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[ItsJustCricket]

Do you have a courier account Paul? Its very easy to process claims with them if you are an account holder, even for damage like this. You'll also notice a distinct drop in issues like this once you file a claim or two.

Only with ParcelForce.  We use FEDEX for USA and Canada shipments and just go through P4D each time.  Makes it a bit harder I guess...

[fros23]

That is a stunning piece of willow, if my bat looked like that and got damaged in any way I think I would actually cry.

[tushar sehgal]

That is a stunning piece of willow, if my bat looked like that and got damaged in any way I think I would actually cry.

I know what you mean mate but thats why its nice to have insurance/coverage which IJC always have had. If anything this was an anomaly as both fedex and IJC have been great for many of my purchases in past. Poor Paul is more worried and upset about this then I am and you couldn't ask for better service than that as a customer, he's been emailing me and doing his best.

[mad_abt_cricket]

Really nice stick Tushar.. Sorry about the dents... I am sure though this bat will perform very well for you

[Blazer]

Tushar , That dent could be easily repaired , cover the rest of bat with something and expose the dented part to steam out of a kettle. The dent will expand and return back. Sand using different grades till the desired finish is achieved . You could probably do it after the season . I had a h4l bat that the postman delivered with a massive dent and did the same .

[ca_gold]

how does the bat tap up? i am really interested in this profile from salix. how is the pressing compared to your other bats? im playing only 20/20 now with a pitch that has mid to just a tad low - so im wondering if this is the best profile to go for in salix's range.

[tushar sehgal]

Tushar , That dent could be easily repaired , cover the rest of bat with something and expose the dented part to steam out of a kettle. The dent will expand and return back. Sand using different grades till the desired finish is achieved . You could probably do it after the season . I had a h4l bat that the postman delivered with a massive dent and did the same .

I was thinking of doing that till i found a very thin crack right in the middle of the dent, its not major but its a crack none the less so decided to instead water down some glue and then just leave it as is...

how does the bat tap up? i am really interested in this profile from salix. how is the pressing compared to your other bats? im playing only 20/20 now with a pitch that has mid to just a tad low - so im wondering if this is the best profile to go for in salix's range.

This is mid or high-mid middle, i usually use mid-low or low, so its a bit of a change for me. Bat feels big in hands, i have had better picking up bats but this is not the worst pick-up (H4L 3lb monster picks up lighter) and used it today it felt "not-ready" but it has only had abt 30 mins of knocking...pressing wise off the shelf it feels harder than some of the forum brands...i am not sure what you are using right now but i just knocked in a Kooka for a friend and this is pretty close to it in terms of hardness of the feel...

[wilkie113]

Looks gorgeous mate. If it's as hard as Simmys kooka then you've got a lot of knocking in to do lol! His is like an oak table

[tushar sehgal]

Looks gorgeous mate. If it's as hard as Simmys kooka then you've got a lot of knocking in to do lol! His is like an oak table

Simmy's kooka must be made of Czech willow if it needs that much knocking ....it does need a lot of work but what surprised me was when i knocked it i looked like one of those that will be ready soon but should be fun to use when its ready,,,also got one of Kieron`s performance sheets on now so we`ll see