Topic: Sponsors Bats (Read 23242 times)

mattw · « **Reply #75 on:** October 15, 2013, 04:19:29 PM »

Quote from: Rob Pack Cricket on October 15, 2013, 03:57:44 PM

Why don't people just buy a harrow bat for less than half the price of a gull size SH and then have the handle fitted after.... Ooohhh.... Can.....Of..... Worms

Normally harrow bats are normally very light, or small due to the willow that's selected for those bats which is why they are cheaper. As normally the willow used for Harrow bats are handmade clefts which cost around �15/cleft and these can come in any shape or size. Sometimes you can get a couple of decent mens sized bats out of them however it's completely random - the more you order the bigger percentage of better blades you're going to get.

So if that was the case to buy a harrow bat and then rehandle it - then I very much doubt that the bat would come in at my desired weight of 2'10, especially considering I have a fairly thin handle. The blade used for my bat was a standard SH cleft and so where the harrow bats that you could purchase from Vantage when I was running it.

ProWannabe88 · « **Reply #76 on:** October 15, 2013, 04:30:34 PM »

I was only taking the piss mate

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #77 on:** April 02, 2014, 11:01:42 PM »

Just thought I would post a little snap now I have almost finalised my kit for the season. I will make a post in the 2014 kit thread with everything when my keeping stuff is sorted, but I have my bats lined up.

I have 2 more bats than I want really, 3 if you count the middling bat. But I had to get myself a Dynadrive and the vintage Scoop was an eBay bargain.

B&S LE - I will use on Sundays, along with the LE softs. Haven't used it much yet. It was the sample bat used for the B&S 2014 launch at our forum event in Novmeber.

Laver Reserve - This will pick up from where it left off at the end of last season and be my main match bat, I have recently refurbed it which is why it looks in good shape! It's fantastic, in terms of performance and balance this bat comes second only to my now long retired B&S LE, which was one of the first into the UK a few years back.

GN Powerbow Strauss LE - Old faithful, one of my favourite bats ever. This was my first purchase after we started the shop. One of the first bats I ever hand picked, personally signed by Strauss but I don't really care about that, this thing is a weapon. Has only recently been pushed into second place by my Laver.

GN Dynadrive - Not one of the special LE ones we have posted so many pictures of, just a standard one. I use it as a wet weather/backup bat. Decent enough, for the money it's pretty good, kind of wish I had got a special LE one though...

Vitas Cricket Lion Roar - One of our original run which is Pakistani made. I use this for T20 and Sixes, as we sponsor/run most of the T20/sixes events/leagues that I play in. We have pushed a pink ball into these events and this bat absolutely cannons them!

Vintage GN Scoop - picked up on eBay for peanuts. I used it on tour last season. Simmy sat behind the stumps while I cut almost every delivery on my way to 40 odd. Unfortunately in the process the handle let go. I took it to GN who fitted a new one but I lost the original stickers

Red Ink middling bat - John made me a middling bat at 2'9 from English willow. It really is great, I have always found middling bats a little pointless as they don't replicate most peoples bat weights, this is perfect though.

Kal · « **Reply #78 on:** April 02, 2014, 11:39:02 PM »

Is that b&s le in the Tendulkar profile that was used in the forum event?

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #79 on:** April 03, 2014, 12:02:11 PM »

Quote from: Kal on April 02, 2014, 11:39:02 PM

Is that b&s le in the Tendulkar profile that was used in the forum event?

No it was the sample used in all the photography. It is the big toed, concaved shape.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #80 on:** June 05, 2014, 11:28:54 PM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on April 02, 2014, 11:01:42 PM

Just thought I would post a little snap now I have almost finalised my kit for the season. I will make a post in the 2014 kit thread with everything when my keeping stuff is sorted, but I have my bats lined up.

I have 2 more bats than I want really, 3 if you count the middling bat. But I had to get myself a Dynadrive and the vintage Scoop was an eBay bargain.

B&S LE - I will use on Sundays, along with the LE softs. Haven't used it much yet. It was the sample bat used for the B&S 2014 launch at our forum event in Novmeber.

Laver Reserve - This will pick up from where it left off at the end of last season and be my main match bat, I have recently refurbed it which is why it looks in good shape! It's fantastic, in terms of performance and balance this bat comes second only to my now long retired B&S LE, which was one of the first into the UK a few years back.

