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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #45 on: September 05, 2011, 09:50:56 PM »
There must be quite a few people paying the full whack for these (alledgedly) top end bats as GN,GM and Kook havent decreased their prices. Its always about finding the happy medium when it comes to buying a bat and the £120-160 mark suits nicely for me.
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« Reply #46 on: September 05, 2011, 09:53:16 PM »
We all know pressing is the key for performance. If a batmaker / company starting selling bats with a 30 day guarantee as opposed to the usual 12 months . . . .but pressed to perform and not last . . .would you buy it. . ??
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« Reply #47 on: September 05, 2011, 10:02:19 PM »
Quote from: PM7 on September 05, 2011, 09:50:56 PM
There must be quite a few people paying the full whack for these (alledgedly) top end bats as GN,GM and Kook havent decreased their prices. Its always about finding the happy medium when it comes to buying a bat and the £120-160 mark suits nicely for me.

Most I've spent on a bat is £150 and I (hope) I've not done too badly.
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« Reply #48 on: September 05, 2011, 10:03:51 PM »
Good shout but are we now saying a bat does not last as long because it is better pressed or are we talking something else ie overdrying clefts or are we talking the million adn one low density clefts that there seems to be a ever lasting amount of

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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #49 on: September 05, 2011, 10:07:08 PM »
Bats My Theory,

In general terms you pay for what you get.

Majority of company's top grade bats perform equally, just the branding/popularity of the product alters the price

You will get the bats that are grade 2/3/4 or whatever and will perform phenomenally

95% of the reviews of bats reported on here are (No Swearing Please) nonsense. A bat review should consist of extensive net and match use, not i hit it with a mallet and its a gun, and as previously mentioned its then up for sale 2 weeks later.




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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #50 on: September 05, 2011, 10:10:46 PM »
i think too many people jump ship too early with new bats . . . .they must give them chance to mature. . .

i look for bats with surface cracks to buy . . .. the average joe public thinks they are knackered. . . . i know they are ripe. . . .
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« Reply #51 on: September 05, 2011, 10:11:54 PM »
I have always though that bats for sale in the majority are planks or why sell???

Only ever sold 2 very good bats in my time the rest were average

I only keep ones i will use

The surface crack thing is not entirely true.

Remember a good bat with a good crust is key

A bat is like a pie in my eyes
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #52 on: September 05, 2011, 10:23:07 PM »
Quote from: 100 not out on September 05, 2011, 10:10:46 PM
i think too many people jump ship too early with new bats . . . .they must give them chance to mature. . .

i look for bats with surface cracks to buy . . .. the average joe public thinks they are knackered. . . . i know they are ripe. . . .

My baby has cracks :o
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« Reply #53 on: September 05, 2011, 10:24:34 PM »
Some very valid points mentioned in the post above by Procricket, Jon and PM7 regarding primarily the rebound performance of the bat. I like to think of the overall performance being a combination of 3 factors:
1) How good the middle is? - this point has been debated well above and I think Jon's 5 points are spot on
2) How frequently you find the middle? - this has a lot to do with the batsman's awareness of his own game and consequently what deadweight and "pendulum" swing is best suited for you.
3) How forgiving the off-middle areas are? In other words the consistency and uniformity of the rebound over a larger area whether that rebound was great or average.

Looking back at my own bat buying experiments, I would say that the key difference between the best bats I had and the worst was on 2) and 3). And grade, grains, price etc. had little to do with it. THe best 4 bats I have ever had are a medium range SS, MB Sher, Screaming Cat and M&H Distinction. That'll give you a pretty awful correlation chart ! 
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #54 on: September 05, 2011, 10:26:04 PM »
humm, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

my £50 jjb kook is awesome!
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #55 on: September 05, 2011, 10:31:10 PM »
2 thnigs in my eye make a bt

pick up

and the coverage as you say the 3 -5 inches above and below the middle
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to be honest i have not had a bat that does not have a middle yet???
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #56 on: September 05, 2011, 10:31:10 PM »
Quote from: Buzz on September 05, 2011, 10:26:04 PM
humm, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

my £50 jjb kook is awesome!
I'm still in shock at buying mine buzz. Going to properly knock it in and leave it till next season. Can't wait!
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #57 on: September 06, 2011, 12:51:10 AM »
Cricket is very much a mental game, after a few poor scores the best bat in the world is now suddenly a plank.
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #58 on: September 06, 2011, 05:28:06 AM »
Quote from: procricket on September 05, 2011, 10:31:10 PM
2 thnigs in my eye make a bt

pick up

and the coverage as you say the 3 -5 inches above and below the middle
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to be honest i have not had a bat that does not have a middle yet???
I've found one dave. You can have a go with it if you like!
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Re: Bats My Theory
« Reply #59 on: September 06, 2011, 05:52:16 AM »
You have yet to purchase a bat from me Dave ..... (you may have already classed my bats miles above the rest in the derby) :)

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