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Equipment => Bats => Reviews => Topic started by: Liam-SCCC on August 20, 2010, 11:56:45 AM
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DHL have just delivered this for me.
First impressions were how good the bat looks, the willow along with the stickers are grip. All very classy.
- Standard Allegiance profile
- Grade 1 'Premier' Willow
- Just under 2lbs 10oz
- 31mm edges
- 12 grains (3 heartwood on outside edge)
Pictures to follow!
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Right, here we go. Sorry about picture quality (BlackBerry need to learn how to put a decent camera in their phones!)
I will try and get better pictures later.
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nice looking bat there lian bud...
nice profile
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it is such a nice bat! The profile is great, a great pick up.
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I think Gary makes lovely bats. Not seen a poor one yet, hope it goes well for you
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Think I might have to get some Redback gloves, I can't use garish Pink Puma gloves with this bat!
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Looks a great stick Liam, good luck with it!
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Very nice looking bat you got there fella....... big profile hopefully means big runs ;)
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Spine height is approx 55mm. Sure is big for the weight.
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Lovely looking rug, bat is pretty nice also, especially the strip of heartwood.
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Yeah, I specified the Heartwood as I like the look.
Though I'd give the rug technique a go!
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I bought two allegiances from Gary last year. . . . . . wasnt too happy with them initially. but boy have they come to life. . . . all the hype about these redback bats is there for a reason.
im sure you'll be pleased with it.
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It seems to be quite heavily pressed. Looks like it will take a while to run in as you said. I will use it over the winter to hopefully get it going for next season!
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I thoroughly, absolutely, 100% despise bat reviews like this.
After MUCH deliberation, inside my noggin I had my potential 2011 bat between another Talisman sourced GT or a Warsop Venom.
A Redback is now a very real option, looks an absolute beauty mate!
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i agree Rich. Looking forward to a review of this bat once you start using it.
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The heartwood has lots of little grains packed in it doesn't it? well it looks that way to me.
Lovely bat.
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It has marks, not sure if they are grains are not. Excluded them in my grain count
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Think I might have to get some Redback gloves, I can't use garish Pink Puma gloves with this bat!
£20 posted for a set of 2009 allegiance gloves.
looks an absolute corker of a bat!
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Great looking bat mate.
Love the size of it for the weight.
I agree about the gloves lol, but why stop there? I think this bat would look quality with matching softs.
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That looks an awesome bit of wood.
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Great looking bat mate.
Love the size of it for the weight.
I agree about the gloves lol, but why stop there? I think this bat would look quality with matching softs.
I was thinking the 2010 Redback split gloves. Then sticking with my RP pads
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sounds good mate!
Love the split gloves, tempted to get a pair myself.
I just love having all my kit matching think it looks really smart.
How long did i take for you to have your redback made to your spec? In terms of when you orderd it to when it arrived. (sorry if youve mentioned this before and iv just missed it!)
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The spec was confirmed with Gary around the 6/7th Augast and the bat arrived today. I had already been enquiring about it for a little while. But I told Gary that there was no rush and it wasn't a high priority that I get it asap.
I tried the split gloves on at taunton the other day and they are so comfy!
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Used this tonight in a net. Well, it certainly goes!
The pick up is great and it is very responsive. I will use it in a six a side tournament on Sunday, and then ontour next week.
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Glad you like it Liam, Gary makes top bats, my Allegiance Premier just keeps getting better and better, got it last winter and I thought the bat felt good in nets but it is always hard to tell, when I used it in a game for the first time I hit a few shots that went much further than I was expecting!!
When it needs replacing I will be going straight back to Gary for another!
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Right, used it today in a 6 a side tournament. 4 overs a side. First match we hit 64-0 off our 4 overs. I hit four 6's in 1 over. I can't have been far off a 50.
The bat goes so well, all you need is timing and the ball flies!