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[amritpremi]

Looking at the responses I have eliminated Lekka so it's going to be Hammer or Woodstock. It's such a coincidence that I went to my first nets of the season and one of guys bought a Hammer Vapen.He said it weighed about 2.12 with 2 grips but it really felt like 2.8 or 2.9. It looked and felt amazing.

Old Vapen was NZ made (we all know by whom) if I am right and was pretty expensive as well, now I guess they are made in UK.

[amritpremi]

I checked IJC and they had only a Woodstock Festival in stock (atleast on their website) and nothing else.

As Paul @IJC is a forum sponsor here you can easily approach him by pm'ing him, though not sure if he handpicks Hammer but for Woodstock he surely does (as would be other sponsors here).

[smilley792]

I checked IJC and they had only a Woodstock Festival in stock (atleast on their website) and nothing else.

Ijc has just pocked up his stock from Woodstock. So he's probably just not updated the site yet!


Send him a message on here.

[WalkingWicket37]

I am in the US so I can get it from cricketstoreonline.com

My point still stands mate, made in the UK then shipped to the USA to be stickered. Hammer bats get their fair share of air miles.

[Seniorplayer]

Slightly off topic
Was  told Hammer are arranging for there UK manufactured bats to have the graphics applied to in the UK.

[fasteddie]

I've o experience of Lekka, but Woodstock and Hammer are red herrings.

For that money you can go fully custom and have more say about the cleft and how the bat should fit you, and not the other way around.

Not saying the retailers here can't do that. I know first hand that Paul @IJC offers excellent service and hand picks bats. I've no direct experience of the other retailers but their reviews are worth reading for piece of mind.

Keep your money tucked away until you've spoken to Paul Aldred, Matt @H4L (two whom I have used and would recommend all the time) and the other makers who gain great reviews.

Choice! You've never had it so good. Confused? Of course, we all are (in varying ways and levels).

Have fun and make it an enjoyable process.

[amritpremi]

I would also recommend trying Affinity as it would fall in the same price range. I know there are plenty of other options as well.

[123bcfc]

Have heard very mixed reviews of woodstock and hammer bats seem good but are a lot as people are saying and yeh h4l would not be a bad shout

[ItsJustCricket]

We aren't stocking Woodstock again, so what you see (on our website) is what you get.  Different story with Hammer...

Please PM if you want to discuss.

[procricket]

Hammer one hundred per cent in terms of quality and your stateside so why not


Blank bats have a new load of bats I would check in with them as well

[i12breakfree]

We aren't stocking Woodstock again, so what you see (on our website) is what you get.  Different story with Hammer...

Please PM if you want to discuss.

Wow .. How can we get the insider news on that
I hope what ever happened was not that bad

[Maverick79]

We aren't stocking Woodstock again, so what you see (on our website) is what you get.  Different story with Hammer...

Please PM if you want to discuss.

That's disappointing. The Airstream I got from you goes like a rocket, was going to ask about softs.

[ItsJustCricket]

I wanted to keep stocking them, but the decision was, effectively, out of my hands.  No more public discussion about this matter, though.

[kal_m]

Thank for all your thoughts and inputs guys. Sometimes having plenty of choices doesn't help