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[TheBoyLegend]

Well just thought I'd start this topic to tell you about my latest bat and softs acquisition

Here's the stats
Long blade 666 monster
2.12
Mid to low middle
Light as poss pick up
Knocked in with hammer edge applied
And ltd edition gloves and pads

So it all turned up yesterday and it looks.......

Well I can't tell you or show you for that matter as it's my birthday present for Sunday and the missus won't let me see them!!! AAAARRRRRGGGHHHHH

will post details when she's stopped being mean!

[19reading87]

women hey....!!!

[iand123]

Sounds nice mate. make sure you do the same for her birthday so she understands the frustration

[TheBoyLegend]

Right Well the bat and softs are here and all I can say is WOW H4L really have things screwed down the softs are amazing quality and the Gloves are easily the best gloves I've ever worn and I have had some really expensive (off the shelf) Brands in the past the Pittards leather is true quality and the flex in the Gloves are excellent. Pads look bulkier than I was expecting but are very light and really comfy much better than my Kooks from last year...

Now Onto the Bat ....What a beast again the bat is a much bigger size than I was expecting for the weight and considering it is a long blade picks up much better than my other Bat of comparable size (but is only a standard SH) It does have a few blemishes being a 3 star (small stain on the back of the bat but nothing on the face)

The spec is as follows
H4L 666 Monster (3 star)
Short handled Long Blade
Oval Handle
1 Grip
2lb 12 on the dot
7 Strait ish grains
Knocked in and Hammer edge applied
41mm (approx) edges
Small amount of Concaving all the way to the toe
I'd say picks up about 2.10 ish certainly doesnt feel its dead weight

(Terrible pics to follow as I only had my iPhone on me and couldnt find the camera!)

[TheBoyLegend]

[TheBoyLegend]

Oh and I had a "quick tap up" with the mallet last night and the it definately feels pretty responsive but I will be able to report after the weekend on how it stacks up.

[jimba101]

Softs look the business. Werent sure on the the gloves from the stock photo but they seem to look better from your pic lol.

I'm sure you'll be happy with the performance of your bat, unfortunatly i'm not doing mine justice atm, scored 21 in 3 innings!

[TheBoyLegend]

Ive gotta say your absolutely right the Gloves look so much better in real life they dont seem to have that "Shine" that they do on the web and Im so pleased with them I've already had a couple of the lads comment on how much better the kit is than some of the off the bigger brand stuff doing the rounds at the mo and think a couple may be putting in some bat orders soon!

One last thing the service from Matt was superb even though this was only a 3 star bat he still seemed to go above and beyond and was very accomodating to my extravagent requests! lol

I dont think anyone can justify buying a bat off the shelf from a bigger brand (at some considerable cost) when you have this service available to you from a smaller hand made english brand?!

5 * Service and thank you very much H4L!

[19reading87]

3 star is way grade willow? Looks lovely tho

[TheBoyLegend]

3 star is way grade willow? Looks lovely tho

Sorry mate dont get it whats "Way grade willow??" 

[jimba101]

i think he meant 'what'!

[TheBoyLegend]

OOOOHHH!!!!

OK well on the H4L Website it says "The 3 star is made from grade 2 willow ,it will have 6+ grains and maybe a blemish or mark on the playing face"

But mine doesnt seem to have any marks on the face and has 7 Grains (Brucey Bonus!) 

[Rik]

Looks like good kit!

I'll take a guess from the balloons in the background and say a Happy 30th birthday too by the way!

[TheBoyLegend]

HA HA Thanks Rik

I had only just noticed I'd included those in the pic (was to busy looking at the Bat!) but yes I am now officially out of my 20's which I'm finding MASSIVELY Depressing!! 

[Rik]

No worries buddy - if it helps any, aren't batsmen supposed to hit their peak in the 30's?