Hello to everyone on the CustomBats Forum and thank you to Buzz, ItsJustCricket and Roco for all your help and support during the launch of StrettonFox.
It's been really great to get everyones thoughts and feedback on the look and feel of the guards, as a company my intention is to create products that offer something different and a bit more "special". You guys are absolutely vital to this and its great to see people so motivated with equipment. As I operate individually I have full control, so any tweaks, ideas, adjustments will always be taken on board to get as close as possible to the perfect product.
The price point of the guards is always going to be a query, manufacturing every item by hand in the UK and using materials that have been developed specifically costs a lot in comparison to mass produced items from offshore. I worked in factory management in Asia for quite a long time prior to starting this and have seen both sides of the coin so was and will always be absolutely set on manufacturing and "flying the flag" for local production.
www.strettonfoxsports.com is the official site and I will be posting updates as often as possible with any news, testimonials, and anything related.
A big thank you to ItsjustCricket for the interest in stocking the product, we are definitely looking to do something together for the new year, and I think a official mallet test knock out session at the store might be in order so people can come and see how we compare to the competition !
I will post online over the coming weeks an "intro" video showing me using the guards, explaining how they work, how they shape, and all the things that come to mind and seem to be queried on the forum. If you have any specific questions you want to see answered please do not hesitate to contact me.
I have updated the templates that can be downloaded to try all the different standard sizes with a better filing system for sizing, left or right hand ect, hope this makes it easier to see.
All the templates are "standard" products, if anyone wants a completely bespoke shape this is always possible but will cost an additional £30 due to the time / adjustments ect involved in getting it just right.
Since starting trading I have over 100 pro UK players using the guards, the templates have come from working with each player and taking the average sizing between all the different shapes that have been made. Some of the bespoke work included guards for people recovering from broken limbs, with heart conditions, all sorts of different stuff so i'm pretty confident in the shapes being a good fit.
The technology came from a previous job working with creating thin body armour for riot situations, this stuff has come from a pretty awesome source and my contacts in this industry will be helping in developing some very exciting kit over the next few seasons. Starting with the guards, but soon moving on to an indestructible box that can stop a sledge hammer, pads, gloves and helmets. But all in due course as I can only develop as the company grows !
I will do my best to keep up to date with the forum, speak soon !
George Fox
Director/Founder of Stretton Fox and cricket gear geek !
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