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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #270 on: November 07, 2010, 01:17:46 PM »
Gray nics must have some bloody nice trees! stunning peice of willow
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #271 on: November 07, 2010, 01:24:30 PM »
Quote from: hell4leather cricket on November 07, 2010, 01:17:46 PM
Gray nics must have some bloody nice trees! stunning peice of willow

And bloody nice profit margins too..! First impressions of the pic, I thought it was a plank lol- couldn't see the grains ;)
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #272 on: November 07, 2010, 01:27:33 PM »
it says the legend is made only using the finest English willow. Only hand selected clefts that represent the premium 1% of willow available will be used in the hand crafting of every Legend bat.

Sounds pretty top notch to me
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #273 on: November 07, 2010, 01:31:14 PM »
Pretty top notch indeed! Wonder if there are better clefts around this forum though? Mike maybe?
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #274 on: November 07, 2010, 01:32:28 PM »
Quote from: johan95 on November 07, 2010, 01:24:30 PM
And bloody nice profit margins too..! First impressions of the pic, I thought it was a plank lol- couldn't see the grains ;)

Hes just scored 120 with it so it's hardly going to be a plank is it !!!! And don't think gn would issue him with anything but the cream of their crop to represent their brand. When kooks are priced at £375 everything seems to be on the up!
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #275 on: November 07, 2010, 01:33:16 PM »
Quote from: Canners1983 on November 07, 2010, 01:27:33 PM
it says the legend is made only using the finest English willow. Only hand selected clefts that represent the premium 1% of willow available will be used in the hand crafting of every Legend bat.

Sounds pretty top notch to me

Does sound top notch, but the mess they have made over mike's (among others) custom pro perf. bats from lords means they do a little bit of lying ;)
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #276 on: November 07, 2010, 01:34:22 PM »
You would need to be buying large volumes if clefts to find the 1% of premium stuff as explained last week at GM. Some clefts are found by luck when buying in bulk
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #277 on: November 07, 2010, 01:39:25 PM »
Quote from: Ayrtek on November 07, 2010, 01:32:28 PM
Hes just scored 120 with it so it's hardly going to be a plank is it !!!! And don't think gn would issue him with anything but the cream of their crop to represent their brand. When kooks are priced at £375 everything seems to be on the up!


talking of prices being on the up........

http://www.owzat-cricket.co.uk/acatalog/2011_Kookaburra_Kahuna_Players_batting_gloves.html

£100 RRp batting gloves...... OUCH

and as for the legend looking like a plank, i doubt Srauss has used a plank since he was a kid, if ever.......
« Last Edit: November 07, 2010, 01:46:25 PM by Canners1983 »
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #278 on: November 07, 2010, 01:40:36 PM »
to find a tight grained cleft without any heartwood is very rare ,normally the older the tree it tend to have a lot of heartwood ,the tree must be 35 yrs + old 
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #279 on: November 07, 2010, 01:43:40 PM »
Alot of money for some gloves that don't feature anything special, even if strauss had used a plank I'm sure he would still have scored runs...bit like the F1 lads on top gear in the reasonably priced car will extract the best possible result from what they have to work with :)
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #280 on: November 07, 2010, 01:44:56 PM »
Quote from: hell4leather cricket on November 07, 2010, 01:40:36 PM
to find a tight grained cleft without any heartwood is very rare ,normally the older the tree it tend to have a lot of heartwood ,the tree must be 35 yrs + old 

would it also not last as long? i had a 18 grainer M&H that snapped clean in half :(
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #281 on: November 07, 2010, 01:45:29 PM »
Gn are one of the oldest bat brands so must have some old trees dotted about I'd imagine....prob some they have forgotten about too

old and tight....the victor meldrew of the cricket world!
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #282 on: November 07, 2010, 01:46:22 PM »
I wasn't saying his bat was rubbish. I'm on iPod touch so I couldn't see the grains so first impressions were: this is a plank!
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #283 on: November 07, 2010, 01:47:47 PM »
Even without seeing the bat why would a pro be using a plank ???
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Re: Best Bat Grains thread...
« Reply #284 on: November 07, 2010, 01:49:48 PM »
I dunno...hmm got no idea why I said that lol. Not one of my better moments!
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