Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: hit4six on August 22, 2010, 05:40:20 PM
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Good evening gentlemen.
I am looking for around 3-4 forum members to test out my new range of bats. I already have 1 member who is keen to test them. These bats will be arriving in approximately 3-4 weeks and the stickers are being sent to the printers tomorrow. The bats will weigh between 2lb 8oz and 2lb 12oz with a profile I have used on my bats for a long time. I will be visiting the factory in mid February to hand pick the bats, and already have made plans for this.
Price of these bats will be approximately £70 posted, and they will be Grade 2 English willow.
All bats will come with: A padded bat cover with my logo, a free scuff sheet, a white snake grip and a toe guard applied as standard! I can also knock in the bats free of charge if required!
All I am looking for at the moment is potential members who would be willing to help out in the reviews. Any interest, please PM me and I will be happy to give more information.
Cheers
Craig
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Is this £70 to test them or to buy them once they are realeased from the Bat cave?
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That price to review and keep. Of course, I wlil be purchasing some advertising space on the forum when I can and then all the reviews can go into there.
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Well I've committed to taking one as long as they are suitable which I'm sure they will be, hopefully a few others will and that will give Craig a fair chance of making it a success.
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Thanks for the comment Rich, and I hope this is the start of something successful. I have been researching everything for around a year now so keen to start this project. Ideally, not the best time to launch a cricket brand, however, this means it will be ready for the start of the 2011 season.
In regard the testers, I have a full quota now, and these are:
1) WatsonTotty
2) Peplow
3) PeteHosk
4) Buzz
5) Kenbriooo
Of course, this is not set in stone, so if any of the above wish to drop out, no worries! :)
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You might have to wait a long time for a review off PeteHosk - he has 90-odd other bats to get through first!
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Craig knows I'll make an exception for him! We go back a long way! ;)
I have already looked at prices for hiring the indoor nets, and they just happen to have a very underused bola machine! :D
And there are several of the older colts who are eager to join me, so all bats may just get a few more testers than normal!
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Just an update on the whole situation, bats will be ordered on Tuesday 31st August and it should take around 2-3 weeks until the testers receive their bats.
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Looking forward to getting my bat and having an end of season bash with it.
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Yeah with a year off i will be testing this bat to pieces! Like petehosk, i may have others with me that can give views on it to so will be very thorough! 1 thing craig, do we review etc on here, or to you?
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I now have 1 more bat available. I am happy to get the bat made to your weight, so please PM me if your interested.
Peplow, on the forum would be ideal, but not essential.
Here is the sticker design:
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/maccers2007/WholeBat.jpg)
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No printers will accept a design like that to be printed. Has to be high quality EPS file without the bat background too.
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he probably knows :) he is just hsowing us what they are like on a bat :)
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Yes they are all on PSD files in high quality, this is just a sample put simply on a bat template.
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PSD is no good Craig mate
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I have spoken to the sticker company and they are happy with PSD
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Craig, will they be made in England ?
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craig, i have PM'ed you
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Thaman, Not to start with, but looking to make the bats myself within the next year or so. I will be visiting the factory in March time to handpick bats.
Wazza, yes received your PM, and I have replied.
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To give everyone an update.
The website went live yesterday: www.mcleansports.co.uk
I have 1 space left for the testers. I am happy to offer the following to the new tester/agreed members who said they would purchase:
Grade 2: £70 posted
Grade 3: £60 posted
First to PM me will get the final place.
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pmd a while ago
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Just replying to all emails at the moment, I have noticed you sent a PM, I am filtering through them :)
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No problem
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Craig, just been on your website and think it's great what your offering. I'm sure the testers will come back with excellent comments. All the best for this brand! :)
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Craig, just been on your website and think it's great what your offering. I'm sure the testers will come back with excellent comments. All the best for this brand! :)
This will depend how good the bat is!
With me (and at least one other) there will be a few of us testing my bat.
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iv just checked the website prices seem good for the grades of willow - mite av a look into getting one depending on the reviews :)
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This will depend how good the bat is!
With me (and at least one other) there will be a few of us testing my bat.
Of course! Will it have an appearance with a review on the legendary Bat Inventory thread?
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Cant wait to try mine out, I will be giving it its own thread!!
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The website seems to suggest that even the grade 2 and 3 versions of the hercules are top of the range??!! Otherwise it looks great, hope you're onto a winner- best of luck with it.
Golders
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Of course! Will it have an appearance with a review on the legendary Bat Inventory thread?
Yup - sure will!
At this rate, I'll still be doing that thread!!
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It will never end pete as your insatiable lust for willow will never end
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Pete, have u contacted guiness yet/ and think you should be on cricket am as king of bat porn!
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are u doing overseas sponsership,craig?
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is there any spaces for testers left
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No spaces left for the testers unfortunately, they were all snapped up pretty quickly. Just an update and a question to forum members.
1) The McLean Sports Vixen has been released as well, wiuth stylish stickers. Please view www.mcleansports.co.uk/page4.htm
I would love to hear feedback on this design of the Vixen. The sticker company are running my stickers on Monday, so I will be updating the website with pictures of both the Hercules and the Vixen as soon as I can.
2) I would like to have a section on the forum for McLean Sports, who do I contact?
Many Thanks
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You have to become a forum sponsor. Your best bet is contacting an admin.
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Are there even any admin anymore?
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Speak to johnny firefly - he's admin.
Or failing that, speak to moderators who should be able to ask if you can't get hold of johnny.
So that's slogger2, buzz, peps, and someone else. Oh ueh, me as well.
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Will this be your full time thing now Craig or just part time
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I have been informed to give Leo a buzz, so thats what I have done. This will be part time only at the moment, as I am still keen to get into the IT workplace. I had an excellent interview today which a large company so fingers crossed that comes good.
In terms of McLean Sports, the stickers and bats should arrived towards the end of next week.
One of the lucky testers will receive the Vixen stickers applied.
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good luck with the job application craig.
hope mclean sports does well.
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Are the bats Uk made Craig? I hope all goes well for you!
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Not at first, but they will be towards the beginning of the season. I do not have the essential facilities for bat making at the moment, so going to build some money up and then buy everything required.
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I'm looking forward to receiving my new bat. Liking the website thst has been set up and I think when you put pictures of actual bat and stickers then the site will look even better. Wish I had the balls, knowledge and determination to do what your doing when I was 18.
Wish you every success
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Totally agree with Kenbriooo. Hoping it all goes well! :)
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Update for all involved. Bats are in England and the stickers and bats should be with me tomorrow.
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Cheers mate, was just checking as I didn't want for it to have gone missing in transit.
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Yeah no worries mate. I emailed you back saying I would give you an update Sat, but after I sent that email, I tracked the shipment and found out they arrived in the Uk this morning. I will be posting pictures of the bats on here before sending! :)
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Woohoo, look forward to it coming mate! When you think you can get it here? i have a game sunday so could use it then if you can ge tit too me before and i cna absolute rinse knocking in!!! But if you cant its not a problem!
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I cannot guarantee anything. If I get the bats tomorrow, I will get them sent Friday. I will be more than happy to send it via royal mail next day if I can! :)
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ahhh okay brill, see if they do a sat option and i'll pay the difference if you'd like, if you cba then dont worry mate :) i'd understand!!!!