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[procricket]

every makers has rogue no doubt it all in the lottery of buying bats. there one brand i would never buy a bat from i bought 2 and all of them were bad.  I have no doubt though that they makes good bats though but got nowhere with them. And me favourite saying at the minute when has a cost of a bat had any indication of the quality it has not.                                               

[Cover_Drive]

Dave mind mentioning there name ?

[procricket]

there not on the forum so no point and so many rate them so in truth they must make good bats just i just got a bad couple

I have even tried one of the lads and it was good but the two i paid money for not good enough..

[PedalsMcgrew]

I think I might have at least been offered a helping hand in finding a solution by Petehosk. He has offered to lend me his near identical bat to net with this coming week and he is going to take mine away with him and net with it to see if I'm being an idiot or not! At least then I will know for certain.

How kind is that? Can't thank him enough...

Based on what he finds I'll make a decision.  Talisman/Procricket, I may well take you up on that kind offer....we'll see what he thinks about it...will send some pics today...

[procricket]

Fair enough by that stage i will have another in the bag by another i think...

But good luck mate 

[thedon]

I have limited knowlege in this subject compared to some of our more seasoned forum members, but surely if you are getting a custom made bat from a small batmaker, he will have the ability to know which piece of wood will be a plank and which will be responsive? If I am not mistake, he will use a mallet, and an unresponsive bat will surely not feel the same as a gun?
Are we not paying for this expertise when we choose a custom bat? Please correct me if I am wrong

Also in this instance, does the batmaker/company have any oligation to PedalsMcgrew, or anybody else who finds himself in this same situation, to recitify the situation?

[procricket]

not after a year they do not at all.

[thedon]

but in my experience it can take a season for a bat to "come good"

[procricket]

in the old days i used to knock a bat in for a year a diamond but i doubt anybody is going to gice you your money back for it after a years use and all

[PedalsMcgrew]

For what it's worth it has never even crossed my mind to look for any kind of solution from the maker of the bat. After a year of ownership he has no obligation to me at all and IF there is an issue with my bat (which is still unknown) it is far more likely to have come as a result of something I have done than anything else. Also, if I have just been unlucky and got something that isn't that great then I have to accept this. Batmaking isn't an exact science and as Talisman has stated earlier in this thread sometimes these things just happen and there is no explanation for it. You pay your money you take your chance...!

Anyway, a very kind member of this forum is lending me a number of his bats to try out over the next few weeks whilst he assesses mine so it's not all bad news!

[Redback Cricket]

For what it's worth it has never even crossed my mind to look for any kind of solution from the maker of the bat. After a year of ownership he has no obligation to me at all and IF there is an issue with my bat (which is still unknown) it is far more likely to have come as a result of something I have done than anything else. Also, if I have just been unlucky and got something that isn't that great then I have to accept this. Batmaking isn't an exact science and as Talisman has stated earlier in this thread sometimes these things just happen and there is no explanation for it. You pay your money you take your chance...!

Anyway, a very kind member of this forum is lending me a number of his bats to try out over the next few weeks whilst he assesses mine so it's not all bad news!

Assuming it is one of mine (you didnt actually confirm), send it back and ill take a look.

Its always best to contact the maker, regardless of time scale if your unhappy with any product - else how can we help if we dont know there is a problem?

Please send me an email and ill reply with my address etc to return it to.

[SkipperJ]

How cool is this forum?  A member offers to help out another by opening up his bat treasure trove, while a batmaker steps up and offers to do the right thing more than a year after the sale, not knowing for sure whether it's his bat. Would have been quite easy to just look the other way...

Kudos guys!

[Mafito89]

How cool is this forum?  A member offers to help out another by opening up his bat treasure trove, while a batmaker steps up and offers to do the right thing more than a year after the sale, not knowing for sure whether it's his bat. Would have been quite easy to just look the other way...

Kudos guys!

SkipperJ I have to second your post!!!
2 thumbs up to both PeteHosk and Redback.

This just further confirms how excellent this forum is! That due to a common bond over a game we all love, friendships can be formed and kindness and generosity prevail from everyone in all aspects. Whether it is passing on advice, constructive criticism or help in situations like this.

It really is a joy to be a part of this group and to be able to interact with everyone.

PedalsMcgrew really hope the situation works out for you!! Best of luck in find a bat and having your issue resolved.

[PedalsMcgrew]

Couldn't agree more fellas, Not only has Gary at Redback offered to have the bat picked up from me at his cost in order to examine it (even though the chances are the fault is with me and the bat is over a year old!) but I'm meeting up with Pete who's bringing me a selection of bats to try and has offered to lend me a few to use! It's like christmas! Such generosity has really taken me aback.

If this isn't a great advert for the forum, the people and custom batmakers then I don't know what is....

[100 not out]

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