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[uknsaunders]

The original Purist didnt have an offset edge either but seems to be a shape I've seen somewhere else recently!!

I think the Purist 2 did and looks more like the New Purist:-

Purist 2

[thecord]

Thanks, we aim to please, but clearly have a tough audience of officionados on this forum! Curiously, our customers on Monday & Tuesday seem very pleased with what they saw.

Names, numbers. Each to their own, I don't think we should get too hung up on that.

Kind regards

Edward

How have sales in 2013 been in the UK Edward? Has the better weather led to a marked increase in the sales of bats?

[smilley792]

Edward are you hear representing gm or yourself on this forum?

[Butterfingerz]

Thanks, we aim to please, but clearly have a tough audience of officionados on this forum! Curiously, our customers on Monday & Tuesday seem very pleased with what they saw.

Names, numbers. Each to their own, I don't think we should get too hung up on that.

Kind regards

Edward

Would these be the same officionados youre hoping will purchase your products and the same ones whose comments both good and bad you should value if you want to start heading in the right direction again!

[The_Bird]

I think the Purist 2 did and looks more like the New Purist:-

Purist 2

Is it me or does this resemble Trotts shape quite a lot?

[Butterfingerz]

Is it me or does this resemble Trotts shape quite a lot?

A little in the profile but more concaving that Trott's

[uknsaunders]

Is it me or does this resemble Trotts shape quite a lot?

not sure:-

[Edward Lowy]

Ed - When you have your release day and then dont release anything more than a couple of photos and a terribel 'we make bats' video people are going to offer their opinion based upon what youve released. If you want them to make their opinion based upon facts then give them them some or none at all!

The original Purist didnt have an offset edge either but seems to be a shape I've seen somewhere else recently!!

What video do you think is terrible? (note the spelling Mr Fingerz!)

People are entitled to their opinion at any time, we understand that. Our website will be live next week in line with the sequence of Trade Stockrooms that take place. We haven't released any pictures as it happens, but we did not prevent customers who attended on Tuesday from doing so. How very liberal is that.

The GM 2014 range is tremendous. Very considered, nicely executed.

Keep the faith.

Kind regards

Edward

[Edward Lowy]

I think the main reason for the 'backlash' on here is the (on initial glimpse anyway) half hearted look to the 'retro' offering, which seems to most just to be a newish looking bat shape with newish looking stickers and the name Purist slapped on it. Maybe this isn't the case, time will tell.

The comments about branding are probably more aimed towards the Zona style stickers from last year. compared to the usual Gm stickers which usually mix fashion and tradition pretty well those were fairly ugly.

I quite like that a few of the bats are offered with flat or convex faces, but I think a 3rd option might be a bit over kill, and I'm not a fan of the FX parts added to the names, maybe I'm just a bit too much of a traditionalist for bat names that sound like fighter jets.

Am impressed that we have created a backlash without people even seeing the range! That takes some doing.

I can assure you there is nothing half-hearted about the range. It is coherent and considered. Time will indeed tell!

Kind regards

Edward

[Edward Lowy]

How have sales in 2013 been in the UK Edward? Has the better weather led to a marked increase in the sales of bats?

Across the industry, the wet summer of 2012 basically resulted in one season's sales being split across two years. It has been gruesome for all. We knew that when we launched GM 2013 a year ago, but it did not deter us from launching new products.

As at now, retail stocks are pretty low, there is a lot more optimism about for a normalised 2014.

Good question - many thanks

Edward

[Edward Lowy]

Would these be the same officionados youre hoping will purchase your products and the same ones whose comments both good and bad you should value if you want to start heading in the right direction again!

As I said above, we value all comment. The most constructive is often the hardest to listen to.

Nothing wrong with our direction in my view - tell me what you know. Indeed, tell me who you are.

Kind regards

Edward

[Edward Lowy]

Edward are you hear representing gm or yourself on this forum?

I own the Company with my brother Richard. Have never posted anonymously on any Forum as what's the point?

Kind regards

Edward

[The_Bird]

Was the purist an easy option to bring back? Did you consider any other classics?

What do you make of pretty much all the big boys following suit and bringing out a retro range?

[Vitas Cricket]

Like what i've seen so far, will make an initial judgement at Windsor, a further judgement after we host another GM test track event in our net, and then will make a final judgement about this time next year, ultimately it is my customers who decide what is 'good' not me.

Only slight bug bear is the lack of an invite to the day when some relatively local competition attended, despite them not being cricket specialist

[Johnny]

So I remember a few years ago when the GM last had a face lift (when the 3D stickers first came out) most forumites scoffed, but a few years down the line that particular flavour of GM branding is now established as the norm.

As others have mentioned, I'd have loved to see a retro purist, but I'm taking it that's not the direction GM wanted to take - I don't think the purist is attempting to be another scoop/dynadrive/bubble/v12 - looks more like a re-launch to me, as per the various incarnations of the Cannon (one if my all time fave GM bats) none of which were attempting to be throw backs, but evolutions instead.

I'm sure it will be easier assess the range in the flesh. When I saw the new look of another notts based bat maker I thought it was horrible, but soon grew on me once I had the product in my hand.

I'm also sure any comments being interpreted as 'derisory' have not been posted in a malicious manner - maybe a few comments on here have been blunt, but people are entitled to their opinion.