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[tushar sehgal]

Are the scoops in all dynadrives the exact same length and depth? so the scoop in 2.11 vs 2.9 vs 2.14 are they all exactly the same?

[SOULMAN1012]

No issues with mine either.

[tim2000s]

The fact that more time has been spent commenting on these stickers than any other feature of the Dynadrive on here worries me a little.  Yes, they're not the most perfectly applied bat stickers in the world, but let's face it, not that many bat stickers are.  I don't understand why this keeps getting mentioned as the main talking point every time the Dynadrive comes up...

This is where the retro thing becomes hardest. Due to the way they are designed to produce an emotional response, any deviation from the original that doesn't justify itself causes concern. Oddly sized scoops are less obvious when painted, but when standard sized stickers are applied become very obvious. Likewise with the new V12, they haven't pretended it is truly retro...

[charlie15]

This is one of the most bizarre comments I have ever seen on this forum.  For so many reasons... Charlie, you've done well to keep a cool head after reading this - I certainly wouldn't have done!

Cheers Paul, I'm not overly fussed I know that I'm a lot better than my scores from last season suggest as do my teammates.  I felt in a lot better nick towards the end of the season, and have gone well so far in the odd net that I have had in the off season.  I've got some one 2 one coaching in the new year which should iron out a few other discrepancies in my game.  If I'm fair I probably put too much pressure on myself last season considering it was only my second season back playing after a number of years out of the game.

[charlie15]

This is where the retro thing becomes hardest. Due to the way they are designed to produce an emotional response, any deviation from the original that doesn't justify itself causes concern. Oddly sized scoops are less obvious when painted, but when standard sized stickers are applied become very obvious. Likewise with the new V12, they haven't pretended it is truly retro...

I think this is where Slazenger and GN have been quite clever though, both the V12 and the Dynadrive were around when I was a teenager, and were really desirable bats due to the pros using them back then.  By re-releasing them 20 years on they've effectively tapped into the market of people who saw their school day heroes using them.  Obviously with the advances in the game the bats aren't the same, but the name still carries the same magic.

[tim2000s]

I think this is where Slazenger and GN have been quite clever though, both the V12 and the Dynadrive were around when I was a teenager, and were really desirable bats due to the pros using them back then.  By re-releasing them 20 years on they've effectively tapped into the market of people who saw their school day heroes using them.  Obviously with the advances in the game the bats aren't the same, but the name still carries the same magic.

Being someone who had both a V12 and a Dynadrive and the club bag had the Scoop, I got the idea behind the release, but the delivery of the V12 was very disappointing. It didn't have the shape which was what the V12 was all about, and the stickers are akin to the V Classic. However lovely the V12 is, it isn't a V12 for me (and neither is the V1200 a V1200!).

Both the Scoop and the Dynadrive are much more what they were supposed to be (in that they are essentially the classic bats made using modern techniques), even if GN have gone for stickers rather than paint....

[charlie15]

Being someone who had both a V12 and a Dynadrive and the club bag had the Scoop, I got the idea behind the release, but the delivery of the V12 was very disappointing. It didn't have the shape which was what the V12 was all about, and the stickers are akin to the V Classic. However lovely the V12 is, it isn't a V12 for me (and neither is the V1200 a V1200!).

Both the Scoop and the Dynadrive are much more what they were supposed to be (in that they are essentially the classic bats made using modern techniques), even if GN have gone for stickers rather than paint....

I know what you mean about the V12 Tim, I had one at school and was really excited when I saw they were re-releasing it, but disappointed with what I saw.  However the one I saw at Paul's was a lovely bat and looks like an absolute gun, but in my eyes it's not a V12!

[Buzz]

The fact that more time has been spent commenting on these stickers than any other feature of the Dynadrive on here worries me a little.  Yes, they're not the most perfectly applied bat stickers in the world, but let's face it, not that many bat stickers are.  I don't understand why this keeps getting mentioned as the main talking point every time the Dynadrive comes up...

All Emperors need lovely clothes, realistically for most people branding is key. Whatever people say!