Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2014, 04:54:49 PM »
I think the best advice I've seen in this thread is save some money on the bat and invest it in coaching.

I'd love to do this, but I'm worried that coaches only want to work with 14-year-olds with prospects of playing for counties, not 24-year-olds who just want to score some village runs.
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2014, 05:02:15 PM »
Quote from: goodarmcindy on February 25, 2014, 04:54:49 PM
I think the best advice I've seen in this thread is save some money on the bat and invest it in coaching.

I'd love to do this, but I'm worried that coaches only want to work with 14-year-olds with prospects of playing for counties, not 24-year-olds who just want to score some village runs.
If you're in the east of England, speak to Vitas, they'll sort you out mate :)
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2014, 05:55:10 PM »
Quote from: goodarmcindy on February 25, 2014, 04:54:49 PM
I think the best advice I've seen in this thread is save some money on the bat and invest it in coaching.

I'd love to do this, but I'm worried that coaches only want to work with 14-year-olds with prospects of playing for counties, not 24-year-olds who just want to score some village runs.
Coaches will work with anyone who is paying...

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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2014, 09:25:35 PM »
i had an up close look at a fair few yesterday whilst down at hampshire, Carbs bat was about 2.12 he reckoned and had a bit of heartwood on the outside edge for a LH.

Others in the changing room included a couple of Slazengers inc the huge 5lbs training bat, GM, Willostix, Newberys and some Kooks. Nothing that looked or felt any different to me from what we all see and buy on here.

The major difference being the people at the end of them....feeding the machine to MC at 65 he nearly took me out a few times with straight drives and they certainly came back quicker than I fired them down at!
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2014, 09:57:26 PM »
When Brendan Nash come to to kent 2yrs ago I made home 3 bats he picked out , 1 bat is his match bat which was still going from the that visit 2 seasons ago and 2000 first class runs and one day runs later! 8 staight  grains,  not massive  2.8 just a top performing cleft ...
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #35 on: February 28, 2014, 02:09:55 AM »
I believe that cricket is a psychological game and in my opinion having a good bat is no different. And by good bat I mean performance wise and not the aesthetics.
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #36 on: February 28, 2014, 11:29:13 AM »
Yes cricket can be a psychological game if you allow it to. And yes a good performing light low density close grained  lightly pressed bat can make a difference. That said having owned pro bats that could hit the ball 10 yards further i have discarded them because they did not feel right in the hands. For me when you pickup a bat in your normal batting stance the handle and the blade of the bat need to feel as if they are an extension of your arms.
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Re: Pro bats - all they cracked up to be?
« Reply #37 on: February 28, 2014, 01:27:51 PM »
Ive got a pro issue kook, Whilst im impressed with everything about the bat, Its on a par with my £145 itias bat in its prime.
The only difference is the ping. The middle on the recoil is pheonominal, wheras the middle on the itias was good i still had to put alot of effort behind it.
I really think its luck of the draw with willow and performance.  Ok pro issue bats may be more asthetically pleasing but is there really any evidence to prove they perform better.

The pro bat i have, for some reason has certainly given my a psychological boost, which has improved the quality of my game due to the confidence boost
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