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WalkingWicket37

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My latest "bargain"
« on: June 06, 2014, 01:04:29 PM »
Well I've bought another new bat!

A GM icon this time, only a low end model (can you guess which?) but at £50 new (ex display) I wasn't going to miss out.
As it's ex display there were a couple of marks on the face, the grip had perished and the scuff sheet was starting to list. New grip and bat tape applied!

Initial reaction - this is light!
Put it on the scales - 2lb13! I think which raft has gone into the pickup!

There's 6 wonky grains (the ugly ones always go better I've found) and the Ping - I don't know, not tapped it up yet.

And the pictures







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Re: My latest "bargain"
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2014, 02:38:14 PM »
Quote from: CameronPye94 on June 06, 2014, 01:04:29 PM
There's 6 wonky grains (the ugly ones always go better I've found)

Are we still talking about bats.!!!

It don't look too bad, is there a crack I see
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Re: My latest "bargain"
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2014, 03:48:53 PM »
Quote from: The Palmist on June 06, 2014, 02:38:14 PM
Are we still talking about bats.!!!

It don't look too bad, is there a crack I see
Bats, althought the statement is true in other senses  :D

And not that I'm aware of, if you're referring to the mark on the face I think it's pen (no idea why they were drawing on display bats but hey ho!)
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Re: My latest "bargain"
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2014, 04:24:35 PM »
Just done a Ping test with a new ball - it went like excrement off a shovel!

Realising a new ball is hard so was always going to ping better, I then used an old ball. That pinged nicely too, think I might have got lucky with this one, seems to tap up very nicely and make a lovely noise. Hopefully there's plenty of runs in this one!
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