Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Companies => Custom companies => Topic started by: Andy on May 21, 2008, 07:00:32 PM
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what do you all think about redback cricket?
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I've heard nothing but praise! They seem to be very nice, nice enough to be my next bat :P
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Brilliant stuff andy, Love the bat and great great great customer service! 8)
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Was gunna' say about how happy Leo was! They will probably be my next bat aswell!
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Beautiful grains and finish on the ones I had, haven't got much use out of it though as I love my Warsop and Fusion too much
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Brilliant stuff andy, Love the bat and great great great customer service! 8)
Well and truly seconded, my brother just bought a bat, and the customer service was second to none, plus the Redback I have is absolutely awesome. Nothing else to it.
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recieved the bat today, absolute beauty!
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Pics please?
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when my brother gets back from his match... I need his camera
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coolio mate no rush
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Pictures of both mine and my brother's Redback. Mine is the one on our right, with the scuff sheet, and Andy's is the other one.
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd249/artorius_01/dsc00482.jpg)
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd249/artorius_01/dsc00483.jpg)
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd249/artorius_01/dsc00484.jpg)
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they look like quite traditional shapes - doesn't seem to be much of a bow?
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I know the surefire has a very traditional profile Johnny not sure about the alleigance...
Put the stickers on back to front?
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Wow, not usually keen on traditional profiles but i like these bats!
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Nope, they look much better like that, i have another shield on the back too, Andy's is just blank. The profile is traditional because the cleft was misshapen, and so Gary couldn't get a huge profile out of it, and also why the price was so good! ;)
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I know the surefire has a very traditional profile Johnny not sure about the alleigance...
Put the stickers on back to front?
I like them that way, i also have no stickers at all on the back
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Saw Corey Collymoore using one just, good to see :)
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i was just bout to say that, shame he just got bowled!
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Lol when gary told me collymore was going to be using one...
"Wow thats good youve got him using your bats"
"Yeah shame hes not a batsman though" :P
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Whether Corey is a bowler or a batsman its a great coup having a player of his calibre using a bat from a 'smaller brand', top stuff Gary, may i ask what he asked for specs wise? Do you have any other players using your bats?
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Corey was pretty easy going with his spec to be honest, 2-9/10 XLB was all that mattered to him. Shame they didnt quite win last night, was a good game tho!
No more players i can mention using my bats at the moment ;)
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Gary, is he a new signing since moving to UK/signing with Sussex?
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i can mention
Ooo does that mean theres others that you cant mention!
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Wasn't it collymore that used a cf?
Well done on getting him to use your bat's Gary.
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Yep he did, had the Recurve model.
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Just finalized details with Gary on getting me a Redback Surefire!! Great customer service....he was very patient with all my questions and responsive to my emails. Will be the first one he's ever shipped to Canada. Showed my captain the pics and I think hes going to get one as well now. The specs I asked for were:
2lb 9 oz
Traditional profile
Low to Mid middle
Oval Handle (He had a bat already made to those specs except the handle was semi-oval. I decided to grab it so I could get it quicker because once he showed me the pics I had to have it!!!)
Here it is:
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm189/scuudz/Face.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm189/scuudz/Profile.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm189/scuudz/Toe.jpg
Comments?
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Good Bloke
Great Service
Fantastic Bats
Well done Scu - I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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It looks great mate one of the best ive seen...redback - hitting canada by storm!
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Thanks guys!!
Leo - You're the second person to say that thats one of the best Redbacks they've seen!!
I cant wait to get it !!!!!!!!!!
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Bat looks a cracker, almost as good as a CE ;)
Gary is also a top bloke even though he's always beating my top score! The man has too much spare time on his hands!
Let us know how it goes when you receive it!
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Umm....I apologize for my ignorance but whats a CE??
Edit: Never mind. Haha....just saw that you are a podshaver and have the initials CE. I guess thats your own brand? Maybe someday I'll give your creations a go!! ;-)
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I had a Redback off Gary, impressed with the overall finish and customer service received. The bats remind me slightly of Hawks, with the rounded shoulders, edges and toes. I didn't like a Hawk I had a while back, so due to the resemblence and also just buying a very nice Warsop I didn't really use the bat.
