Topic: Butterfly (Read 147644 times)

WalkingWicket37 · « **Reply #135 on:** March 09, 2014, 11:59:32 AM »

Quote from: Manormanic on March 09, 2014, 11:56:24 AM

definitely. Hunts used to be a proper "English" product, so its saddening to hear of them moving toward the gaudy world of mass produced crap-dom!

"Mass produces crap-dom" is a bit harsh mate, you'll get some very good bats come out of it...

uknsaunders · « **Reply #136 on:** March 09, 2014, 12:11:18 PM »

Quote from: Alvaro on March 08, 2014, 05:06:27 PM

Gregor Macmillan was a proper Jazz hat � saw him play a mercurial innings art Cheltenham once.

He was my rabbit lol - knocked his middle peg out in a President game. He had dumped me into the hospitality tent twice and had an eye on lunch! He even thanked me at a net once when I gave a very gentle examination lol . caught up with him a few years later and he had packed up and couldn't find even hold a bat. His off spin was something though, never been bounced several times in an over and it turned yards. He was about 6'4 though. Played a few years at Marlow before going first class.

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rbblack · « **Reply #137 on:** March 10, 2014, 08:59:16 PM »

My new Butterfly arrived today...

I asked Paul for;
2'10 dressed
Oval handle - single grip
Standard Velocity Profile
Medium bow to the blade

Not weighed her or tapped her up yet. But a great first impression! Such a lovely profile.

And as per others I echo the statement of Paul being a great person to order from and his services was fantastic.

Petemacdiarmid · « **Reply #138 on:** March 10, 2014, 09:07:04 PM »

Quote from: rbblack on March 10, 2014, 08:59:16 PM

My new Butterfly arrived today...

I asked Paul for;
2'10 dressed
Oval handle - single grip
Standard Velocity Profile
Medium bow to the blade

Not weighed her or tapped her up yet. But a great first impression! Such a lovely profile.

And as per others I echo the statement of Paul being a great person to order from and his services was fantastic.

Looks great! How much did you pay for this beauty?

kasabian21 · « **Reply #139 on:** March 11, 2014, 02:27:51 PM »

Hi Paul,

Did you get the email I sent last Monday (through the submission form on the site)?

re: butterfly supreme

Thanks.

Aldred Cricket Bats · « **Reply #140 on:** March 12, 2014, 03:26:25 PM »

A butterfly gold sovereign and a grade 1 silver off out to Cumbria tomorrow. Both absolute beauties, lucky man

dunc2610 · « **Reply #141 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:09:22 PM »

I used my Butterfly for the first time Monday and again last night, and wow, for a hard bat it seems to go really well, although it would appear the area that sees the most of the ball is from the bottom of the stickers down roughly 3-4" so doesn't quite make the best use of the limited meat on the bat, so I may have to get another at some point with a higher middle.

Aldred Cricket Bats · « **Reply #142 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:23:57 PM »

Quote from: dunc2610 on March 12, 2014, 04:09:22 PM

I used my Butterfly for the first time Monday and again last night, and wow, for a hard bat it seems to go really well, although it would appear the area that sees the most of the ball is from the bottom of the stickers down roughly 3-4" so doesn't quite make the best use of the limited meat on the bat, so I may have to get another at some point with a higher middle.

Butterfly bats often take a bit longer to open up than other bats but when they do they go like hell. Don't be fooled into thinking the ball only goes off the part of the bat where the bulk is, it goes from there right up towards the stickers, like I have said before the old style bats thin edges what people would now say low middled bats would ping from exactly the same areas as any of the modern bats.

Aldred Cricket Bats · « **Reply #143 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:31:19 PM »

Here's the perfect example one of the original chase bats that I was sponsored with, playing on county tracks bouncy most people would look at this profile now days and say its ideal for low wickets, not true the middle on this bat was just the same as any other bat and its one of the best bats I ever had and I had some good ones. It's not the shape that's making it ping

dunc2610 · « **Reply #144 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:39:58 PM »

I think if I were to go for another at some point if anything I'd ask for smaller edges, I'm not a huge fan of the big edge, and neither of my Warsops had this. I love the shape, i think rather than a higher middle per say I would like a little more meat of the bat in this area as its light and relatively thin when compared to a heavier bat, but it went very well when I was off driving which is where most the marks came from higher up the bat. Only when I was cutting did this spot move down the bat.

I'm totally sold on the butterfly I have to say, if they all perform like this seems to they're a true bargain!

smokem · « **Reply #145 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:41:50 PM »

Really like the profile on the Silver Sovereign. Looks to have a slightly higher middle than the Gold?

Aldred Cricket Bats · « **Reply #146 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:44:41 PM »

Not really its just how it looks different due to the spine running right down to the toe of the blade.

Aldred Cricket Bats · « **Reply #147 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:50:45 PM »

Quote from: dunc2610 on March 12, 2014, 04:39:58 PM

I think if I were to go for another at some point if anything I'd ask for smaller edges, I'm not a huge fan of the big edge, and neither of my Warsops had this. I love the shape, i think rather than a higher middle per say I would like a little more meat of the bat in this area as its light and relatively thin when compared to a heavier bat, but it went very well when I was off driving which is where most the marks came from higher up the bat. Only when I was cutting did this spot move down the bat.

I'm totally sold on the butterfly I have to say, if they all perform like this seems to they're a true bargain!

Sounds to me Dunc a bit typical of indoor practice as indoors people generally drive at balls that are not as full as outdoors because it is truer than a typical early season wicket so the ball is always hitting slightly higher up the bat. We always practiced as bowlers to be driven indoors as when you get outside the length is good so in return batters who have been practicing in the winter and driving through the ball that's back of a length have got to draw themselves back In when they get outside as the same length won't be there for hitting. Does that make sense, I have all my bowlers when I'm coaching still bowling full and try and get the batters to think about outdoor lengths rather than indoor ones.

dunc2610 · « **Reply #148 on:** March 12, 2014, 04:55:52 PM »

Makes perfect sense Paul, if I look at my other bats I do hit the "middle" more rather than further up the bat, but there are quite a few higher marks on my bats, so whether thats a timing thing or just me, I don't know but have never had an issue with splicing the ball on a regular basis.

Aldred Cricket Bats · « **Reply #149 on:** March 12, 2014, 05:08:52 PM »

Like I have said before there isn't a bat made that you can middle up near or on the splice, if you can remember the old SS jumbo it's spine ran parallel to the face further up the bat it didn't change the middle of the bat and suddenly allow you to middle it somewhere up near the splice or down near the toe. You still nailed it in the same area as you would have on any other bat.

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