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[Tom]

There's a lot of misinformation in the cricket world, from the shops, the manufacturers, forums, players everywhere you look. Whether it's soft timber being talked about, or edge size. The videos aren't intentionally misleading, although I accept on occasion they can be, it's exactly the same words you see repeated here day in day out.

As a concept, the are great for those not able to reach a store, and have to buy blind. The problem is the overall misinformation, which is spread. And that's not anyone's fault, it's just a lack of full understanding of the process and what makes a good bat. Heck, I don't know what makes a good bat.

Maybe a good idea would be a forum hangout/video Q&A with someone like Norbs or James Laver, who really do know their onions. 9 people could participate and ask questions, whilst others watch. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html. We all learn something. It's more interractive than a Q&A on here. And the content of the videos improves.

[Dan W]

Hard to really find anything wrong with the video bat reviews - I'm quite immune to talk of ping and balance (albeit less so), though it's good to see a range of other angles of a bat. To me they're little different to a webpage. Definitely seen some time where the reviewer hasn't shown themselves in the most knowledgeable light, though kudos for them for having the marbles to stick themselves out there.
Not too sure on the "I've got 5 kids to feed" nonsense any time anyone questions something about your business though...

[ItsJustCricket]

Couple of comments
1) video reviews are really good for people like me who are in USA and have no cricket store to visit
2) we have to understand that it's a review of that particular bat and not a comparison with other bats. Comparing with other bats will be not healthy for a retailer
3) there will be repetitive info in the videos after all it's just a bat. One has to discuss edges, ping, grains, spine
4) think of these videos as an introduction to a product

Keep up he good work paul and jason

Hi Amit, good feedback and thank you for it.  Just on your point about comparisons though, I'm not sure I agree with that.  Check out our videos of the Newbery Tour and the (newly uploaded) Newbery Thruxton and you'll see what I mean...

[norbs]

Maybe a good idea would be a forum hangout/video Q&A with someone like Norbs or James Laver, who really do know their onions. 9 people could participate and ask questions, whilst others watch. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html. We all learn something. It's more interractive than a Q&A on here. And the content of the videos improves.

Jason did one of these for his Hammer launch at the time I thought it was a great idea....

Here is an example of what I was talking about for a dodgy review

Making a cricket bat.m4v

[Howzat]

the best bat review video's ive seen are from Fraser @ GCCC, he is a natural in front of the camera, and he can he actually hold a bat

Kookaburra Players Bats

The line "They're made of really soft timber" is great!

[procricket]

So the weight of a cricket bat comes down to the compressing  not pressing turned it off at that point

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Jason did one of these for his Hammer launch at the time I thought it was a great idea....

Here is an example of what I was talking about for a dodgy review

Making a cricket bat.m4v

Wonder how much it went for?