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There's life in the ole gal yet!
« on: December 13, 2012, 07:30:27 PM »
The time of year has come to dig out old faithful and see just how bat a shape she is in. Having used her for the last 4 seasons since obtaining her off of Roco I reckon she must have scored a good couple of thousand runs thus far  :-[

Having peeled off the cursed fibre edge tape it revealed a few more wounds to the toe area that would need some tlc.

Bit of glue and clamping seems to have done the trick and a good clean up has her back to looking like her old rather beat up self again.

Before...



After



With a self heal anti-scuff and perhaps one horizontally wrapped around her she lives to fight another day and is Hopefully good for a few more runs yet :)
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2012, 07:32:12 PM »
Looks like you've got some use out of the bat mate it was a stonker
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2012, 07:35:09 PM »
Looks good what was it?
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 07:35:30 PM »
Yes mate carrying some serious war wounds hence the dowelled toe to hold it together, large split up the side and today's injuries too.

Saying that even at full price it's looking like £100 a season which is damn good value in my books for how well it performs.

Defo one to get copied with the shape and handle before it falls to pieces. :) in fact might be best to send it off to someone now before its stickers etc again ???

Who's keen ;)
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2012, 11:01:21 PM »
Quote from: roco on December 13, 2012, 07:32:12 PM
Looks like you've got some use out of the bat mate it was a stonker

Regretting now eh? ;)
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2012, 11:04:01 PM »
They are truly sensational bats.

One thing we all can learn from this is that, if you take good care of your bat (that would be only possible if you're persistent with it) then you can really squeeze best out of it.

These cost around 450 GBP so if you use for four years it becomes 112.5 GBP a year which is peanuts..
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2012, 05:59:36 AM »
Quote from: Cover_Drive on December 13, 2012, 11:01:21 PM
Regretting now eh? ;)

No it was a gun but did not feel right for me so glad it went to a touch player to get some use
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2012, 08:07:17 AM »
Well well well, didnt expect to wake up to such compliments on a Friday morning from you mr RC! ;) haha

Yeah it's had some use but with a end of season refurb its come good again even with the cracks etc
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2012, 08:57:38 AM »
im quite happy doing a copy for you mate. let me know.

refurb and repair job looks a good one.
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2012, 03:14:13 PM »
Looks a good'un. Was it the one you used against us when I played you Tom? Went well that day!
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2012, 03:29:09 PM »
yeah probably mate, not really moved away from it apart from in nets where i use something else to prolong the life of this one

still think that was a dodgy LBW decision lol
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2012, 09:41:44 AM »
Quote from: Ayrtek on December 14, 2012, 03:29:09 PM
yeah probably mate, not really moved away from it apart from in nets where i use something else to prolong the life of this one

still think that was a dodgy LBW decision lol

Fair play! Looked plumb from deep cover ;) I'd have plucked you out one handed eventually anyway lol
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Re: There's life in the ole gal yet!
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2012, 11:45:03 PM »
This is my bat. There are many like it but this one is mine. My bat is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my bat is useless. Without my bat I am useless. I must swing my bat true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to bowl me. I must smash him before he bowls me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my bat and myself are defenders of my stumps, we are the masters of my enemy, we are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but victory. Amen.
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