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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #45 on: October 21, 2014, 12:06:59 PM »
Do your own detailed “best gear review” like A.O.C, for bats, pads, gloves, and kit bags!
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« Reply #46 on: October 21, 2014, 11:49:38 PM »
What I would like to see is a way to benchmark a bat's performance so that you can compare bats objectively in your videos. Bat manufacturers will probably not like your videos but your patrons/consumers would love the information. I don't know how you would accomplish that but if you can solve this problem you would make consumers like me, who have no access to cricket shops, very happy.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #47 on: October 22, 2014, 07:15:23 AM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on October 21, 2014, 11:49:38 PM
What I would like to see is a way to benchmark a bat's performance so that you can compare bats objectively in your videos. Bat manufacturers will probably not like your videos but your patrons/consumers would love the information. I don't know how you would accomplish that but if you can solve this problem you would make consumers like me, who have no access to cricket shops, very happy.
This has been discussed many times on here and faces two issues.

1. Producing a simple test is pretty difficult
2. The test that you do on a bat in the shop is not a good indicator of how well a bat will perform when you use it.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #48 on: October 22, 2014, 01:16:41 PM »
Bats are so personal in any case that a lot of the comparisons would be meaningless?

One note on bag videos - I'm on the lookout for a new bag at the moment and your videos are helpful, however it would be good to see them focus more on the actual bag and less on what particular kit you have in it! It is helpful to see what fits in, but I'm not fussed what make/model/rrp pads you happen to be using and it makes the videos longer than they need to be. More focus on the bags would be good - e.g. on an 'external' pocket on a duffle - is it an actual external pocket, or merely a division of the bag, is a pocket waterproof material in the case of a boot pocket, is it padded, etc. This would be much more informative than 'it has this pocket, in which I've put the brand new xxx gloves from xxx, available for £xx.99'. Keep up the good work though!
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #49 on: October 22, 2014, 01:35:03 PM »
Quote from: edge on October 22, 2014, 01:16:41 PM
Bats are so personal in any case that a lot of the comparisons would be meaningless?

One note on bag videos - I'm on the lookout for a new bag at the moment and your videos are helpful, however it would be good to see them focus more on the actual bag and less on what particular kit you have in it! It is helpful to see what fits in, but I'm not fussed what make/model/rrp pads you happen to be using and it makes the videos longer than they need to be. More focus on the bags would be good - e.g. on an 'external' pocket on a duffle - is it an actual external pocket, or merely a division of the bag, is a pocket waterproof material in the case of a boot pocket, is it padded, etc. This would be much more informative than 'it has this pocket, in which I've put the brand new xxx gloves from xxx, available for £xx.99'. Keep up the good work though!

point of it is to sell :)
By saying new xxx gloves from xxx, available for xxx from us is pretty much why it's there.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #50 on: October 22, 2014, 01:59:05 PM »
Oh yeah I know that of course, but I'd rather they tried to sell me the bag! If I want gloves/pads from them etc I'll be watching the relevant videos! Don't object to it completely (after all, we all like to see new kit) but I have seen the odd one where there seems to be 2 minutes worth of banging on about irrelevant kit, maybe a quick plug for the range and mention the relevant video/whatever before moving on with the review in hand would be a better way.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #51 on: October 22, 2014, 04:05:05 PM »
Quote from: edge on October 22, 2014, 01:16:41 PM
Bats are so personal in any case that a lot of the comparisons would be meaningless?

One note on bag videos - I'm on the lookout for a new bag at the moment and your videos are helpful, however it would be good to see them focus more on the actual bag and less on what particular kit you have in it! It is helpful to see what fits in, but I'm not fussed what make/model/rrp pads you happen to be using and it makes the videos longer than they need to be. More focus on the bags would be good - e.g. on an 'external' pocket on a duffle - is it an actual external pocket, or merely a division of the bag, is a pocket waterproof material in the case of a boot pocket, is it padded, etc. This would be much more informative than 'it has this pocket, in which I've put the brand new xxx gloves from xxx, available for £xx.99'. Keep up the good work though!

Well, seeing as he is out on a beach in Oz, Chris has handed over bag review duties to me, so this will change!  :) Did my first one yesterday (Newbery Kudos wheelie).  Pretty sure I spoke much more about the bag than the contents, but you can be the judge when the video goes live (along with seven others) later in the week...

Thanks for your feedback!
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #52 on: November 22, 2014, 01:34:02 AM »
When you do the measurements, lets also measure the toe!
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #53 on: December 26, 2014, 08:32:30 AM »
Whilst I enjoy the videos a lot, I'm noticing a pattern that I find irritating.  You keep reviewing top of the range cricket bats, that retail £300+. Not a lot of people I know are going to spend that kind of cash on a cricket bat in my eyes, I would like to see more reviews on bats (as well as other kit) in the mid range price bracket, as it seems a little more realistic.  Sorry if it seems crude, but that's my 2 cents.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #54 on: December 26, 2014, 09:10:35 AM »
Hi Paul
Great feedback.
I agree a more structured approach for consistency to bat reviews.
I like the top. 5.
What about an entire brands review for their coming season?
Cheers
Mark
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #55 on: December 26, 2014, 05:18:12 PM »
Quote from: 13th Man on December 26, 2014, 09:10:35 AM
Hi Paul
Great feedback.
I agree a more structured approach for consistency to bat reviews.
I like the top. 5.
What about an entire brands review for their coming season?
Cheers
Mark

Thanks, Mark.  Good feedback.  Whole brand review sounds good, it just depends on our stock as we rarely carry the entire range from any of our suppliers at any one given time.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #56 on: December 26, 2014, 05:20:53 PM »
Quote from: OwzatOllie on December 26, 2014, 08:32:30 AM
Whilst I enjoy the videos a lot, I'm noticing a pattern that I find irritating.  You keep reviewing top of the range cricket bats, that retail £300+. Not a lot of people I know are going to spend that kind of cash on a cricket bat in my eyes, I would like to see more reviews on bats (as well as other kit) in the mid range price bracket, as it seems a little more realistic.  Sorry if it seems crude, but that's my 2 cents.

Good point, thanks.  Had a few people say the same.  We tend to just review one bat shape once, so for example with the Kookaburra bats, we did the Instinct and Verve in the Players grade only, as the top grade is probably the fairest way to portray a range i.e. to see it in its best light.  However, I am thinking of doing separate reviews for the lower-mid ranges in the near future.
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #57 on: December 27, 2014, 08:47:47 AM »
How about doing 3 bats (or any other type of gear) in one review and comparing against each other? But like what aoc do in their magazine every month. Something slog the lines of 3 bats all similar grade/prices but with different middle positions
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #58 on: December 29, 2014, 08:28:41 AM »
Cricket Girls Gone Wild videos?  :D
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Re: IJC YouTube Channel - what are you missing & what do you want to see?!
« Reply #59 on: December 29, 2014, 08:41:51 AM »
Paul, quick kudos. I like that you listen to others ideas try to implement them and improve the set up.

Obviously not all worked, and a swift return to original idea has happened on some. But it's nice to know some out there do listen to others.

Keep it up!
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