A friend gave me £150 to get him a bat, and I offered him a Superbest or the Redback - he took the Redback and it seems to be going pretty well. First time he used it was last weekend getting a 50. He's pleased with it, so another happy customer :)
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Was it an Allegiance, Tom?
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A hawk X10 i assume as it was a while ago? Never heard that an Allegiance looks like them before, the profile is nothing like a hawk, the shoulders are cut totally diffrently, not quite sure what you mean about the rounded toe?
I purposley round the edges so they are not so suseptible to damage when being struck by a ball. If the edges are left square, yes, the look slightly bigger but they have far more chance of cracking when edging a ball.
Glad your friend is happy with the bat, hopefully it will bring him many runs!!
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Umm....I apologize for my ignorance but whats a CE??
Edit: Never mind. Haha....just saw that you are a podshaver and have the initials CE. I guess thats your own brand? Maybe someday I'll give your creations a go!! ;-)
Its ok just my way of plugging my skills, but i'll admit i've got some way to go to get to Garys standards!
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Shape wise it's nothing like a Hawk X10, I haven't actually seen a bat with a shape like a Redback Allegiance. From memory the shoulders on your bats and also on the Hawk's are similar, rounded off a bit unlike most companies who have a sharper edge. Same with the toe, a lot of the Pakistani and Indian bats have squared off toes whereas yours again are quite rounded.
Didn't mean to cause offence anyway, was just an observation; I would say it was quite a compliment to have bats compared to those of a batmaker of 40 years.
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Was it an Allegiance, Tom?
Yep it was.
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No offence taken at all, it just seems a slightly odd comment that you didnt get on with the bat because the shoulders were rounded! I was just pointing out my bats are not really that like hawks.
I think rounding the shoulder/toe cut lines gives a nice flow to the bat. Alot of people leave them square because it is simply easier/quicker during the sanding process.
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one of my redback allegiances:
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q107/sheeno342/SV201019.jpg)
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q107/sheeno342/SV201018.jpg)
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q107/sheeno342/SV201017.jpg)
beautiful, definately recommend
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No offence taken at all, it just seems a slightly odd comment that you didnt get on with the bat because the shoulders were rounded! I was just pointing out my bats are not really that like hawks.
I think rounding the shoulder/toe cut lines gives a nice flow to the bat. Alot of people leave them square because it is simply easier/quicker during the sanding process.
I tend to either fall in love with a bat or otherwise sell it. Originally I didn't use it as I had my Fusion and I do dislike having £140 just sat there, so I offered it to a mate who snapped it straight up.
That said, yours and 2 other bats (Kook Kahuna and Impala Redback) I have now regretted selling. When I pick up the majority of other bats off the shelf and compare it to those 3 there's a massive difference in quality. Would buy any of those 3 bats back any day.
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Their bats are great and Gary's customer service is excellent.
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Anyone out there that has used both the surefire and the alligence or know what the real difference in playing performance is?
I think i might get one, however not sure which profile to go for
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Will tell you in a week or two! Got a Surefire already and getting an Allegiance within the next week hopefully....
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SLIGHTLY off the topic, but I had the pleasure of owning on older Redback a few years old. It was the sub-zero model (which in my opinion had the best colour scheme for redbacks) with a low middle, 7 grains (if i remember correctly) and weighed about 2lb 10oz. Like Tom, I normally fall in love with a bat, or sell it. I must get 30-40 bats a year and out of all of the bats I have sold, I really wish I didnt sell the Redback. Was a beautiful bat. I have got some pictures around somewhere, I will upload if i can find them!
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Anyone out there that has used both the surefire and the alligence or know what the real difference in playing performance is?
I think i might get one, however not sure which profile to go for
You dont have to choose a particular profile, if you ask Gary I'm sure he could make you any profile you wanted. I have a very traditional profile surefire and I love it! As a general rule of thumb Alleigances are normally more concaved I've found.