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[procricket]

Don't you know rule number 1?

Whatever piece of gear Dave has bought most recently is the best bat/gloves/pads in the world (and by god we get to hear about it), but this can only be the case for roughly a month before they are replaced by the next thing.

bar my 2 legendary bats Jon



no i have enjoyed the legends pads but the wind has changed...

Were did i say i did not like them mate i love them just fancy a change as i do...

Only 3 bit of kit i never change

my match bat,, my protection and mainly my helmet

I also suspect the legend pads are up there in the worlds best pads if there is such a thing...

And come on my bats well when i use them will never be the best in the world

each to there own Jon

I have grown,, bar ran you...

[Jord030994]

Ill buy a pair of pads & gloves when they're for sale..

[tim2000s]

I'll be honest with you, I see nothing here that makes me want to rush out and buy a pair. Nothing appears to be new and I don't see evidence of new materials that will provide better protection.

I guess I don't really understand what you are offering other than yet more softs? Do you have a USP or are you yet another brand in a busy market place with no real differentiator?

Sorry to be harsh, but unless you were really doing something new, this feels more like a vanity business than a real cash generator.

[shazz]

if you do keeping gloves, white back, and a pink face, that looks class.

[slcric]

if you do keeping gloves, white back, and a pink face, that looks class.

I agree mate.Although you are trying to make the softs traditional,
i would suggest a dual color scheme such as black/gold,black pink and anything to go with black..
without a dominant color or design,it would be hard to get any success out of sales in my opinion unless the materials are unique and offers world class protection and comfort

[Richard]

My tuppence worth. I see plenty of really small brands that make the owners a good few quid just by selling locally in your own and surrounding leagues, I really don't think you've got to be radical with the designs if you just want to make a bit extra cash on the side.

Designs wise I don't think you'd go far wrong to re-hash the c.2009 Newbery Grizzly range, mostly white with a flash of pastel colour. As long as the pricing is right i'm sure you'll be able shift a fair few. Good luck fella

[Red Ink Cricket]

Could you show me some photos please!

http://www.probatscricket.com/elite.html

this is the website. the gear isnt too bad. the coloured trim on the outside of the pad wears off pretty quickly so looks a little shabby. ive seen a few other smaller brands ( cant remember which brands but see them in games) using pretty much the same design. seems to be a favourite. think the old SPS were of a similar design aswell

[tbarnfield99]

http://www.probatscricket.com/elite.html

this is the website. the gear isnt too bad. the coloured trim on the outside of the pad wears off pretty quickly so looks a little shabby. ive seen a few other smaller brands ( cant remember which brands but see them in games) using pretty much the same design. seems to be a favourite. think the old SPS were of a similar design aswell

Ah I see. Just copies of Robinson Sports gear (can be found at http://www.quantumcricket.com/)

My tuppence worth. I see plenty of really small brands that make the owners a good few quid just by selling locally in your own and surrounding leagues, I really don't think you've got to be radical with the designs if you just want to make a bit extra cash on the side.

Designs wise I don't think you'd go far wrong to re-hash the c.2009 Newbery Grizzly range, mostly white with a flash of pastel colour. As long as the pricing is right i'm sure you'll be able shift a fair few. Good luck fella

Thank you. What you've described is pretty much what I am aiming to do, as well as supply nationwide via the internet. Thanks for your input, I do like the Grizzly range and it was actually something we looked at.

[jw17]

As they say in Essex 'Reem' very nice and clean cut stuff.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

The soft goods manufacturers will offer u gloves/pads that they have in their existing range and they are familiar with making as its a time consuming process to sample something new and therefore they want to see a volume order off the back of the hard work they put into sampling the products.

[tbarnfield99]

The soft goods manufacturers will offer u gloves/pads that they have in their existing range and they are familiar with making as its a time consuming process to sample something new and therefore they want to see a volume order off the back of the hard work they put into sampling the products.

Pretty sure that's what they have done with the pads as they are not that similar to what I requested. He is going back to the drawing board in the next couple of days. So hopefully I will have something new to show later on.

[johan95]

They look like good quality softs mate. Liking the design front on all of them.
I'd be interested to know about pricings on them when they are completely finished though, do keep me in the loop

[BJH 79]

Hi Tom

I like what you are creating. However to improve the initial designs- mostly for aesthetics only (like the sausage gloves+ traditional cane pads) here's where I would tinker things:

1. I think there's too much silver on the gloves and the pads. SS over kill the silver on the gloves and you've got even more on! Also, too many brands use silver.

2. replace the silver stripe on the pads with just plain white. Kook look awful with their splashes of colour + piping these days and every one likes subtlety.

3. How about mimicking M+H by putting a splash of tan on the gloves, maybe just the bottom 2 fingers or the wrist bands. Also tan coloured straps on the pads would look awesome.

4. Another colour that might look pretty good and hasn't been tried yet is gun metal or a dark bronze. But make it like a matt gun metal- say round the bottom 2 fingers like the way the GN legend gloves use black.

[tbarnfield99]

Hi Tom

I like what you are creating. However to improve the initial designs- mostly for aesthetics only (like the sausage gloves+ traditional cane pads) here's where I would tinker things:

1. I think there's too much silver on the gloves and the pads. SS over kill the silver on the gloves and you've got even more on! Also, too many brands use silver.

2. replace the silver stripe on the pads with just plain white. Kook look awful with their splashes of colour + piping these days and every one likes subtlety.

3. How about mimicking M+H by putting a splash of tan on the gloves, maybe just the bottom 2 fingers or the wrist bands. Also tan coloured straps on the pads would look awesome.

4. Another colour that might look pretty good and hasn't been tried yet is gun metal or a dark bronze. But make it like a matt gun metal- say round the bottom 2 fingers like the way the GN legend gloves use black.

Silver is already on it's way out on both the gloves and the pads. (Never asked for it on the pads in the first case!)

No to tan I'm afraid. Trying to keep things cheap and I think using tan and different materials will result in an increase for the end user.

Black might be something that has already been discussed with my mystery man

[Lekka Global Alliance]

Silver is already on it's way out on both the gloves and the pads. (Never asked for it on the pads in the first case!)

No to tan I'm afraid. Trying to keep things cheap and I think using tan and different materials will result in an increase for the end user.

Black might be something that has already been discussed with my mystery man

Why would using tan and other materials have to result in a price increase to the customer ?