After declaring I would not be buying any more cricket gear, I seemed to have bought more gear than ever over the last month or so (bats, pads, gloves). I picked this bad boy up from GCCC on Sunday. Went in to have an older bat sent away for a refurb and I ended up picking up this is a BAS Pride - It is Grade 2, which I imagine is due to the Heartwood but that doesn't bother me. As it always goes, I didn't even send the older bat away which was the reason I went in, lol.
Was looking at the GN Legend, Bradbury Players, GN Ultimate, BAS Shadow and this BAS Pride - after deliberating which one to get, I just couldn't resist (although the Shadow looked immaculate and was beautiful off the Malet, but was too heavy at 2lb11oz's) as it looks great, felt really good of the Malet and had a really nice pick-up. I could have easily splurged and bought the more expensive ones, but couldn't justify spending upwards of $600, so this was a nice buy at $299 considering I have a lovely Blenheim Cambridge and another beauty which I will be picking up tomorrow morning.
Comes in at 2lb8.9oz's on my scales, but feels no heavier than 2lb8oz's. Has 33mm edges and a medium bow. I count 19 ruler straight grains without a single blemish on the bat.
Author
Topic: BAS Pride - Absolute Beauty! (Read 5959 times)