Topic: Gray Nicolls Oblivion (Read 5011 times)

hit4six · « **on:** January 01, 2011, 03:41:22 PM »

As Santa Claus was nice enough to give me some money for Christmas this year, I thought I would treat myself a new bat. I saw the GN Oblivion and thought I would see how good these bats really are. After looking around, I thought I would go for the Oblivion Strike (Grade 3/4) as I did not want to spend �150+ on a bat. This bat cost �70 including postage via courier which I thought was a pretty good deal.

First Impression:
My first impression of this bat was the size of it. I asked for 2lb 9oz, and thats what I got, but with 36mm edges and a really high spine, I was pleasantly surprised. The only down side to this bat was the face being an image of the grains, which, to the untrained eye, looks excellent. If you are not bothered about the looks, then its brilliant.

Performance:
Having only just receiving the bat, I have not had a chance to use it, but with a few hits with the mallet and bouncing a ball on the bat, narrowly missing the lights and TV, it seems to perform surprisingly well considering its only a Grade 3! The bat seems to perform on most of the blade except near the stickers and right on the toe, so its sure to perform well regardless of your style of play.

Pick up and feel:
After playing some air shots in the living room, the bat picks up extremely well. It feels very nice in the hands with a nice thick handle and a white octopus grip. It does feel lighter than 2lb 9oz and it seems to feel nice when my imitation shots are played.

Overall thoughts:
To be fair, I was never going to receive a 15 grained bat for �70. But for the price, I think its a bargain. 36mm edges and a huge profile throughout. I think that the false face does give it a cheaper look to the bat, but if you dont mind how it looks, this bat is a beauty. Excellent stickers and they really are nice in real life. The Gray Nicolls logo is stamped into the edges which is a nice touch.

Pick up: 9/10
Looks: 6/10
Finish (on back): 10/10 (extremely smooth and shiny).

Pictures:

johan95 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:01:07 PM »

Looks very nice Craig, how many grains are there. I can't really tell..

Ayrtek Cricket · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:08:14 PM »

Bleached willow face

Looks very pale if not

Perkins17 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:09:55 PM »

Craig im sure you could clean the face up to revel the face im sure its probably just got a couple of blemishes on the face !

Colesy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:16:34 PM »

Not a fan of the tape on the edge, but am a fan of the bat itself.

Cover_Drive · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:36:42 PM »

Looks superb Craig. Really liking the profile

iand123 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:50:12 PM »

Quote from: Ayrtek on January 01, 2011, 05:08:14 PM

Bleached willow face Looks very pale if not

Pardon my ignorance, but what would that do to the willow performance wise? Also, why do they bleach willow?

Bat looks good mate, good value for what you've paid

Perkins17 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2011, 05:51:58 PM »

nothing they do it so it looks nice ! its for bats that have blemishes and knots on !

TheBoyLegend · « **Reply #8 on:** January 01, 2011, 06:04:00 PM »

From my understanding of the original post these bats have A scuff sheet attached to the front that has "grains" printed on it hiding the actual face of the bat

Cleaning it off the bat may reveal something not so pretty.

That's how I read it anyway ;-)

Canners · « **Reply #9 on:** January 01, 2011, 06:22:25 PM »

I'm starting to have a bit of a thing for these oblivions

hit4six · « **Reply #10 on:** January 01, 2011, 10:25:34 PM »

To confirm, frandonegan is correct. These bats have a scuff sheet attached to the front that has "grains" printed on it hiding the actual face of the bat. Its a shame, because the grains on the back are nice, indicating there could have been some nice ones under there, but I am not too bothered. In real life, the face is not as white as it appears in the pictures.

Perkins17 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 02, 2011, 04:56:58 PM »

well i have seen some gns similar in jjb and they have really nice grains on the back aswell !

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