Topic: Slazenger follows suit, Slazenger Ultimate Bespoke cricket bat. (Read 7451 times)

Johnny · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2012, 09:27:16 AM »

I can't see anyone on here taking the plunge without prior knowledge of who the batmaker is.

Still, the 'experience' provided with this package makes it a better option than the GM Players range in my opinion.

I think it's easy enough to get that 'experience' from most bat makers on here. I'm sure H4L or Rob Pack would be happy for people to go along to the workshop.

peplow · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2012, 12:53:06 PM »

Quote from: mattw on April 24, 2012, 09:17:00 AM

However with these 'ultimate' bats now, does this now downgrade the GM LE's, Kook 1000's etc in terms the willow selected for these bats?

this is what a few of us have said all along. this willow hasnt just appeared so its either the same as the top end just below it and they are blagging it, or everything has moved down a grade

mattw · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2012, 12:59:48 PM »

Quote from: peplow on April 24, 2012, 12:53:06 PM

this is what a few of us have said all along. this willow hasnt just appeared so its either the same as the top end just below it and they are blagging it, or everything has moved down a grade

I popped into Fordhams near Wimbledon last weekend and I noticed that the GM LE's etc and top of the range bats looked quite poor in terms of Willow, I seem to remember seeing one top of the range bat (cant remember which now) that had 6 not even straight grains on it. I didn't tap it up so it may have been a performer - however it really looked like a poor stick.
Now I'm not sure whether it was Fordhams that had a poor selection of bats, or the general selection of bats has got worse because of these 'G++++++++++!1+!+!!+!+' bats have come around?

RossViper · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2012, 08:22:19 PM »

its the mark of the "E"...

widely held as one of the best around, I believe?

Talisman · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2012, 08:54:09 AM »

The offer is a daft one, spend �550 and you are not told where the bats are being made apart from West Midlands and when you can go. Charlie French is not doing them so maybe Slazenger have set up themselves?

Alvaro · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2012, 08:56:37 AM »

West Midlands - Hawk;
Solitaire

19reading87 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:05:13 AM »

I would guess Hawk...

Duncan Fernley??

mattw · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:39:03 AM »

I was thinking DF - They seem to have a close relation with Slazenger from what you can see in sports direct and the like and with their own company failing by the looks of it - seems to be a good move from DF if they were to take this on?

Johnny · « **Reply #23 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:47:22 AM »

Quote from: mattw on April 25, 2012, 09:39:03 AM

I was thinking DF - They seem to have a close relation with Slazenger from what you can see in sports direct and the like and with their own company failing by the looks of it - seems to be a good move from DF if they were to take this on?

I didn't think DF made bats in house anymore either though? Hence why Roger Weston left

Talisman · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2012, 09:50:33 AM »

They still make some in house.

RossViper · « **Reply #25 on:** April 25, 2012, 06:34:23 PM »

I have not seen a DF in years... I had thought they had stopped altogether...

fazza1970 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 30, 2013, 06:20:34 PM »

Bumped this as the price has come down to �290 (inc "signed Eoin Morgan England shirt")!
Did anyone find out where the bats are actually made? I have a vision of some meagrely grained clefts gathering dust on a shelf marked "mugs only"...

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #27 on:** September 30, 2013, 06:33:50 PM »

The bats are made at the DF factory by a batmaker that Slaz have contracted in. I don't think the bat maker has an association with DF.

simonmay5 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 30, 2013, 06:37:13 PM »

on offwe from sports direct for 290

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