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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2011, 10:35:38 PM »

Ought to fall under the trade description act. You bat with a bat stickered and gripped, selling it as a lesser weight is fraud in my book. Strong I know but if I buy a bat that says 2'7 it should be 2'7.

depend sif gray nicolls have stated somewhere online etc its the weight wihtout added extras... like small print!
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2011, 10:42:47 PM »

Agree with Perry the problem with buying a bat with a picture is dead weight is all people are going off when no 2 bats are the same..

My new rule is buy a bat on sight only (wonder how long this will last for)
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2011, 10:51:31 PM »

My new rule is buy a bat on sight only (wonder how long this will last for)

That's like saying "I'll buy a car with the wrong mileage if the paint job is good".
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2011, 04:21:23 AM »

Im honestly close to 99% there arent really any at 2.8.... Maybe 1 in a batch. Remember whatever it sais on the little Gray nicolls weight sticker on the top of the bat you can add at least 2 ounces and at best they all say 2.8 or 2.9. Im not sure why that is, probably because its done before stickers/grip/anything else but if you put them on the scales its 2.10 minimum.

To be honest the legend range probably isnt as good as it should be. The bats arent really weighted that well. But there is a big difference to if STu makes it to ur specifications or you get one from a batch at a shop. Obviously if you go through 10 or so you might find the lightest one, but in general there a bit heavier.

I dont know Stu, know of him.

Agreed, I've picked up a few and all are 2.10+ dead. A bit off topic I know, but does anyone else find the AUS shop Legends/ Players bottom heavy with the light and thin handles? I keep thinking I want one, pick it up and then put it back because of the balance. I've got a UK Legend and its totally different, although I realise its made in India :-)

Felt a E41 the other day, absolutely outstanding. All four were 2.9.5oz and had 41mm edges with very little concaving.
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2011, 04:40:50 AM »

The pick up of the E41's is extremely good
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2011, 05:01:58 AM »

All the Aus legends that were at GCCC when I went in were 2.9+ natural, so they were all above 2.10 with stickers and grip on. I bought a Players bat which was the lighest they had at 2lb7.5oz, but it also seemed the biggest and it picks up pretty well. The handle is really thin though, so I have 2 grips on it and I have never used 2 grips before in my life. But the 2 grips make the bat pick up that much better, so it's all good. I haven't really notcied my Players to be bottom heavy.
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2011, 11:05:51 AM »

the legend players are pretty much identical shape, maybe a bit bigger on the legend. The legends arent light or balanced that well. There performance is obviously very good and for how big they are they pick up decent but still dont pick up unbelievably light.
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2011, 11:06:15 AM »


Felt a E41 the other day, absolutely outstanding. All four were 2.9.5oz and had 41mm edges with very little concaving.

where did you see the e41? thanks
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #23 on: May 11, 2011, 12:55:34 PM »

look up solitaire they make nice light bats...
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #24 on: May 11, 2011, 06:54:54 PM »

where did you see the e41? thanks

A pre-release in NZ.
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #25 on: May 11, 2011, 06:55:51 PM »

look up solitaire they make nice light bats...

I was just about to mention solitaire...
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2011, 08:13:43 AM »

Those E41's look pretty special......

41mm edges at 2.7 and the profile looks really nice as well, i hope they come to the uk
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Re: Best makers of light bats.
« Reply #27 on: May 12, 2011, 09:17:02 AM »

I'm sure I seen one advertised at one of the uk retailers
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