GN Powerbow Strauss LE - Old faithful, one of my favourite bats ever. This was my first purchase after we started the shop. One of the first bats I ever hand picked, personally signed by Strauss but I don't really care about that, this thing is a weapon. Has only recently been pushed into second place by my Laver.

GN Dynadrive - Not one of the special LE ones we have posted so many pictures of, just a standard one. I use it as a wet weather/backup bat. Decent enough, for the money it's pretty good, kind of wish I had got a special LE one though...

Vitas Cricket Lion Roar - One of our original run which is Pakistani made. I use this for T20 and Sixes, as we sponsor/run most of the T20/sixes events/leagues that I play in. We have pushed a pink ball into these events and this bat absolutely cannons them!

Vintage GN Scoop - picked up on eBay for peanuts. I used it on tour last season. Simmy sat behind the stumps while I cut almost every delivery on my way to 40 odd. Unfortunately in the process the handle let go. I took it to GN who fitted a new one but I lost the original stickers

Red Ink middling bat - John made me a middling bat at 2'9 from English willow. It really is great, I have always found middling bats a little pointless as they don't replicate most peoples bat weights, this is perfect though.

As a follow up to this. Old faithful; my Strauss LE Powerbow has let go on me, a death crack through the shoulder and splice

She has given me a number of years of service and seen me through plenty of sticky situations, I am sad to see her go.

On the plus side, being a Gray Nics man this meant i needed a new GN bat - discounting the vintage scoop and the Dynadrive which are just a bit of (over)indulgance. I finally settled on this lovely looking Vortex LE. The lack of toe guard and handle stamping suggest to me that this was made at Robertsbridge.

Just finished knocking her in and have applied some shoe goo. Love the way the grains go through the toe. Will post some more snaps tomorrow when i get a chance.

tim2000s · « **Reply #81 on:** June 06, 2014, 07:50:32 AM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on June 05, 2014, 11:28:54 PM

As a follow up to this. Old faithful; my Strauss LE Powerbow has let go on me, a death crack through the shoulder and splice
She has given me a number of years of service and seen me through plenty of sticky situations, I am sad to see her go.

On the plus side, being a Gray Nics man this meant i needed a new GN bat - discounting the vintage scoop and the Dynadrive which are just a bit of (over)indulgance. I finally settled on this lovely looking Vortex LE. The lack of toe guard and handle stamping suggest to me that this was made at Robertsbridge.

Just finished knocking her in and have applied some shoe goo. Love the way the grains go through the toe. Will post some more snaps tomorrow when i get a chance.

Can you post more examples of this? I've yet to see a Vortex in the flesh, or good photos!

smilley792 · « **Reply #82 on:** June 06, 2014, 07:56:49 AM »

hows it handle?

i too have never seen a vortex out and about, yet the guys who have, dont rate them, so they feel strange??

GarrettJ · « **Reply #83 on:** June 06, 2014, 08:01:49 AM »

are these the ones with the square handle at the top like a tennis racket?

Wickets-then-runs · « **Reply #84 on:** June 06, 2014, 09:23:23 AM »

Quote from: tim2000s on June 06, 2014, 07:50:32 AM

Can you post more examples of this? I've yet to see a Vortex in the flesh, or good photos!

the handle is on the wrong end.... That's why they feel strange!

FattusCattus · « **Reply #85 on:** June 06, 2014, 10:17:21 AM »

Good bat speed - small middle!

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #86 on:** June 06, 2014, 11:33:49 AM »

Quote from: FattusCattus on June 06, 2014, 10:17:21 AM

Good bat speed - small middle!

Had a couple of buckets on the bowling machine with it last night. The middle is far from small!

Will post some more snaps when i can, i left it at home with all my kit last night.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #87 on:** June 20, 2014, 01:44:56 PM »

I removed the edge stickers to neaten it up a bit.

smilley792 · « **Reply #88 on:** June 20, 2014, 02:00:52 PM »

Looks a big bat that, disregarding funky edge sizes.

Used it in a game yet?

wayward_hayward · « **Reply #89 on:** June 20, 2014, 02:03:34 PM »

How does it perform? Bat feel any different with the angled edges?

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