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Equipment => Pads => Topic started by: peplow on September 13, 2010, 09:58:44 PM

Title: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 13, 2010, 09:58:44 PM
Currently have gt's in youths, find them marginally too small and a little bulky

I will be buying new pads and didnt know which of these options to go for:

1. Youths sps (all white ones) i have heard these are slightly bigger and less bulky? maybe small mens if i can get them somewhere!

2. Puma Flextec - could go for these, they have small top hat i am led to believe and dont look too big

3. GM Ravi's - again nice and lightweight and dont look huge!

What are peoples thoughts!!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Richard on September 13, 2010, 10:01:22 PM
SPS pads are definitely less bulky than the GTs. A mate has a pair of GTs and I was suprised at how wide they are! I'd always go for Newbery softs, they seem to be making the pick of the bunch at the minute.
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 13, 2010, 10:02:12 PM
yeah just dont want them to look really really thin in the smaller size, like pencil pads :D (thats what we call them!) and dont want them to be as small as gt's!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Richard on September 13, 2010, 10:04:59 PM
I'd say the SPS are taller than the GTs, but also thinner. Not by a great deal though.
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: will5210 on September 13, 2010, 10:07:05 PM
I have the GM ravi's. Very light (only very very slightly heavier than my Morrants) & comfortable, plus are easy to wipe clean.

They used to feel a little wide at the top, & occasionally I'd catch them with my bat (hence me buying the morrants) but i started storing them in my bag with the straps done up tight to bend them more, and now they seem to fit me better.

If i were you I'd try them on first but all in all a nice pad IMO
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 13, 2010, 10:08:16 PM
yeah thinking for sps or puma flextec, anyone shed any light on puma's? performance, comfort and fitting wise?
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: mattw on September 13, 2010, 10:21:20 PM
I have the GM ravi's. Very light (only very very slightly heavier than my Morrants) & comfortable, plus are easy to wipe clean.

They used to feel a little wide at the top, & occasionally I'd catch them with my bat (hence me buying the morrants) but i started storing them in my bag with the straps done up tight to bend them more, and now they seem to fit me better.

If i were you I'd try them on first but all in all a nice pad IMO


Yeah I was thinking about purchasing some of them but they seem quite wide and they look as though they don't bend around the legs properly.

while searching about for some new pads i came across some pads from Boundary Sports that look very similar to the top of the range puma pads

(the link straight to the pads didn't work but if you go to senior batting bats through www.boundarysports.com (http://www.boundarysports.com) you can find them)

(http://www.boundarysports.com/product/resize_images.php?file_name=Twenty20Pad.jpg&max_width=400&max_height=400)

they seem like very good value, but i'm waiting until all of the new cricket gear is out next season before purchasing anything.
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Biggyd63 on September 13, 2010, 10:48:50 PM
I had some ballistic 6000 MRH when they first came out.
I'm about 5ft 7 ish and found them really bulky, big and noisy, but really light
Since then i have gone back to using top spec youth pads and have been happier.
I am in a similar situation to you Sam being roughly to same height.
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: umz_786 on September 14, 2010, 01:30:25 AM
all the flextech imitations are uncomfortable and dig into your legs big time. cji, boundary etc are no go for pads
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Talisman on September 14, 2010, 07:03:24 AM
I'd go SPS youth, they look, protect and feel great on the leg.
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 07:05:15 AM
Thanks biggy. At 5 8and half they may be okay then? The design may have moved on too!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on September 14, 2010, 08:27:54 AM
nick nack ill bring our youth LH ones along in case you want a look....but then u are a fussy one so maybe no point!!!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 08:28:41 AM
yeah go for it mate :) worht seeing what they are like, i am a fussy one when it comes to pads!!!!! Sorry :( haha
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on September 14, 2010, 08:29:30 AM
Helmet will be ready today too do u want any crest on it? Glos??
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 08:29:50 AM
pm'd you pal
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 08:31:03 AM
I'm not big time enough to warrant a glos sticker on :D

looking forward to lid though :D
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: Biggyd63 on September 14, 2010, 09:21:23 AM
Thanks biggy. At 5 8and half they may be okay then? The design may have moved on too!

I'd stick with youth pads personally
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 09:23:16 AM
ahhh okay mate! Thanks for info, much appreciated. Shame they dont do them in small mens!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 14, 2010, 12:13:56 PM
peplow, i have some flextechs for sale which are not very big! pm if interested im not looking for much! cheers
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 12:47:15 PM
yours will be rh though wont they mate!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: peplow on September 14, 2010, 12:48:24 PM
Added that to my sig as people always try sell me RH Kit :D
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 14, 2010, 12:49:22 PM
oh yeah good point! sorry pal!
Title: Re: Which to buy??
Post by: johan95 on September 16, 2010, 06:29:31 PM
From what I've heard the Pima flextechs are a bit unwieldy; I'd suggest the sps pads, or if you're looking for another option, try the gn xiphos pp pads, they are snug and offer great protection tbh..