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[procricket]

I disagree 100 per cent i think the cost of a bat has nothing to do with the quality of the thing or improves your chances of a belter either

Johnny you could say that more amount of clefts you buy the better quality your going to get...

Just a though

[GarrettJ]

i was probably wrong to say more expensive, but the better GRADE you are more likely to get a better performance

[Canners]

On the other hand are the very best ss's better than the best boutique brands as they get more clefts, it's something I now wonder. For instance CA would have 1000's of clefts to choose there top stuff from where as a Salix or a saf bats may only have 20-50 to choose there best stuff from

Hope that makes sense

[procricket]

Interesting i have never herd anybody ever say Sareen Sport over press..

I would like to ask though if you can only buy different grades of willow why do so many of the boutique brands only do grade 1

But different people grade by different things

Lets get one thing right there has never been a coalition between grains and performance

[procricket]

I favour no brand by the way just i think the Canners hit the nail on the head surely your biggest customers get the best or a fair more percentage of the best...

And were does all the grade 2 or 3 stuff go as i know you can not just ring up Wrights and say grade 1 please

[Tom]

Stickers make the biggest difference in the perception of how good a bat is.

[procricket]

Tom in your eyes as a former big wig and i know you have done reaserch and what not is there a big difference in bats

[jonpinson]

i was probably wrong to say more expensive, but the better GRADE you are more likely to get a better performance

I'd disagree with that. There is nothing to say a pig ugly cleft cannot perform as well as a beautiful G1.

[jonpinson]

Stickers make the biggest difference in the perception of how good a bat is.

And price. As we know, the more we spend on a bat, the better it will be

[procricket]

evening Jon

Glad you back on last night for me for a while bud

I know it is rich coming from me this topic but my reaserch is done

Jon we both know your last post is not true

[GarrettJ]

in the end it the batsmen that makes a bat appear good or bad

I've seen some people use my old bat and say it is a plank, i use it and it goes like a rocket ........... all about timing i suppose

[WABH-J]

I've always thought it's like choosing a good wine. You can't just buy by price. You can't just buy by name. Each bat is different and to find out whether or not it's good/bad or whether or not it's for you....you just have to use it!

[praguetaz]

I think a handmade gives you a better chance of having a half decent bat rather than a mass produced hard pressed which is finished by hand... probably.... however, i'm losing count of handmade boutique batmakers now and where does all the G2/3 willow go? Willow grading seems very inconsistent..
 I have a Salix Rogue which has blemishes on the edges but I hear their wood grading is the most stringent and although only tried once in nets so far feels fantastic on hitting cricket balls/bowling machine balls.. only time will tell whether I can do it justice on the field...next season...

[jonpinson]

evening Jon

Glad you back on last night for me for a while bud

I know it is rich coming from me this topic but my reaserch is done

Jon we both know your last post is not true

Hence the smiley 

Hope it all goes well mate.

[Wills]

But there are some batmakers out there who grade bats purely on performance rather than cosmetics and hence price accordingly.