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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2013, 03:09:50 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on January 07, 2013, 02:56:38 PM
Ah damn, too late! I only picked out mjolnirs, thruxtons, GTs, a tomahawk and a tour (in SH). Only got krakatoas in junior size, sorry! Maybe the Tomahawk is worth a look though? It's a Players model and weighs 2lb 8.1oz...
Really want to see those pictures of the Tomahawk. I get the impression it's Newbery's "Laver" shape.
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2013, 03:12:30 PM »
How cool is this - Newbery factory visit live on CBF!
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2013, 03:12:58 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on January 07, 2013, 03:06:25 PM
Chad, that Tour absolutely has your name stamped all over it! But yes, that Thruxton review I did before was hideously bad, so I don't think it'll take much to deliver a better one for the new bats...

Hahaha Paul, you just made my dull and frantic last day studying for an exam much better. 8) Did you manage to tap all the bats up with a mallet or ball? Will be interesting to see which shapes impressed you the most! :D
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2013, 03:17:08 PM »
Quote from: Chad on January 07, 2013, 03:12:58 PM
Hahaha Paul, you just made my dull and frantic last day studying for an exam much better. 8) Did you manage to tap all the bats up with a mallet or ball? Will be interesting to see which shapes impressed you the most! :D

Yes I did. The tour impressed me the most. One of the most booming ping noises I have ever heard! They all pinged well though. Only a couple that I thought were worse than good or 7/10, and I went through close to 100 before making my pics...
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2013, 03:26:17 PM »
That is the thing about the tour bats - they feel a bit odd, they aren't all that big - but they are massive goers...
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2013, 03:32:43 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on January 07, 2013, 03:17:08 PM
Yes I did. The tour impressed me the most. One of the most booming ping noises I have ever heard! They all pinged well though. Only a couple that I thought were worse than good or 7/10, and I went through close to 100 before making my pics...

You had me sold at booming ping noises... :D Must have been an amazing day! I have never seen a Tour in flesh, and haven't really seen many reviews on them, but they ping all over from what I hear! 8)
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2013, 04:19:26 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on January 07, 2013, 02:56:38 PM
Ah damn, too late! I only picked out mjolnirs, thruxtons, GTs, a tomahawk and a tour (in SH). Only got krakatoas in junior size, sorry! Maybe the Tomahawk is worth a look though? It's a Players model and weighs 2lb 8.1oz...
Don't worry about it, I only asked as I was looking online for a Krakatoa and I couldn't find anywhere with pictures of their actual bats.
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2013, 04:23:33 PM »
Quote from: rp27 on January 07, 2013, 04:19:26 PM
Don't worry about it, I only asked as I was looking online for a Krakatoa and I couldn't find anywhere with pictures of their actual bats.
(Sorry Paul for  mentioning in your thread)
If you look at our web site you can see the actual photos of the Krakatoa bats
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2013, 04:56:18 PM »
Quote from: Chad on January 07, 2013, 03:32:43 PM
You had me sold at booming ping noises... :D Must have been an amazing day! I have never seen a Tour in flesh, and haven't really seen many reviews on them, but they ping all over from what I hear! 8)


Chad, Jason did a review of it:
  But you're right, I hadn't heard much about the Tour before the Lord's Trade Show and then Jason sold it to me in this vid! Is it just me, or is this one of Jason's best ever videos? He really seems into it...
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2013, 05:04:59 PM »
Why was my comment deleted?
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #25 on: January 07, 2013, 05:17:24 PM »
Paul, when will these be making your way onto your shelves? and did you look at the TT's when you were there?
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2013, 05:25:34 PM »
OK a few pictures...












And here are our final selections:



The SH bats we chose, and corresponding weights are as follows:

GT 5 star, 2lb 8.9 + 2lb 9.6 (pre-sold).
GT player, 2lb 11.7
Gt sps, 2lb 10.5
Tour, 2lb 10.7
Tomahawk, 2lb 8.1
Thruxton 5 star, 2lb 9.2
Thruxton player, 2lb 10
Mjolnir 5 star, 2lb 9.7 + 2lb 10.1
Mjolnir player, 2lb 9.8

If you would like to see actual, close-up photos of the bats selected please PM me.

The bats should arrive in our shop by the end of the week...
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2013, 05:26:31 PM »
Quote from: scottish_slogger95 on January 07, 2013, 05:17:24 PM
Paul, when will these be making your way onto your shelves? and did you look at the TT's when you were there?

I had a brief look at the TTs but didn't pick any, Scott, sorry.  I wasn't actually planning to take any, and the ones I saw didn't really catch my eye either, to be honest...
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2013, 05:29:54 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on January 07, 2013, 05:26:31 PM
I had a brief look at the TTs but didn't pick any, Scott, sorry.  I wasn't actually planning to take any, and the ones I saw didn't really catch my eye either, to be honest...

Oh really, did they not catch your eye due to the ping or due to the pick up/profile? Do you know when the bats will be in your shop?
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Re: Visiting Newbery
« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2013, 05:31:01 PM »
Paul did they have a Pro bats bin? With Pro bats for sale.
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