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mini998

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Weight reduction .. worth it?
« on: July 18, 2013, 10:55:58 AM »
I bought a Gm Argon F2 808 couple of months ago and barely used it , It was an impulse buy and I realized it was tad too heavy for me when I was using it in the nets, So thinking of what to do with this bat....

Obviously I can sell it, but I was wondering would it be worth to get the weight reduced instead of that?
Does any of our forum sponsors do this kind of modifications? roughly how much am I looking at cost wise?
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2013, 11:00:56 AM »
Got my Kookaburra Biggest Kahuna reduced from 3lb to 2lb 11oz and it still goes beautifully!
Cost me £15 from V Sports but obviously any of the forum sponsors will do a job as good if not better.

Depends on where the meat of the wood is, my bat had quite a bit of weight to the top and some in the toe so he took a lot of weight out of areas not near the middle, not affecting the performance. Will have to get it looked at.
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2013, 11:07:37 AM »
Matt (from H4L) did my 666 from 2.12.5 down to 2.9 and it went just as well after, plus it picked up very nicely. Funny enough a clubmate has some weight taken off his bat by V-Sports, they did a good job by all accounts. Worth doing if you really like the bat and most forum sponsors will do it for around £30+postage I'd imagine.
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2013, 11:21:30 AM »
Yeah had a GN done by Matt at H4L did an awesome job. Had 2-3 ounces taken off, obviously a lot of wood had to be removed but he did an excellent job, picked up really well when it came back and still had a great middle
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2013, 11:30:35 AM »
Thanks Guys , In that case I would keep the bat and go with weight reduction route.
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2013, 11:38:57 AM »
How much does it weigh at the moment?
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2013, 11:41:40 AM »
Dom Shillabeer took a bat of mine from 2lb 14 to 2lb 10 and reshaped it. It made a huge difference and is now a much more usable beast.
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2013, 11:48:47 AM »
Quote from: Buzz on July 18, 2013, 11:38:57 AM
How much does it weigh at the moment?

It had a 2.10 sticker when I bought it , Not sure that weight is with or without the grip though . When I weigh it on my kitchen scale readings are all over the place.
 
Main problem it the handle is ultra thin on these Argons , so have to add one or two grips to make it normal , also bat is bottom heavy so pick up is not the best.

I use a Kookabura Rouge which is 2.11 as my match bat but it has a good pick up and feels light on the hands.

Also bought a Aldred Silver Sov lately and it is 2.9... very light pickup.. so I'm spoiled for lighter bats now.
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2013, 11:54:00 AM »
Any chance you could post some pictures of it please?
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2013, 12:41:19 PM »
Sure , I've posted these sometime earlier as well.


















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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2013, 12:45:10 PM »
Any pics of the face?
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2013, 12:48:18 PM »
Only got this one, all covers with stupid Bola marks


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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2013, 12:51:38 PM »
ahh found one image I took before using the bat, It's the same bat just a different grip.

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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2013, 12:55:04 PM »
Well if the kook is your match bat why not just use this as your net bat... A lot of people use a heavier net bat to help with bat speed when going to your match bat.
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Re: Weight reduction .. worth it?
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2013, 01:11:03 PM »
Good idea , might as well try it on nets.
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