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[Canners]

Bat pads and gloves all look tops, just not a fan of the square toe

must add those pads look very similar to the bb ones, which are also very nice

[aussiejake]

Almost exactly the kit I'm thinking of buying. Although I'm not sure on the look of the pads. How do they feel when on?

The bat looks like a beauty, especially for 2.8lb. How big are the edges?

[toby176]

Aussiejake, welcome to the forum mate

[Vic Nicholas]

Almost exactly the kit I'm thinking of buying. Although I'm not sure on the look of the pads. How do they feel when on?

The bat looks like a beauty, especially for 2.8lb. How big are the edges?

Pads are light as...BB make identical ones...Canners would be able to confirm!

The edges are 37mm.

[straightdrive1]

That's a really beautiful bat.......1 of the best looking SS bats I have seen....

The pads & gloves look good 2....

[Vic Nicholas]

That's a really beautiful bat.......1 of the best looking SS bats I have seen....

The pads & gloves look good 2....

Thanks SD...it is much, much better than I could have expected.

Not only is the willow unblemished, the pressing technique SS use means that it is beautifully responsive.

I have 2 GM Icon LE's and this is better than both of them cosmetically and response wise.

I really don't know why I never considered SS before...but now, I have had a major rethink.

[ammo]

Wow awesome 2.8 and 37mm edges, thats a quality stick good luck

[Vic Nicholas]

Had a 20 minute net with the bat yesterday.

The pressing on the bat is superb...it seemed that everything I hit rocketed off the bat.

The bat seems to have a long middle. This slightly effects the pick up in that I am used to extremely light, high middle pick up bats, but the trade off is a very large hitting zone on this bat which means that you do not have to actually hit the exact middle to dispatch the ball to all parts. It is a very forgiving bat because of the long middle.

All up, it is as good a bat as I have ever handled and certainly the best non-custom made, mass produced bat I have ever seen/used.

[Canners]

So is this as good as the laminate you have?

[Vic Nicholas]

So is this as good as the laminate you have?

The lam is not as forgiving in that you have to middle the ball to get good value for the shot.

Having said that though, if you DO middle it with the lam, it is sayonara ball! Nothing beats the middle of the lam.

Also, the lam has a much better pick up thanks to the master craftsman who shaped it. 

As I mentioned though, the SS is the best "off the shelf", mass produced bat I have had in my hands performance wise.

A bespoke bat from one of the bat making Gods is, however, a whole other level excellence!

[Canners]

so you'l be wanting to try one of my SS shaped lams then

[FattusCattus]

Shameless - utterly shameless

[Vic Nicholas]

Shameless - utterly shameless

Whatever the market dictates, the makers shall maketh. 

[Vic Nicholas]

so you'l be wanting to try one of my SS shaped lams then

A lam in the SS LE shape is my definition of bat Everest.

[SkipperJ]

Good enough for SRT  ...