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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: procricket on February 23, 2011, 12:58:37 PM
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Seen some stunners on here but i have a bat here which taps up great has a rather special profile and did not cost very much at
all
The edges are around 40mm and the weight is 2lb 6oz
It has come unbranded and the profile is very Laver Special similar to my one....
Iam happy with it indeed i have never seen a bigger bat for the weight...
Pictures will be uploaded when i return from work and i even buy a camara do do them with happy.
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You are a tease David
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its not one of those ebay ones is it>?
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Dave
i cant believe your doing this to us 2.6 and 40 mil edges bloody nora
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I can't believe this bat is 2.6 and has 40mil edges.
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wait for the pictures
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Dave, has your quest for the ultimate softs come to an end yet?
Interested to know what you will be using come the start of the season
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my buying has come to a end bar maybe a match bat which i have already said what iam after
waiting on the nixon le and a couple of pairs of gloves then it time to whittle it down and get rid of what i will not be using.
Oh and there is no history for this bat it was not made for anybody at all
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is this the bat thats been hiding in the airing cupboard lol, either that or i suspect some serious concaving
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right pictures on route i have measured the edge Matt your right there only 37mm so not as big as i thought
Oh bat number 2 has just arrived through the door a Nixon
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Good to hear now detective dave can rest
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Mate !
you are going to have a serious collection ! :(
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no mate i do not collect mate if they have a part to play i will keep them if not there gone....
I do not collect bats
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no mate i do not collect mate if they have a part to play i will keep them if not there gone....
I do not collect bats
So you buy bats , if u dont like it just sell it on but surely will be for loss !
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Yeah he does make a loss usually but he likes to try different things
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Bat weights
Blank 2lb 6oz with a cheap light rubber and 15 grains
Nixon 2lb 9oz with a heavy duty rubber and 9 grains
sorry about the running trainers
Yes i lose money on bats but hey it fun buying them there worst hobby's out there
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That blank is very very very impressive for 2.6 !
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Love that Nixon!
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I love them both two when Peplow see's this what bat does it remind you off
And before anybody ask no it is not a Chase
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The Nixon has a very Millichamp looking toe! Looks a bit like a more traditional looking Solution to me.
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i might let that one go as it is a tad traditional for me
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nice work with those clubs... are they sourced from Dan, Jon H or Mike or someone else?
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The blank looks very nice. Did you pick it up from Steve?
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I was shocked at the edges on the 2lb6oz bat, then I saw the concaving and was much less surprised. Very L&W shaped. The concaving comes close to that Rob Pack prototype "Bat Wing" that someone had made.
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You've only just got it mate what's the weight of the Nixon
You do love your scalloping but it's got heartwood so will be sold soon then ;)
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one was sourced from Rich Watson the Nixon mate feels nice off a mallet.
The unbranded one i going to just say it is a bat there no story to tell it taps up nicely and is bloody light and a carbon copy of my Laver
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The blank looks very nice. Did you pick it up from Steve?
Yes i did mate if it the same Steve i was very Very dubious mate but for 100 pound you can not go far wrong and as i said it taps up well and the pick up is simply smashing and like Tim said a carbon copy of my Laver PB
Arron this will be coming on the road trip mate
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Look forward to it just need to sort the particulars out and should be a fun couple of days
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I was like a kid in a sweet shop in his garage. Over 400 bats. Where do you start?! I picked up a 2 lb 11 with very similar shape to yours. I was dubious too but would recommend the trip to anyone. Very genuine and honest chap
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Looks nice Dave. The Wisden bat was delivered back today so let me me know what you want to do. If you are dropping in my way then great or I could meet you and Aaron somewhere ?
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The 2.6 reminds me of the blue room prototype
very nice indeed
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tell you as people know i am a gypsy i will buy a bat off anybody and after seeing so many i had herd mixed reviews but i thought it is my weight and looked half good he emailed me saying if i was not happy i could return it but when it arrived it just looked the same as my Laver which i love and instead of paying 360 pound i paid 100 pound and it taps up very nicely indeed.
As we all know sometimes taking a risk is important i do not know were it is made but i have bought enough bats to know it quality.
