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The_Bird

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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2012, 11:05:02 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on November 08, 2012, 10:27:29 PM
Standard custom stripe 1 price, £165.

Inc delivery?

Does it have a similar feel to a GM?
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2012, 11:19:22 PM »
Depends on scales. I Reckon the end weight is 2'8.9, b3 had 2'9.1. I Accepted it at what I was told and it's close enough not to care. They did offer to make another at exactly what I asked for, before sending it to me.

£172 including delivery.

Best thing about it so far is that it feels nothing like a GM, but I'll let you know after a net.
« Last Edit: November 08, 2012, 11:20:55 PM by tim2000s »
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2012, 11:36:13 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on November 08, 2012, 11:19:22 PM
£172 including delivery.
Best thing about it so far is that it feels nothing like a GM, but I'll let you know after a net.

The toe guard looks GM ish but I suppose that's just the same materials.
£172 posted for a bespoke bats seems very good, be interested to see how it goes Tim.

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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2012, 11:47:10 PM »
Let's be clear this is not bespoke. It was ordered blind using the custom function on the website, with a different email address to ensure that nothing special was done for a forum review. I Only spoke to b3 when we were spring out weight and getting it sent. Unlike bespoke where you discuss with streaky what you are after.
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2012, 12:00:09 AM »
Are you happy with it Tim
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2012, 06:35:09 AM »
Quote from: procricket on November 09, 2012, 12:00:09 AM
Are you happy with it Tim
With what I've got so far, yes. Will let you know more when I've used it.
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2012, 09:52:28 AM »
Just to get an idea of the size...

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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2012, 01:34:20 AM »
Forgot to say, almost right Dave. On my scales, 2lb, 8.9oz.
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2012, 07:38:50 AM »
Looks a lovely shape Tim. Hope it serves you well!
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2012, 10:52:50 PM »
Had a net this evening with the bat. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, the bat came knocked in, although the seam marks on the face would suggest more work is needed. Bearing in mind that the net has very low bounce and is more suitedto a master our even a Laver legacy, this was going to be a tough challenge for the b3..

In terms of balance it is excellent. Hitting off the toe it is woeful, with one yorker causing me to remove my hand from the bat due to the vibrational pain. The middle is fortunately reasonably long, which is good considering how low down the bat I was hitting the ball.

While it still needs a fair amount of playing in, shots out of the middle, or rather the bottom of the middle, really flew and would have comfortably been fours and sixes. There ate almost no marks from the centre of the bat up due to the nature of the net.

So my take away is that while it's a nice enough bat, it is going to need some playing in and some more mallet work to get the best out of it.
« Last Edit: November 14, 2012, 10:54:38 PM by tim2000s »
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2013, 03:27:17 PM »
Its a beautiful piece of willow :)
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2013, 09:42:22 PM »
Netted at the Oval with this tonight and all of a sudden it was a very different piece of willow. With some real bounce, I was actually finding the middle of the bat and it was a lot more comfortable to use. I think i was a little underwhelmed the first time I used ot, but the session tonight has changed my mind. Whilst I was batting like a turnip, it at least felt like i was connecting properly and getting value for my shots.

It is still opening up, but i am of the opinion it is a better bat than i gave it credit for.
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2013, 10:02:54 PM »
I've had the chance to see one of these B3 bats in the flesh, with this one being very similar to Tims in profile and offset edge. I'm of the opinion that, yes, the offset edges do seem to give the bat a slightly better pick up. However, my vanity does the get the better of me and there is something deep down in me that likes to see a more symmetrical shape.
I think the willow looks very decent for grade 3 as well. Seems like a top service they offer, will be interested to see how you gauge it's progress as it 'opens up'!
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2013, 10:44:25 PM »
This bat finally got used today in a match (I took two bats along to the LMS T20 game and of our 8 batsmen, 5 used my two....). I have to say that in the middle it works very well. I only got to use it for two balls, off which I scored five for a half decent strike rate ;).

It does have a very nice middle, and a pretty large one at that, and the first guy to use it is renowned for failing to hit the ball off the square. he surprised himself by hitting one over the bowler's head. I played a nice little push outside off, off the back foot and it pinged nicely to the boundary for four, without me really even feeling it. I can only praise it based on tonight's performance!
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Re: B3 Custom Stripe 1
« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2013, 06:27:36 AM »
For a grade 3 it looks really good i have seen gray nics selling similar looking bats as LE!!!! Will be good to hear how it runs over the season!!
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