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MagicMonty

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Devestated
« on: May 28, 2013, 11:19:00 AM »
Walked out to the crease at the weekend, ticking along nicely until this happened (photos below). My trusty 2011 Quantum gave way with a stomach churning crack. I could hear the slips sobbing with me as i trudged off, victim in hand.  :( Very much doubt it's repairable, if anyone could give an educated opinion i'd be hugely grateful. Popped in to see Paul at IJC yesterday, he shared my pain but his was far more short lived as I picked up another wand to replace the GN.

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Re: Devestated
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2013, 11:25:54 AM »
What new bat did you pick up mate?
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2013, 11:29:03 AM »
Its dead, looks like storm damage??
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2013, 11:33:26 AM »
Or a splicing issue? Right at the bottom of the splice. A mates legned dd that, and my old powerbow did it too
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2013, 11:34:29 AM »
Not nice to see to a fellow gray nicolls lover. Horrible when it breaks!  What bat did you decide to replace it with mate?
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2013, 11:37:48 AM »
I went in fairly open minded. But came away with a Hammer Hel 156 LE. I know theres been a lot of talk about Hammer etc.. But i was hugely surprised after picking one up. It's a 2.10, nicely balanced and as good as anything else Paul had on his shelf in my opinion. Was close to taking the Willowstix Spitfire, but the middle was just a tad too high for my liking and liked the M&H Low original. But the Hel just pipped them. Really looking forward to using it this weekend. 

Yeah...thought it was un-saveable. Oh well. I thought i could have been storm damage, but i've never seen a bat split like that with storm damage, only seen clean cracks running the width of the bat. A real shame, it was a beautifully balanced thing!
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2013, 11:46:20 AM »
I've seen one split like that before and be repaired with glue and twine and then last for 2-3 season more, but there's also every chance it'll still just break right away.
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2013, 12:26:37 PM »
Quote from: MagicMonty on May 28, 2013, 11:37:48 AM
I went in fairly open minded. But came away with a Hammer Hel 156 LE. I know theres been a lot of talk about Hammer etc.. But i was hugely surprised after picking one up. It's a 2.10, nicely balanced and as good as anything else Paul had on his shelf in my opinion. Was close to taking the Willowstix Spitfire, but the middle was just a tad too high for my liking and liked the M&H Low original. But the Hel just pipped them. Really looking forward to using it this weekend. 

Yeah...thought it was un-saveable. Oh well. I thought i could have been storm damage, but i've never seen a bat split like that with storm damage, only seen clean cracks running the width of the bat. A real shame, it was a beautifully balanced thing!

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Re: Devestated
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2013, 12:32:13 PM »
Quote from: Hammer Cricket on May 28, 2013, 12:26:37 PM
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Haha, I thought you'd be pleased Jason. I've been a long term admirer for a while. Glad I could finally see one in the flesh, and once I did, that was it. True love at first sight!
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2013, 01:35:37 PM »
by coincidence a m and h distinction spilt exactly like this at the weekend

ive posted it back to m and h to look at

anyone know what actually causes this?
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2013, 01:44:37 PM »
I might still send mine back to GN. But it's more than 12 months old, so I know I won't get a replacement. But if there are any preventative measures that anyone knows to help avoid this in the future then I'd be delighted to hear them!
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2013, 05:33:49 PM »
Its usually an issue cause by poor fitting of the handle, have seen a few go that way and it will only get worse. Anything is fixable but some aren't playable like this really.

Pictures are not clear but cant see any storm damage/ stress but you never know.
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2013, 05:46:48 PM »
Exactly the same thing as to what happened to mine last week, heart breaking isnt it, paid £300 for my GM Icon OLE for this to happen, hoping GM will sort me out though.
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2013, 07:25:15 PM »
I've fixed bats like this and in fact much worst - but they don't last very long - if at all.

Not sure what causes it, like perkins has said could well be a handle issue - to tight im guessing
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Re: Devestated
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2013, 07:42:51 PM »
Quote from: Twelfth Man on May 28, 2013, 11:34:29 AM
Not nice to see to a fellow gray nicolls lover. Horrible when it breaks!  What bat did you decide to replace it with mate?
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