What grade of English willow is this bat?
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What grade of English willow is this bat?

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- 1 (4.8%)
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- 2 (9.5%)
2
- 12 (57.1%)
3
- 5 (23.8%)
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- 1 (4.8%)

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Voting closed: May 21, 2010, 07:14:32 PM

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niceonechoppy

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What grade of English willow is this bat?
« on: April 21, 2010, 07:14:32 PM »
Hi everyone,

Received a bat from a manufacturer today, question is what grade is this bat?

Please answer via poll and discuss further.....(apologies for Iphone camera)

Thanks

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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2010, 07:18:22 PM »
Specking in the willow, a pin knot, slightly uneven grain. Grade 2 I would say.
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2010, 07:24:18 PM »
Yes, possibly grade 3 as there is a blemish, quite shocking to be honest considering the quality of grade its meant to be...
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2010, 07:25:24 PM »
Why I am guessing it was sold as g1! Which manafacturers?
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2010, 07:26:26 PM »
Indeed it was meant to be, all will be revealed in my next topic in a review...
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2010, 07:27:11 PM »
Possibly you may get more of a responsive if you say what bat and model it is and then people will them know what it should be like but performance is key not always the looks. I have seen many g1 kooks and others like that.
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2010, 07:30:34 PM »
Solitaire custom made G1, I am aware of the performance issues of any bat obviously looks come second but when you ask for something (7-9 straight grains) and get something else it does get you a bit miffed....
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2010, 07:35:54 PM »
Looks like a very good bat for £110 ..... you would not get much for this amount in most big brands who make bats in the UK..... if it pings and pick-up well then forget the looks and grains
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2010, 07:39:38 PM »
Yes I agree Yash it pings nicely off a mallet, but aren't we forgetting the principle of "custom made" bats that are made to your specs? That is the only reason I bought It and when I don't receive what I don't want I have every right to be unsatisfied...
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2010, 07:41:03 PM »
what specs did you ask for?
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2010, 07:57:29 PM »
Grains wise 7-9 straight grains with no imperfections or heartwood...
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2010, 08:00:21 PM »
Don't get too caught up on looks, if people want believe that a firm can make purely grade 1 bats then they are kidding themselves, its not possible. In defence of Solitaire it might not have shown any blemish as a cleft, you can only grade what you can see and sometimes when the face is cut a grade 1 can drop to 3 and a grade 3 can rise to a 1.

Your spec's would need a super clean cleft, have you contacted them about it?
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Re: What grade of English willow is this bat?
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2010, 08:17:20 PM »
Quote from: Talisman on April 21, 2010, 08:00:21 PM
Don't get too caught up on looks, if people want believe that a firm can make purely grade 1 bats then they are kidding themselves, its not possible. In defence of Solitaire it might not have shown any blemish as a cleft, you can only grade what you can see and sometimes when the face is cut a grade 1 can drop to 3 and a grade 3 can rise to a 1.

Your spec's would need a super clean cleft, have you contacted them about it?
No I haven't and don't intend too, I am happy enough with the bat and will use it, just defeats the point of the whole "custom made claim", I did receive a super clean cleft from them last time in my last review of Solitaire, he made me a new bat which is pictured here, but life goes on....
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