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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Colesy on January 03, 2011, 12:27:55 AM

Title: Feel or performance?
Post by: Colesy on January 03, 2011, 12:27:55 AM

Simple question.

For me it's feel.

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: FattusCattus on January 03, 2011, 12:30:43 AM

It depends what you're talking about. If it's your bat, then I'd say it's performance - if you are talking about 'Little Colesy' then I'd say feel.  :D

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: Colesy on January 03, 2011, 12:32:48 AM

I knew out of anyone you'd say something lol.

Topic under 'bats' ;)

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: yvk3103 on January 03, 2011, 12:38:21 AM

Feel and pick-up for me as well

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on January 03, 2011, 12:38:41 AM

Quote from: FattusCattus on January 03, 2011, 12:30:43 AM

if you are talking about 'Little Colesy' then I'd say feel.  :D

brilliant

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: Johnny on January 03, 2011, 12:58:26 AM

Bats that feel good, but perform terribly are awful. I've had bats which felt a bit naff, but went like stink, and you soon got used to the feel and 'what good' feels like

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: mdl_1979 on January 03, 2011, 01:03:16 AM

Performance every time for me.

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: johan95 on January 03, 2011, 01:05:12 AM

It's gotta be performance, though if you get a bat that feels good too, then you've got lucky :) eg. You could have a bat that feels great, but is an absolute plank: that's not gonna get you too far: the critical factor is a balance between the 2 in my eyes..

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: will5210 on January 03, 2011, 01:07:42 AM

Surely any Batmaker worth bothering with should give you both?

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: Johnny on January 03, 2011, 01:09:57 AM

Quote from: will5210 on January 03, 2011, 01:07:42 AM

Surely any Batmaker worth bothering with should give you both?

I would have thought performance is based more on the cleft than the craftmanship. I've definitely had a top end bat which turned out to be a bit of a dud - pot luck I think

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: Colesy on January 03, 2011, 01:11:52 AM

I ask this question as my best ever bat was a Purist II 909 because it felt really nice, pick-up was nice, handle etc. But the middle was the size of a 50p. Being strong enough to hit boundaries I didn't need a bat with immense power.

However I have used bats which have gone very well but I haven't liked them.

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: Watsontotty on January 03, 2011, 01:14:12 AM

Has to be both for me, ive had bats which perform and bats which feel good but not many tick both boxes ? so in the terms of buying a bat and the fact we don't get a chance to test them correctly i would say  ? feel 

Title: Re: Feel or performance?
Post by: will5210 on January 03, 2011, 01:15:19 AM

Quote from: Johnny Firefly on January 03, 2011, 01:09:57 AM

I would have thought performance is based more on the cleft than the craftmanship. I've definitely had a top end bat which turned out to be a bit of a dud - pot luck I think

I suppose it depends on the size of company you deal with. I guess we'd like to think that a smaller firm wouldn't send out any 'duds' to help their reputation grow.