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[tim2000s]

What experience do you have making bats, any photos of ones you've made?
Also any background story on where you were trained or did you learn yourself?

Was going to ask the same question. Whilst it's great to see a new bat maker, can you show us what you've done?

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[LEACHY48]

Hi mate, welcome to the forum, few points, I am personally not a fan of the stickers,  but then again, I dont like many brands stickers, I think they are a boring shape, with boring colours, they are too blocky for my liking, one ida could be changing white to silver, and maybe making the blue a bit deeper?, now dont get me wrong, this current design could appeal to people, (step forward Mr FattusCattus) but I much prefer classier stickers, I.E. Aldred, DS and Salix.

onto the bat profiles you have mentioned, I think that you should include a higher middled bat, as you have all bases except this one covered, maybe have one mid middle, one mid-high and one mid-low?

[procricket]

Which bat profile do you want me to explain?

All of them please

[joel0532]

Was going to ask the same question. Whilst it's great to see a new bat maker, can you show us what you've done?

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I have only ever done refurbs up til now. I bought a plane bat last season at a heavier weight and took some wood off the toe and back of the shoulders to drop some weight off it. I can post some photos soon. Very excited about starting up and making bats.

[joel0532]

All of them please

Well hopefully, the hercules will be similar to the Charlie French Pedigree and M and H master.
Achilles like Michael Clarkes spartan bat with the bulge middle and slightly smaller toe.
the theseus will have a standard more traditional shape with no concaving on the back and a bit fuller and heavier.
hope this helps mate

[Ams4287]

I have only ever done refurbs up til now. I bought a plane bat last season at a heavier weight and took some wood off the toe and back of the shoulders to drop some weight off it. I can post some photos soon. Very excited about starting up and making bats.

Hi Joel

Good luck with the venture and the batmakers shed is the place for you as Tom mentioned.

It's going to help if you make samples up of each of your concept profiles and do a full review of your method / finished product to give everyone a insight. You may want to think about loaning a bat or 2 out or at least a offer to good to turn down for the forum community to get there hands on your work for some feedback / review.

As I said good luck!

[joel0532]

Hi mate, welcome to the forum, few points, I am personally not a fan of the stickers,  but then again, I dont like many brands stickers, I think they are a boring shape, with boring colours, they are too blocky for my liking, one ida could be changing white to silver, and maybe making the blue a bit deeper?, now dont get me wrong, this current design could appeal to people, (step forward Mr FattusCattus) but I much prefer classier stickers, I.E. Aldred, DS and Salix.

onto the bat profiles you have mentioned, I think that you should include a higher middled bat, as you have all bases except this one covered, maybe have one mid middle, one mid-high and one mid-low?

Hi pal, thanks for the feedback, I agree in regards to the profiles there will be 1 of each when I get around to it. High, Mid and Low. In regards to the stickers they are a first draft and posted on here for feedback just like yours. I end up designing stickers then realising i've basically done a gn sticker or a slaz sticker and have to start again!! I will keep on tinkering with the design and post any new ones I have.
Cheers
Joel

[joel0532]

Hi Joel

Good luck with the venture and the batmakers shed is the place for you as Tom mentioned.

It's going to help if you make samples up of each of your concept profiles and do a full review of your method / finished product to give everyone a insight. You may want to think about loaning a bat or 2 out or at least a offer to good to turn down for the forum community to get there hands on your work for some feedback / review.

As I said good luck!

Hello cheers for the advice, I'll definitely look in to doing some samples for people to try out. It will be in the new year when i get started properly, I just wanted some advice and ideas on here, which has been very helpful so thanks.

[LEACHY48]

Hi pal, thanks for the feedback, I agree in regards to the profiles there will be 1 of each when I get around to it. High, Mid and Low. In regards to the stickers they are a first draft and posted on here for feedback just like yours. I end up designing stickers then realising i've basically done a gn sticker or a slaz sticker and have to start again!! I will keep on tinkering with the design and post any new ones I have.
Cheers
Joel

hi mate, no worries at all, ask and you shall recieve on here firstly, Id like to say I am really impressed with your responses to this thread as a whole. Regarding the stickers, its very tough, and I know it is, but as you say, keep on tinkering, and eventually, you will find a design that you and the majority of people are happy with.


As AMS said, offering up some bats for review would be a good idea, as people on here especially respect the views of other members, and it may just help you with publicity and sales.

[joel0532]

hi mate, no worries at all, ask and you shall recieve on here firstly, Id like to say I am really impressed with your responses to this thread as a whole. Regarding the stickers, its very tough, and I know it is, but as you say, keep on tinkering, and eventually, you will find a design that you and the majority of people are happy with.


As AMS said, offering up some bats for review would be a good idea, as people on here especially respect the views of other members, and it may just help you with publicity and sales.

Cheers, yeh like I said I appreciate any feedback and or suggestions and yes it's very hard to design stickers the more I look at the first draft the more crap they look haha, and they keep looking more and more like the reebok stickers!!! Photoshop is open again.

[GarrettJ]

3 models in 3 grades between 2.7 and 2.10 .... That's 12 bats in each model if you do one at every weight or 36 in total

That's a lot of bats? To make at this early stage or do you make them to order?

[joel0532]

3 models in 3 grades between 2.7 and 2.10 .... That's 12 bats in each model if you do one at every weight or 36 in total

That's a lot of bats? To make at this early stage or do you make them to order?

Will be making to order

[GarrettJ]

good luck with the brand.

Look forward to seeing some of your bats.

[joel0532]

good luck with the brand.

Look forward to seeing some of your bats.

Cheers mate. Appreciate it.

[19reading87]

No reason, not trying to copy anyone or anything. I like the idea of naming my bats after Ancient Greek hero's and by doing that I couldn't leave out Achilles, which I assume is the bat name you're referring to? I'm sure that is the only name they use isn't it?

No you're right mate they do have a few different names.

Wishing you lots of luck in your venture into the Buisness