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jonny77

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Re: kashmir willow
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2023, 10:17:44 PM »
Quote from: Bungle on June 24, 2023, 09:36:49 AM
"I worked on its promotion, development and technical advancement for the past 13 years and also got ICC approval. Last year one of our bats was able to hit the biggest six of the ICC T20 world cup in Australia. We proved to the world that there is an alternative to English willow in the form of Kashmir willow,” Kabir added.

Very interesting. SG are also making hybrid bats which have both English and Kashmir willow in the blade, not sure how they make that work but they have a few models that offer both willow types in the same blade.

'We proved to the world there is an alternative to English Willow'. Said the guy who'd worked on it's promotion and development for past 13 years. Call me cynical, but hardly an unbiased opinion. There's a difference between one hitting a six and being a viable alternative for the general public. But there's a place for it, no doubt. Just not sure it's quite there personally to be a serious alternative. 
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« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2023, 09:11:57 AM »
Whatever happened to the Siberian willow trend?
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« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2023, 10:03:27 AM »
Quote from: jjelricksmith on June 27, 2023, 09:11:57 AM
Whatever happened to the Siberian willow trend?
Similar problems - they don't last long enough. Performance in my limited experience is excellent, but you spend a lot of time getting the wood glue out.
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« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2023, 10:52:57 AM »
I used to think that the biggest difference between KW and EW was the moisture content and the subsequent overall bat weight. I had heard a rumour that Sehwag used to play with a heavy KW bat. But these days, I see a lot of very lightweight KW bats with 40+ edges and 30+ toes, and big brands are doing a lot of grade 1 KW bats as well! Not sure how those weights are being managed.
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Re: kashmir willow
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2023, 01:02:11 PM »
Quote from: jjelricksmith on June 27, 2023, 09:11:57 AM
Whatever happened to the Siberian willow trend?

Similar to what @edge says, I had 2 of them to play about with from Hunts back in the day. Both performed well but they were definitely more brittle than EW.
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