I have checked the handle and that seems of a good quality as good as my SS so i'am made up.
It has a long way to go to break into the top 3 but we shall see.
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Don't know if its only me but the edge on left side seem to be "taller" than the one on right one ? :S
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there level mate just the picture bud.....
I'am looking for a possible reason why it was so cheap but i can not find one...
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there level mate just the picture bud.....
I'am looking for a possible reason why it was so cheap but i can not find one...
Come on dave ! , whats the secret !!
your teasing us haha
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Looks nice Dave. The Wisden bat was delivered back today so let me me know what you want to do. If you are dropping in my way then great or I could meet you and Aaron somewhere ?
Well were down the 21st and 22nd march
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what secret mate there no story behind the bat it just a bat made in Pakistan by god knows and is pressed well it taps up nicely and is a great pick up and weight.
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Well were down the 21st and 22nd march
might be later on glet me firm up it the week beginning the 21st i think the friday and saturday
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what secret mate there no story behind the bat it just a bat made in Pakistan by god knows and is pressed well it taps up nicely and is a great pick up and weight.
So whats the secret with the price ?
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Sorry meant the Friday of that week ha getting old
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So whats the secret with the price ?
he wanted 50 pound more than i haggled to pay....
I think he just wants a good reputation i can not vouch for any of his bats i have bought this one and it seems after a few taps to be ok infact ok to good....
My bat ethos
If it pick up ok
If it plays ok
That all i follow in that order number 1 seems fine number two seems ok for a new bat.
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here is the bats sister
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ENGLISH-WILLOW-CRICKET-BAT-2LB-6OZ-LOOK-VERY-CLOSELY-/160548015999?pt=UK_SportingGoods_CricketBats_SM&hash=item2561684f7f#ht_550wt_1139
yes it was off ebay thank you Pete Hosk for the spot.
I not saying all his bats are god but after hearing much about them good and bad i though i would give it a whirl.
Mine seems good and it was cheap before people ask yes the handle is of a good quality and fitted well i know enough to know it is of a decent quality.
Iam happy to knock in both tonight
A bit about the nixon it will take some time i think to knock in it sound ok but not as responsive as i would have hoped but iam told they do take time to knock in
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Not a risk I'd be willing to take but fair play to you for going for it.
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Why not Jon every bat you buy is a risk
Had a Laver
Had a Scat
Had a few others here and there ;)
Thought why not i use all my bats or sell them i'am glad to say i will be keeping this one.
I guess though my other gamble last year a bat off Asad which was my first Asian bat was near a quarter of the price of my Laver but i kept using my Asad bat more and more and it became as good as the Laver.....
I guess the seller of this bat does sell bad ones but who doesn't and will i buy another off them who knows i like trying many different bats mate .
Iam not telling anybody to go out and buy them all i saying is this one is a bargain iam looking forward to showing whoever we meet on our Road trip iam sure they will be impressed too
It is funny though we all buy off a photo if i had not of told you i had paid 110 pound posted off ebay you would have though it was a 200 pound bat
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Why not Jon every bat you buy is a risk
Had a Laver
Had a Scat
Had a few others here and there ;)
Thought why not i use all my bats or sell them i'am glad to say i will be keeping this one.
I guess though my other gamble last year a bat off Asad which was my first Asian bat was near a quarter of the price of my Laver but i kept using my Asad bat more and more and it became as good as the Laver.....
I guess the seller of this bat does sell bad ones but who doesn't and will i buy another off them who knows i like trying many different bats mate .
Iam not telling anybody to go out and buy them all i saying is this one is a bargain iam looking forward to showing whoever we meet on our Road trip iam sure they will be impressed too
It is funny though we all buy off a photo if i had not of told you i had paid 110 pound posted off ebay you would have though it was a 200 pound bat
Because the seller has something of a mixed reputation, but fair enough. I'm not going to say any more incase you decide I'm being disrespectful again. :)
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Did not think you was in the first place mate just debating as a forum we should.
All i saying mate is as a picture and a picture alone is it not worth £100 pound
I will let the willow man himself have a look at it when i come back to have a few beers in Blighty
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Did not think you was in the first place mate just debating as a forum we should.
