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Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: RichW on July 06, 2010, 04:37:04 PM
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New bat very happy with its about 2'11 asked for 2'8 might get some weight taken off. Got some photos on my phone but cannot attach them HELP???
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is it an iphone? if so get the photobucket app nd upload them via that
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Just a word anybody seen or had a solitaire under 2lb 10 oz
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he doesnt make light ones aprently i asked for my usuall 2.7 and he said lets start at 2.10
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Is he saying he won't make one when you specifically ask for a light bat?
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I asked for 2 7 to 2'10 and got 2'11 so no, he doesn't Do light bats and he is a 1 profile batmaker.
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has the novelty of getting a G1 custom made bat for £115 worn off now that people are looking for bats in the 2.7-9 weight range if he cant supply them sub 2.10? I thought you could ask for whatever profile you wanted as it was custom made?
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I swapped a very good one with watsons and truth be told was a good un but dead weight was all wrong
Customised companys do not give you a 2lb 11oz when you ask for a 2lb 8oz or they shouldn't.
To me people who want less returns make bats only over 2 lb 10oz as many makers do not like making 2lb 7 and under
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Seems a strange approach, Roger Weston has made bats for some very good players I doubt they all used 2.10+
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It will all be down to the quality of the willow, a low percentage will make the light big bats we see a lot of on here. Lets remember that members are a little on the obsessive side of life and tend to have better than average bats. You will be able to make 2.7 in a nice shape but once this willow is used it will become 2.8 then 2.9 and follow on. Eventually all you have left is the heavy stuff.
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No just a normal phone, when i added then in it said the post was to big to load.
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so he lets the light stuff go to his higher profile customers? seems fair when he's charging only £100. The bats must be good or else people wouldn't keep buying them.
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I would say that it is more likely a case of first come first served.
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I agree there mike the bat person I know goes to wrights ever 2to 3 months and it first come first served
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His bats are good, I can testify to that. So far I have scored close to 600 runs in all Cricket with mine.
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The one I had pinged well but had alot of concaving when asked for little to none
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That doesnt prove that the bats any good, or that you are for that matter... im not saying you aren't any good but a good player would score runs with a crap bat.
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That doesnt prove that the bats any good, or that you are for that matter... im not saying you aren't any good but a good player would score runs with a crap bat.
Should I rephrase then? In which case it is the 2nd best bat I have had, next to my Salix Pod 1. It doesnt feel as nice in the hands to me as my Kook Blade or Salix, however I find it plays better than it, or any Newbery/GM that I have tried so far this season.
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hi.. same happened to me.. i asked for about 2'8-2'9 bat... all i got is a very heavy bat (didnt measure it though, but i think around 2'12-2'13).. a very nice looking bat, and can perform very good, but my wrist hurt after 2-3 overs.. already sent for weight reduction, and hopefully everything going fine.. btw, i'm from malaysia, so it took me some time to return the bat (as the postage cost quite high).. hopefully roger will cover the return-back-to-malaysia cost.. :)..
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I think thats well out of order, sending a much haevier bat than asked for. If that was me i'd be well p*ssed off!
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When I had mine there was 3 bats left out and I just picked the one I wanted out if them as I went to pick it up but heard alot of people getting sent heavier bats than asked for
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Just to add the man still hasn't reimbursed my postage costs for sending the wrong wait of bat, and he isn't answering my emails.
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This arrived today :)
(http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae233/shentsphotos/Solitaire%20Bat/DSCF4222.jpg)
(http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae233/shentsphotos/Solitaire%20Bat/DSCF4223.jpg)
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asked for 2.12 max with thick edges got 2.11.5
pings well with the mallet and I like the pick up. It has 11 straight grains but does have a horizontal mark near the bottom of the bat. Will get this knocked in and report back but at the moment seems very good value for money .
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Looks very, very nice
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Niiiicccceeee!
It looks as though he makes a nice stick, as long as you're not after a light bat! ;)
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very nice bat.
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This is the bat he sent me two weeks ago which I sent back to him because it was far to heavy to use!!
He then sent me back another bat which was still heavy!!
It is a great piece of wood though goes really well off the mallet.
I took it to Rob Pack and used his scales and it weighed in at 2.13 so I think its a bit heavier than you think mate.
