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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: uknsaunders on February 08, 2011, 06:34:14 PM
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Finally found a new pro-century.Hope to get it tomorrow, review to follow.
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BTW arent morrant still selling these
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Were last time I checked had a dukes ton when I was younger gun of a bat
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they might of done a bat under the pro-century name, not now though, but this is the jumbo shape version that hasn't been around for a few years. I contacted Dukes a few weeks ago to see if I could get a copy made, but they couldn't.
Brought one back in 2002, scored the thick end of 800 runs @ 70 odd, loads of sixes and then it broke :-( . The replacement I managed to over oil but still went ok. I then brought a custom ton and despite being far to heavy for me, it went like a gun. All in all not had a bad Dukes yet.
One thing I will do is replace the round handle with an oval one or at least get someone re-shape the handle. My first pro-century was oval handled and I couldn't get on with the round handle version.
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Looks fairly hefty - won't weight do your wonky scales say this is?
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it has an oval handle, which is good news. However my heart sank when I found out it was vylon. That was the bottom quality wood but it was worth a punt and may play pretty well. The Vylon covering is pretty tough but I'm wondering if I should remove it and sand /oil the bat. I'm thinking it hasn't had an oiling in years and it might be worth getting it refurbed. I also suspect it needs knocking in as the old nail in the wood went in to easily. Weigh's 2'11 with an extra grip on.
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if you get the vylon off, it may only weigh 2'5 ... :)
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It has 6 pretty straight grains, with the odd blemish - i'd rate it as a G2 on looks. It has no concaving at all, so ought to pack a punch.
Going to use it as a net bat mainly and see how it goes.
Vylon on or off?
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Hadn't realised they were pretty much the same shape as the SS Jumbo.
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It has 6 pretty straight grains, with the odd blemish - i'd rate it as a G2 on looks. It has no concaving at all, so ought to pack a punch.
Going to use it as a net bat mainly and see how it goes.
Vylon on or off?
On unless it really doesn't go and you fancy a sticky refurb job
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The shape of this looks like SS Jumbo.
My club mate has Dukes bats and they go very well I must say! Good pick I would say mate!
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Knocked in with a little net use, few cherries and seam marks. Might consider selling it if anyone is interested, too heavy for me, 2'11ish at a guess and I have the photos to make a copy in future, so it ought to get some use elsewhere.
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Dukes and morrants bats are decent sticks to what they used to be, over half our club use them. Morrants 'brand' do a t20 destroyer bat, they go like the clappers
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Knocked in with a little net use, few cherries and seam marks. Might consider selling it if anyone is interested, too heavy for me, 2'11ish at a guess and I have the photos to make a copy in future, so it ought to get some use elsewhere.
PM sent
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Still have this available for sale.