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A new bat on a budget.
« on: April 12, 2011, 10:29:51 AM »
Hello everyone, I just wanted to hear peoples thoughts on buying with a budget.
I'm considering another bat purchase but rather than spend big moola I was thinking about a budget of £180.00 and no more! Where have you been for a bat or where would you go on a limited budget and why?
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 10:33:01 AM »
Recommend looking ar asads salix 2nds
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 10:36:22 AM »
I've got a solitaire and performance wise it absolutely flies considering the price of it. It may not be the best finished bat or weighted bat in the world but I can't fault the performance of it. Definately worth the money.
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 10:38:58 AM »
Thinking about it, for me if I had that budget. I would like to try a GM, you could find a very nice 808 or something for about £150. As I haven't had an 'off-the-shelf' bat for a while now I would like to try one if I had the money.
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 10:40:08 AM »
Have a word with asad he had some beauty's in that price range mate when I was there
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2011, 10:47:24 AM »
Quote from: ProWannabe88 on April 12, 2011, 10:29:51 AM
Hello everyone, I just wanted to hear peoples thoughts on buying with a budget.
I'm considering another bat purchase but rather than spend big moola I was thinking about a budget of £180.00 and no more! Where have you been for a bat or where would you go on a limited budget and why?
I don't consider £180 a limited budget - for that sort of money you could get virtually anything other than a top range "branded" bat.

£80 is a limited budget - and for that money I would go to AJ sports in Wimbledon and pic up one of their Pakistani made bats for cash. In fact this is what I did for 3 years before picking up my bat from Andy SAF.
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 10:52:31 AM »
LEKKA

Grade 1 uk made bat for £160 posted.

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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2011, 10:55:54 AM »
How's the Robinsons bat treating you Buzz?
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2011, 10:59:08 AM »
I just thought £180 is quite a high budget but I never thought after having £200+ bats,
Reducing my budget to £135 and I'd want grade 1. Don't care who or where it may come from either as long as it will perform decent. I want to compare it to my 'premium priced' bats and see if all that money was actually worth saving up :) 
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2011, 11:03:57 AM »
Quote from: ProWannabe88 on April 12, 2011, 10:59:08 AM
I just thought £180 is quite a high budget but I never thought after having £200+ bats,
Reducing my budget to £135 and I'd want grade 1. Don't care who or where it may come from either as long as it will perform decent. I want to compare it to my 'premium priced' bats and see if all that money was actually worth saving up :) 

Probably not going to be popular but the Woodworm g1 is £150 and have heard some very good things about it and the company who now owns them
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2011, 11:05:28 AM »
Try a solitaire, if it comes out a bit heavier you could get some weight taken off for free by Roger
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2011, 11:06:54 AM »
Quote from: token on April 12, 2011, 10:55:54 AM
How's the Robinsons bat treating you Buzz?
Well it is knocked in an feels ok - I have only really used it against a bowling machine so far, it should get an outing at some stage this summer I would have thought...
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2011, 11:07:25 AM »
my G1 Kookaburra Kahuna is on here for £110 posted
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2011, 11:12:18 AM »
I'm looking for a new bat mate, something I'd not usually Consider buying as I want to see just what my money has paid for :) I may be tempted
To go Sub continent style. That would be something miles different to my usual preference of a traditional profile
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Re: A new bat on a budget.
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2011, 11:16:16 AM »
I can do a top of the range Indian bat for £135. You can get brand new quality for that sort of money.
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