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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Cover_Drive on January 15, 2011, 11:20:58 PM

Title: Grade 5?
Post by: Cover_Drive on January 15, 2011, 11:20:58 PM

HI,
Hope you're well!

So guys I was at a place where we had nets today so at that shop I saw few bats which had 40+ edges and felt like 2.6/2.7ish in my hands. Those bats were huge I must say.

I tried figuring out the grade and tried looking for grains but I was unable to find any!

It felt really light, had a good balance/pickup etc. So I want to ask was a Kashmiri Willow or I take the shopkeepers word who said it was Grade 5/6?

Sorry couldn't get pictures but it was huge and hopefully next week I'll snap some pictures.

Sitonit, I'm sure if you had seen this then you would have gone nuts!

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:22:48 PM

No such thing as grade 5.

Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kashmir

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: johan95 on January 15, 2011, 11:26:03 PM

Though I remember that Kumar Sangakkara said in the interview in which he mentioned Ayrtek (link is somewhere on the Ayrtek board) that he uses a 'Grade 7' Bat..?! Interesting...seem to grade both ways, both Grade 7 bad, if that even exists, and Grade 7 Amazing! ???

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: procricket on January 15, 2011, 11:26:48 PM

not entirely true

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: uknsaunders on January 15, 2011, 11:28:15 PM

Quote from: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:22:48 PM

No such thing as grade 5.

Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kashmir

use to have grade 5 bats, 20 years ago!

Lack of grains makes me think its Kashmir. Where was this place?

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:29:26 PM

I stand corrected, of sorts :)

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: johan95 on January 15, 2011, 11:29:38 PM

Quote from: uknsaunders on January 15, 2011, 11:28:15 PM

Where was this place?

Canada methinks... :)

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Cover_Drive on January 15, 2011, 11:35:36 PM

^ correct

The face was very dirty and hardly had any grains which were noticeable

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:37:50 PM

Kashmir by the sounds of it. Let us know what it's like after a net or two ;)

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: johan95 on January 15, 2011, 11:43:09 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if it is on a par with your Salix though mate ;)

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Cover_Drive on January 15, 2011, 11:55:28 PM

LOL guys no I didn't buy it. I don't like buying bats from stores here as they don't have quality bats (some actually do)

Salix was very good Johan and its a gun really!

But Colsy how come it was ultra light as Kashmiris are not light

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:57:47 PM

I'm not sure to be honest with you, but cosmetically it sounds like Kashmir

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Cover_Drive on January 16, 2011, 12:06:09 AM

Hopefully when I go there next week and if he still has I'll snap pictures for you guys :)

Title: Re: Grade 5?
Post by: Cover_Drive on January 24, 2011, 11:20:56 PM

So got a chance to take pictures on Saturday and here they are (sorry for poor quality, were taken from Torch)

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20110122-00081.jpg)

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20110122-00082.jpg)

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20110122-00083.jpg)

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20110122-00084.jpg)