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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #30 on: December 31, 2012, 08:22:34 PM »
Yes and no the 2 worst I had one had the life kicked out of it the other was massive but had a middle the size of a pea.

I suspect the problem was pressing in one case the solitaire the other it was just used too much before I got my hands o it.


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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #31 on: January 01, 2013, 01:45:07 PM »
Gm Icon Original Le was absolutely awful....
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #32 on: January 01, 2013, 01:55:19 PM »
Newbery B52 bomber for me.
Hated it got most if my money back though
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #33 on: January 01, 2013, 02:08:01 PM »
GM Maestro 5* and a Kook Bubble 5* Both were dreadful, both were extremely expensive at the time and both snapped within a season. As a result I have never bought another GM or Kook! Stupid really as I have used some great bats from these makers but I now have a mental block about spending good money on one!
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #34 on: January 01, 2013, 03:50:59 PM »
Quote from: 100 not out on December 31, 2012, 08:20:42 PM
Everyone who say they had a plank , would you say it was due to being over pressed??

Not sure.  I know I've had bats that have been disappointing in their performance due to over pressing - an Australian Slazenger Bradman (V99.96) was one such candidate; lovely grains, but felt like it had been compressed between diamonds.
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #35 on: January 02, 2013, 01:56:47 AM »
Kook Genisis something, has a wierd hard plastic cover on it which makes it brilliant for tennis ball/soft ball cricket
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #36 on: January 02, 2013, 03:16:40 AM »
I had the Brian Lara 400 edition MRF and it was terrible, had the middle the size of a seasame seed and that was not even that great.
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #37 on: January 02, 2013, 04:19:40 AM »
Quote from: ammo on January 02, 2013, 01:56:47 AM
Kook Genisis something, has a wierd hard plastic cover on it which makes it brilliant for tennis ball/soft ball cricket

Must be the 1000 or the 500 I have the 10000 its a gun on the drive .
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #38 on: January 02, 2013, 04:26:27 AM »
I had a GN Powerspot circa 1996. It was absolutely rubbish. Had nothing and made a horrible noise when you hit the ball. Best thing that ever happened to it was my brother leaving it out in the rain!
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #39 on: January 02, 2013, 08:47:42 AM »
Quote from: nick123 on January 02, 2013, 04:19:40 AM
Must be the 1000 or the 500 I have the 10000 its a gun on the drive .

ahh i believe it was 500 2nd bat ever, still use it for tennis ball, wouldn't be a bad indoor bat
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #40 on: January 02, 2013, 08:59:48 AM »
I had a Hawk ( doubt very much if it is the same Hawk as the UK one) in the early 80's and it didn't have a middle at all.. It was a present from my sister from her first pay... Didn't have the heart to tell her it was crap.

Thought that bat was cleansed from my memory you bastards
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Re: We all talk about the best.... But what about the worst bat??
« Reply #41 on: January 02, 2013, 09:19:22 AM »
Charlie French bats x 2.

Over pressed horrible crap.
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