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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: umar on November 27, 2008, 04:48:25 PM

Title: willostix
Post by: umar on November 27, 2008, 04:48:25 PM

Found this website today
www.willostix.co.uk
the bats look good so do the soft goods.
seems like a good idea to me
anyone had experience with them before?

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: haz987 on November 27, 2008, 05:09:43 PM

i saw them in the leicester ccc club shop, and they looked fantasic and cheap at only £69.99 but dont know what grade of willow.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Howzat on November 27, 2008, 05:40:20 PM

Saw them advertise in AOC - I remember Ian Willis being something to do with them... he always used to plug them a lot at least!

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Talisman on November 27, 2008, 06:17:59 PM

They are RNS Larsons imports with fancy stickers, do it yourself and save money, you can get the blanks in London direct.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: mrcricket2k8 on December 08, 2008, 08:18:46 PM

the stickers look very nice imo

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Talisman on December 09, 2008, 10:40:07 PM

They should do since they add £100 to the cost of the bat.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: e4sby on December 09, 2008, 10:42:00 PM

I wish my stickers added £100 onto the price of my bats!

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Talisman on December 09, 2008, 11:16:52 PM

Add it on, they are better bats then Willostix.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: mrcricket2k8 on December 10, 2008, 04:35:53 PM

is the quality of the bats very poor or something?

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Richie on December 10, 2008, 04:45:21 PM

I think the point they are making is that you are basically paying £100 for their stickers, as they are simply importing and putting their stickers on.  This doesn't mean you will get a terrible bat, but that they are overpriced.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Talisman on December 10, 2008, 06:37:49 PM

I find RNS Larsons to be as good an import as you'll find, I've sold some stunners but these are just standard grade 1 and 2 bats with stickers added. No value compared to a English made custom such as CE.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: jandgcricket on December 10, 2008, 09:14:25 PM

Yeah your right Leo.  Ian Wills used to sell them.  I have one lieing around somewhere, its blank but I was told its willowstix, and has the case so i expect so, seemed quite nice.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: yvk3103 on December 11, 2008, 02:37:18 AM

RNS makes very good bats. Their Eurostar bats are amazing.

It is amazing to see how the quality perception of a bat changes with the stickers put on it and we happily pay more for the fancy lables.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Talisman on December 11, 2008, 08:25:46 AM

Very under rated, other companies are ahead in peoples minds due to their ability to produce softs for the big brands.

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: The Swing King on December 11, 2008, 02:13:27 PM

Quote from: Talisman on November 27, 2008, 06:17:59 PM

They are RNS Larsons imports with fancy stickers, do it yourself and save money, you can get the blanks in London direct.


 Sorry don't like to be dense but waht is London Direct?

Title: Re: willostix
Post by: Talisman on December 11, 2008, 05:13:52 PM

London, its a big city in the south of England, but thats not important right now.

You can buy RNS Larsons blank from Ali at AJ Sports.