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[adb club cricketer]

Even if all pros are sharpies, it doesn't necessarily mean all sharpies are pros bats (given that it is so easy to write one by anyone)

[adb club cricketer]

That's just tv camera which adds a few mph to the speed of the shot. Pro bats are a myth, they'd hit sixes with a #2 pencil! 

Whatever speed the tv camera shows, the ball still went to the boundary despite the fielders best attempts to catch up with it..but it could also be due to the speed of the bowling at that level and the good/hard pitches..

[InternalTraining]

I was just joking. I am firm believer in the superior performance of "Pro" bats. They get the best ones, with the most responsive, ping-iest willow. No ifs-and-or-buts!

[SOULMAN1012]

My views personally are that maybe openly talking on a forum about putting resources together to but in bulk from abroad in front of sponsors is possibly a bit annoying from there point of view, unless I'm mistaken they pay a fee annually etc that pays for the forum we all use. So can see there point.

Secondly this whole Pro bat lark is such a mine field. I spent a few years with a large UK bat maker and they had no Pro bat cupboard or reserved willow and the pro's or 2nd team players or sponsored players just came and picked clefts, some were G3 and liked heartwood or less wider grains, some went through hundreds as they were so fussy the only thing they have in common as a pro is they had the top 10% of talent. Other companies do have Pro cupboards and reserve certain cleft or bats for sponsored players etc. If any of us had a Root, Finch, Cook what ever bat it's not going to make you a better player the same as if those players used your bat they would not all of a sudden not be world class.

[Gurujames]

If there was a single 'best brand/maker' all the pros would use that one. There isn't. I have bats from 3 sponsors on here. They are all excellent. My talent/lack off is the only limiting factor.
What I do know is that if there is an issue iwith one of my  bats it would be resolved by those makers. Like the Aussie bats, ifthere is a problem they would have to be sent back to their origin. Is it worth the risk when our talent/lack of  is the main issue.

[Ajdal]

We have a lot of under privileged aspiring cricketers in the amateur circuit here in Pakistan that hit the ball as far as we do with our supposedly almost pro bats(50+, SS gladiator, GN Legend etc). I guess it all comes down to the skill of the batsman. Some of the bats these guys use are what we would classify as absolute planks.