Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
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Alvaro

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Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« on: February 06, 2014, 07:33:32 PM »


Here is the IJC Ashes competition prize. It seems a nice bat and is very soft. Thanks to Paul for running a comp I knew the answer to.
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2014, 08:10:16 PM »
Well done, Steve!  :)

Glad it arrived safe and sound.  Lots of runs in this girl, surely?!  ;)
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2014, 08:23:05 PM »
The photos obviously don't do it justice. I haven't weighed it but it feels wieldable and with gloves well balanced. I paid for it to be knocked in and this has been thorough as the grains are cracking encouragingly but there are still some seam marks from bouncing a ball. It's probably the softest bat I've had since my Warsop. I had eschewed the offer of a scuff sheet, but may need to go down this route.

The bat came with a nice full length cover, which was a good gesture from Paul, who could have kept it to sell or use as part of an actual purchase.

The best thing about this is I had it sent to my wife's work address as the result of the comp is on YouTube. New bat win!

The grip is pants, btw, and will be replaced.
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2014, 08:25:03 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on February 06, 2014, 08:10:16 PM
Well done, Steve!  :)

Glad it arrived safe and sound.  Lots of runs in this girl, surely?!  ;)

Yep, packaging was good and solid — I feel that there are some runs in it, but definitely a raunchy fling rather than a long fruitful marriage... ;)
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2014, 08:27:09 PM »
Congrats mate, looks lovely.Surprised you find yours soft, gonna have to test mine out further.
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2014, 08:31:06 PM »
Well, it's first impressions Tush. The seam marks are only up by the legend sticker, not casting aspersions on the knocking in.
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2014, 08:47:02 PM »
Quote from: Alvaro on February 06, 2014, 08:25:03 PM
Yep, packaging was good and solid — I feel that there are some runs in it, but definitely a raunchy fling rather than a long fruitful marriage... ;)

Nothing like a good old raunchy fling with bubbles! The mind boggles!!  :D
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2014, 08:48:52 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on February 06, 2014, 08:47:02 PM
Nothing like a good old raunchy fling with bubbles! The mind boggles!!  :D

Ideas for weekend? lol ;) he might get  Kudos for that...we should have a bat name used as innuendo thread :D
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Re: Ashes competition - when educated guesses come off
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2014, 01:20:37 PM »
Well. I'm WFH today so have had the opportunity to get a bit more familiar with this bat.
I like the pickup a lot and bouncing a ball on it shows that it is pretty responsive, but then I'm not sure how to accurately measure performance in this way.
I think that I would more than likely pick this feel in a blindfold test, so I am beginning to get attached to it.

Better pic (maybe)
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