Topic: Your favourite gray nicolls bat :) (Read 32993 times)

beaver5 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 16, 2012, 09:10:09 PM »

I've never actually owned a GN bat. Always wanted one but for some reason never got round to buying one. Used a heavy Fearnley VR5* for years, then forgot to take it to a match. I borrowed a team mates crappy GN World Cup which was like a twig. Scored my first 100 with it. Makes me think why have I still not go one. Love the look of the new classical retro bats. Reminds me of the GN's I used to watch my dad use to smash bowlers all round the park with when I was a kid.

Pitbull · « **Reply #31 on:** July 16, 2012, 09:24:33 PM »

My old Predator 5 star, got it for �90, best bat I've ever had was an absolute gun until the face literally fell off it

Mortimer · « **Reply #32 on:** July 16, 2012, 10:57:55 PM »

Quote from: tim2000s on July 16, 2012, 08:06:22 PM

Mega drive or mega power? I don't remember the mega drive in the UK.

The megapower was a 80s bat with two low scoops like the Sabre a few years later.

The megadrive was a late 90s bat, with a number of long grooves in the back

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews69455.html#MediaGallery

Mortimer · « **Reply #33 on:** July 16, 2012, 11:04:42 PM »

For me, it would be a toss up between a couple of dynadrives, especially one with a super short handle, and a scoop, also SSH from 1983. I've still got a scimitar that i got about 10 years ago, knocked it in and used in winter nets, but never really used in matches.

gnook · « **Reply #34 on:** July 16, 2012, 11:31:22 PM »

Quote from: shazz on July 16, 2012, 08:53:41 PM

I think I had actual sex with my Xiphos once, but i'm not sure.

Perhaps it was the other way around mate

Was it a 'players' edition???

RossViper · « **Reply #35 on:** July 17, 2012, 05:57:33 AM »

kids!

The Ultimate, obviously!

Byo · « **Reply #36 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:44:59 AM »

Cant remember what it was called but it had 4 scoops on it - circa early 80's (David Gower used one), scored my first ever 50 with it.

tim2000s · « **Reply #37 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:48:29 AM »

Quote from: Mortimer on July 16, 2012, 10:57:55 PM

The megapower was a 80s bat with two low scoops like the Sabre a few years later.

The megadrive was a late 90s bat, with a number of long grooves in the back

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews69455.html#MediaGallery

I know the megapower well. That's why I asked the question. Been trying to find one on ebay for an age, unsuccessfully.

tim2000s · « **Reply #38 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:49:17 AM »

Quote from: Byo on July 17, 2012, 07:44:59 AM

Cant remember what it was called but it had 4 scoops on it - circa early 80's (David Gower used one), scored my first ever 50 with it.

GN500 Pro-Balanced

Manormanic · « **Reply #39 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:53:26 AM »

Some favourites - the old Elite that Robin SMith used when I was a kid. They were mint!

Of ones I've owned, the original Powerbow was classic (and actually had a powerful bow, unlike the odd shapes they've used to keep the name alive in recent years) and I really liked the response I got from a Phoenix - the flat face was quite odd but once you got used to it, I found I had more control than with any other bats I've used.

mr_wickets · « **Reply #40 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:57:05 AM »

Quote from: tim2000s on July 16, 2012, 08:06:22 PM

Mega drive or mega power? I don't remember the mega drive in the UK.

It was this one: http://assets.reviewcentre.com/cms//images/390/197/item69455-jpg-1.jpg

The one with loads of little cut outs. Profile was massive, but I supose when you whip out half the middle, you can make it as big as you want!

Manormanic · « **Reply #41 on:** July 17, 2012, 07:59:25 AM »

and the little cut outs used to get so much crap in them!

Ryan · « **Reply #42 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:21:05 AM »

i used to love the "excalibur" and sabre but very tempted to buy a dynadrive

ProWannabe88 · « **Reply #43 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:28:45 AM »

My favourite from what I've used, borrowed has to be the old GN Powerbow. Up to when they changed it around 2005 I think it was. Massive profile and I never came across one that didn't fly. Used to hate seeing batters walk out to the middle with on of those bats haha

ajmw89 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 17, 2012, 08:37:42 AM »

My GN nitro extreme from a couple of years ago. weighs 3lb bit picks up like a 2.12. The middle is a beast. Just a standard forward defence often rushes back past the bowler at a rapid rate of knots!

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