24, 2010, 09:10:20 AM
good call. nice selection of bats that was ... 8 or 9 tightly grained little b*ggers all in a row.
those pics are still up too :)
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: AlRidd on April 24, 2010, 09:11:51 AM
Yeah, I never found out what bat the 'Holy Grail' was though :/
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Alvaro on April 24, 2010, 09:40:19 AM
Catalyst 101 contender ;)
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Talisman on April 24, 2010, 07:22:22 PM
I had a pick up of the "holy grail", super bat, one of many super bats.
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: petehosk on April 24, 2010, 07:38:25 PM
I had a pick up of the "holy grail", super bat, one of many super bats.

And when you going to sell it to me Mike?  ;)
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: Talisman on April 24, 2010, 07:43:54 PM
It wasn't mine, otherwise I'd have given you an option.....
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 07:02:11 PM
By the way Yash, would you say it has heartwood? or is it just the light shining on it...
I would say heart wood.......
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 07:03:00 PM
Looks quite familiar ???

to??
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 25, 2010, 07:03:38 PM
Yash, what model is it?
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 07:05:16 PM
Doesn't seem to have much of a bow like most Icons? Is there more to this bat han meets the eye Yash?

Not sure what you mean.

This is a 100% genuine GM Icon
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 25, 2010, 07:08:51 PM
What model 808, 909, LE?
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 09:17:59 PM
Is that a police van outside your window? ;)

Looks like an Icon, would be a shame if it wasn't

Yeah. My backyard overlooks the local PS.

And it a Gm Icon.
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 09:20:08 PM
What model 808, 909, LE?

I would say a 909 or Original at beat.

It does not matter as the bat has a awesome middle, much better than the GM Flare Original and Icon Original LEs I have had in the past
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: cricketboy2010 on April 25, 2010, 09:25:53 PM
why dont u know wat it is?
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 25, 2010, 09:29:08 PM
I know obviously performance Is the key factor of determining the quality of any bat, I was curious to see what grade it was since it plays so well...
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 09:29:38 PM
I got it without a grading sticker. However, I am very sure it is a GM as it came from a very trusted and authentic source.
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: niceonechoppy on April 25, 2010, 09:34:07 PM
And GM don't give stickers to anyone, so it's 100% genuine...
Title: Re: Just landed myself this beauty
Post by: yvk3103 on April 25, 2010, 09:35:19 PM
I know obviously performance Is the key factor of determining the quality of any bat, I was curious to see what grade it was since it plays so well...

Unfortunately, grading is sometimes not the best indicator of a bats performance. In recent times I have picked up several bat which were not the top end models but picked-up and pinged like some of the top of the range bats. Obviously, down graded because of looks (rarely anyone will pay £300 for a bat that plays well but doe not look good were as many will pay for bats that look very good and may not play as well).