If you can handle that weight though it will go really well, it's such a nice piece of wood.
Would use roger again though it does seem as someone commented earlier that he's a one shape maker, who makes excellent but heavy bats
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in therory though most big bats make the ball go further...
i had one and in terms of quality and finish and craftmanship i thought it was very poor
in terms of rebound quality it was very good though(suppose this is the main thing)
once again was not a lightweight bat and if i asked for a 2lb 8oz i would not accept anything heavier and not a chance of it being 2oz heavier i would have it rapped up and back to him pronto
for a experianced batmaker he should not be doing this
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I agree! I am not sure if Roger does this intentionally or not. Imagine if someone buys a bat off Rogers in North America where it costs 25 Pounds to send a bat back and forth then in order to get weight problem sorted out he would go bankrupt!
If I remember correctly one guy on the forum as for 2.8 and he recieved 2.11! I believe Roger needs a new weight scale..
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This is the bat he sent me two weeks ago which I sent back to him because it was far to heavy to use!!
He then sent me back another bat which was still heavy!!
It is a great piece of wood though goes really well off the mallet.
I took it to Rob Pack and used his scales and it weighed in at 2.13 so I think its a bit heavier than you think mate.
If you can handle that weight though it will go really well, it's such a nice piece of wood.
Would use roger again though it does seem as someone commented earlier that he's a one shape maker, who makes excellent but heavy bats
:) :) :)
I hope you knocked it in to save me some time :D
I have weighed it again on another set of (kitchen :-[ ) scales and it comes in under 2.12 so maybe it has had some weight removed from the back.
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in therory though most big bats make the ball go further...
i had one and in terms of quality and finish and craftmanship i thought it was very poor
in terms of rebound quality it was very good though(suppose this is the main thing)
once again was not a lightweight bat and if i asked for a 2lb 8oz i would not accept anything heavier and not a chance of it being 2oz heavier i would have it rapped up and back to him pronto
for a experianced batmaker he should not be doing this
The finish on this bat seems ok and is comparable to other bats we have bought in our family this season from warsop, salix and screaming cat. earlier this year I bought a Roman Jaques off Ebay - it looks great but is a plank :-[.
I also bought an own label bat from my local cricket shop (£60) - the finish and the stickers were very poor but because it is a heavy bat the rebound is great.
This forum has a lot to answer for :) prior to this year i had bought 2 bats in 10 years , I am up to 7 this season already 3 for me 3 for my son and 1 for my wife !
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Haha yes mate I did about 30 mins knocking so will save you a bit of time!!
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The finish on this bat seems ok and is comparable to other bats we have bought in our family this season from warsop, salix and screaming cat. earlier this year I bought a Roman Jaques off Ebay - it looks great but is a plank :-[.
I also bought an own label bat from my local cricket shop (£60) - the finish and the stickers were very poor but because it is a heavy bat the rebound is great.
This forum has a lot to answer for :) prior to this year i had bought 2 bats in 10 years , I am up to 7 this season already 3 for me 3 for my son and 1 for my wife !
welcome mate 24 bats since November last year and only used 4 of them
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This forum has a lot to answer for :) prior to this year i had bought 2 bats in 10 years , I am up to 7 this season already 3 for me 3 for my son and 1 for my wife !
I'm not even going to comment!! :(
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its called bat aholics and the main symptons are petehoskitas im afraid tis uncurable
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might start on helemets now
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I already have 5 helmets!! How can anyone use 5!! I only have one sodding head! :(
Haven't bothered counting or listing bats, but was up around 100, but think I may have managed to somehow sell 5 or so?
Does that mean I'm on the way to bataholic recovery??
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Not sure your near a recovery get pete, sell another 90 odd and then we're talking a full recovery!!
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Come on.......how would I ever survive on 5 bats!!?? >:(
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That's the comment that confirms your still addicted ;)
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Not sure your near a recovery get pete, sell another 90 odd and then we're talking a full recovery!!
I think to prove he'd fully overcome his affliction the bats would have to be donations as oppose to sales :p
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I think to prove he'd fully overcome his affliction the bats would have to be donations as oppose to sales :p
Perhaps to a bat museum?
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might start on helemets now
I'm not sure anyone want 'helmetitis'
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thats sounds like a STI ^^^ :L