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[Krs]

I am bored this morning! Not much happening, so I was left looking at cricket bats AGAIN. Today I started to look at GM and their 2014 range. There are plenty of pictures of the different bats on the forum but not really one place for all of them. As I don't have a cricket shop most the pictures will be stock photos from the internet.

Hope you guys find this useful.

Here goes:

Firstly some information regarding bat GM bag shapes and some useful charts.

Bat Shapes









Six6 F4.5 DXM



- Substantial F4.5 contoured edges
- Elongated swell height
- Powerarc bow
- Concaved back profile
- Reduced toe and shoulders
- Available in Players Edition, Original LE, Original, 808, 606, 404, 303

Octane F2 DXM



- Massive F2 contoured edges
- Flatter face profile
- Low swell Position
- Available in Players Edition, Original LE, Original, 808, 606, 404, 303

Icon F7 DXM



- High swell position
- Super concave profile
- Lightweight design
- Traditional face profile
- Flowing power edges
- Available in Players Edition, Original LE, Original, 808, 707, 606, 404, 303

Icon F4.5 DXM



- High swell position
- Super concave profile
- Substantial F4.5 edges
- Flatter face profile
- Surprisingly light pick-up
- Available in Original LE, Original, 808, 606, 404

Icon F2 DXM



- Massive F2 edges
- Flat face profile
- Surprisingly light pick-up
- Super Concave Profile & Toe Up
- Available in Original LE, Original, 808, 606, 404

Argon F7 DXM



- Substantial contoured edges
- Low swell position with extended sweet spot
- Reduced shoulders and toe
- Slightly concaved back profile
- Available in Players Edition, Original LE, Original, 808, 606, 404

Argon F2 DXM



- Massive F2 edges
- Flatter face profile
- Low Swell Position
- Slightly concaved back profile
- Available in Original LE, Original, 909, 808, 606

Purist F2 DXM



- Flatter face profile
- Middle swell position
- Reduced shoulder and toe
- Offset contoured edges
- Available in Original LE, Original, 808, 606, 404, 303

Zona F2 DXM



- Massive F2 Edges at Drive Zone
- Flatter face profile
- Exaggerated swell height
- Reduced shoulders and toe
- Concentrated power
- Available in Players Edition, Original LE, Original, 808

[lazza32]

what do you do as a job?

[uknsaunders]

what do you do as a job?

Head of PR at GM 

seriously, smacks of a student 

[Krs]

what do you do as a job?

I create desalination descalents for water companies and pesticides and herbicides for Suadi Farmers. I work from home, today is a slow day and it's cold outside.

[The_Bird]

I create desalination descalents for water companies and pesticides and herbicides for Suadi Farmers. I work from home, today is a slow day and it's cold outside.

Quite possibly the best answer ever.

This is a great help, thanks KRS!

[uknsaunders]

I create desalination descalents for water companies and pesticides and herbicides for Suadi Farmers. I work from home, today is a slow day and it's cold outside.

fair play, sounds a very worthwhile thing to do.

[Colesy]

Waiting for my local shop to get the stuff in, even been tweeting them!

[iand123]

Is it me or is this a bit over complicated from GM?

[mo_town]

Is it me or is this a bit over complicated from GM?

The F2, F4.5 and F7 does seem too complicated. If I wanted an icon which one would I get? 2 , 4.5 or 7? and how are they different (technical jargon aside)

[VKS]

Not complicated at all:

F7 - traditional shape and profile with regular edges and a curved face.
F2 - very flat face with very thick edges.
F4.5 - half way between the above profiles, so slightly curved face and thick edges.

We have them all in stock at the moment, so you are all welcome to come and see the difference for yourselves.

[VKS]

Customer feedback wise for us, the interest has all been focused on the F2 and F4.5 models.

We find the thinner profile of the F7 doesn't appeal to our customer base, who seem to like the more modern look with the thicker edges. So GM have actually taken a step forward and given the customer a choice on the modern styled bat.