Dave are you turning to Yoda speak? Will your next bat be a lightsabre or a gnarled old walking stick? Or perhaps when talking about pads you will say:
Pads with a small top hat should I think everyone have.
!! ;)
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Teach you i will
Whilst i have been looking at other great bats on here i have begun the knocking in process that Nixon will not be for sale either it bloody is starting to knock up well..
I have had a good day today all i need now is my gloves to arrive
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...it seems after a few taps to be ok infact ok to good....
So much fuss about a bat that taps ok to good? :o Am I missing something?
Bat looks superb both grainwise and wrt to weight/size ratio, but if it doesn't perform what's the point? :(
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it taps up good enough bud as as good a start as my other bats
How can i tell it true performance on a mallet
i can tell it has a good middle mate and as a batsman that what i'am looking for
it will be fine and one of my 3
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What. Gloves is that the Supertest where did you get them from
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No mate got some Nixon 964 and some BDM dazzlers to have a look at...
Might have to do the stockiest thing mate
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i can imagine that 2'6er is a gun, a pakistani professional i sometimes net with has one very very similar, although it only has 4 or 5 grains, nice profile
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it taps up good enough bud as as good a start as my other bats
How can i tell it true performance on a mallet
i can tell it has a good middle mate and as a batsman that what i'am looking for
it will be fine and one of my 3
true mate, but usually you get a pretty decent idea from the ball bounce test. anyway, let us know how it performs in the nets...
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I got a new bat today too :D that Nixon didnt last long though lol....there is absolutely no way ill be parting with it...oh wait lol
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tom, spill your new bat..... come on!
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It's not very good sam no middle and tiny with a poor pick up
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nothing the forum hastn seen before mate...u know how i hate new bats and having to knock them in!
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yep the nixon has gone and in truth i will miss her (had her for 4 hours)
have not tried a black cat so about time
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Not even a one-nigh stand Dave
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yep the nixon has gone and in truth i will miss her (had her for 4 hours)
have not tried a black cat so about time
once you've had black you never go back
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Yes it was totally wrong shape and too heavy for me.
I bet i get another bat in the next 2 weeks or so
I going to be selling what i do not use and sell them cheap.
out of the 3 bats i need i have selected 2 already
my trusty blank ss
my new bat here
have 4 or 5 still waiting but they will all go bar the
laver
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I'm sure you will buy a bat or at least some softs on our trip
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Did I see you were getting a SAF
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i want one mate got to save some reddies though
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Just blame Tom I do and wife seems to believe me
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I tell my wife that it's Tom's fault for all my bats too!
So if you ever come to visit Tom, my wife will probably want to welcome you warmly..........
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Same with mine pete she really wants to meet Tom ha he will need his ayrtek
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Lads don't get me a bad rep with the trouser wearers of the house lol I simply provide a product and it's upto u if u buy it....getting it for her for Xmas was prob a mistake tho roco!!!
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What I thought she needed a new helmet
I thank you
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Right review time
The bat spend around 10 hours of knocking in and a bola net and then the new ball test..
Pick up
Not bad at all picks up slightly heavier than my ss blank mk1.
Performance..
Well i have to say it performed ok...
Not going into too much detail it is not as good as my ss or my Laver but then again i did not expect it to be.
I think it will make a very good bat in time.
The middle is bloody good but a little two small for me i normally do not judge a bat on the middle i have yet to found a bat without one i judge it on the 4 to 5 inches under or above the middle and width of the thing
Ha it done enough to be a match bat unfortunaly not.
It has a decent middle but for me the middle is not long enough or wide enough to consider it a match bat.
Waste of money or not
Not
I think for the money you will struggle to get a better New bat but unlike the other Asian bats i get which are top quality the handle on these are not as good but will last i suspect.
Overall it was a good experiment and the bat in all honesty is not a bad one just not as good as i have.
My advice if your after a belter is to save a little more and get a better bat but if your on a tight budget there nothing wrong with this bat
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oh and my new ss mk2 has arrived more to follow i just need to make the crust harder first