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[Dan W]

Having said that you do read loads of reviews saying 'This bats an absolute pro ping, low density gun of a bat, love it' and then 3 weeks later if's on here for sale saying they 'don't get along with it'

I think the novelty of a shiny new bat definitely effects peoples reviews.

IMO it's 100% the impending understanding they'll need to sell it

[tbarnfield99]

It's quite hard to state for example "the Redback Paradox is an overrated bat, because I once owned one and it was rubbish!".

I'm sure every batmaker has produced a bat that hasn't performed well from time to time. At the end of the day willow is a natural product and can't be strictly regulated like the production of iron for example.

[tim2000s]

My view is that Laminates are overrated...

[Manormanic]

I get all of that, but its easy enough to see how someone might not get along with a perfectly good bat - until the last three or four years (I'm 34 now) I was forever picking up bats that were just not right for me.  Its only as I've learned more about my own game and have the experience of coaching better colts that I've come to some odd conclusions.

For what its worth, bats I would not have reviewed well - I had a top of the range Beast that was pretty rubbish, and a Warsop that was rather unwieldy, even if the willow was utterly lovely.

[Canners]

i think this is a bit of a nonsense topic, because bats vary from bat to bat, e.g you could get an absolutely blinding gray nics legend and you could also get a not so good one

i think this thread should be most disappointing bats.........

My view is that Laminates are overrated...

i agree i wasnt as impressed with the laminate i had as i thought i would be, but i guess theres others out there that are world beaters.... its luck of the drawer in some cases IMO

[tim2000s]

My point about laminates is that they are illegal, rare and expensive. Therefore everyone thinks they are amazing. Out of experience, they are good but not spectacularly better than others. That's what I mean.

[Kulli]

i think this thread should be most disappointing bats.........i agree i wasnt as impressed with the laminate i had as i thought i would be, but i guess theres others out there that are world beaters.... its luck of the drawer in some cases IMO

Lucky pants?

[petehosk]

If you get a superb quality Lam, then it may be 5-10% increase in performance than a standard bat, or that is the kind of increase in performance I have heard! But that's for a top notch one too! And if you get a very good standard bat, then this can be just as good or better than a decent Lam anyway,  but without having to use a kosher bat!!

[petehosk]

On another note, I really think that some people seem to sell their bats before the willow is fully played in!
I have had 3 or 4 bats where I have purchased a bat and it starts off playing ok (at best!!)
But after a couple of hours in the nets, it starts to play in and the willow starts to loosen and then performance starts to improve!!
I have an Adidas and BAS which have done this and are now playing superbly well!!
And as for the Charlie French I purchased knocked in, that was not the most responsive of bats to start with. But 4 or 5 net sessions later, it is going like an absolute train!!! Pro-ping? Pah! I should coco!!

[sgcricket]

people seem to be confusing over rated with over priced.

[tim2000s]

people seem to be confusing over rated with over priced.

They have a tendency to be correlated. You emotionally want a bat to be better the more you pay for it.

[100 not out]

Alot of bats are over priced and over rated. Too many gimmicks these days.

[RossViper]

Fruit bats are over rated.

[shazz]

In all fairness to the big brands, my two favourite bats have been gray nicolls pp's. I have also used many small brands but sometimes I find that because the bats are all different it can be hard to get one with the correct spec. The big brands can get big edges. With low weight but the smaller guys struggle without making the edges small.
That is not to say that the small brands are useless as custom made bats are great fun and relatively cheap.

[Played and Missed]

I've had a few GN, G&M and Kookaburra.

You can never really have a little handmade company which can be overrated
because of there reputation and the market share.