I think (know!) 2015 is going to be a very busy year for paul. My reasoning for this, personal experience. From day one paul has been responsive to emails, forthcoming with advice and delivered a fantastic set of softs and a bat that makes Thors Hammer look like an inflatable toy! I asked him for something that was 2lb 13ish fully clothed with a gold profile, not particularly bothered about grade - performance was key- he invited me to pick some clefts from his workshop and we could go from there. After 70mile trip I was greeted with approx 15-20 clefts to have a look at - all of which looked fantastic. After narrowing down to 3, Paul added his advice and a decision was made; players grade, 14 immaculately straight grains with an inch or so of heartwood running down the outside edge... Perfect. It was here Paul's podshaving skills were clear to see; whilst being engaging with cricketing stories and clearly a love for the game he was shaping a justifiable reason for divorce, from a basic cleft the new love of my life was being born. The only downside being I couldnt take it with me as the bindings had to dry naturally as well as being stickers/polished etc (paul offers to speed the process but feels it's better to let it dry overnight). Fast forward 72hours and I was falling down my neighbours Christmas card list faster a hookers knickers due to the knocking in process... It had to be ready for nets on Friday!
Friday came and it was time to wield the new willow......wow!! I've had a few custom made bats from various makers before, but this is the best by a country mile. Softs are also top quality too!
All in all, top experience, top bloke, top kit... Fully recommend!!!
I'm also considering a butterfly to give my new queen the training days off!
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