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[Aldred Cricket Bats]

I wish I could have, just once in my life, done fielding practice...

They work really well the ones I make. They are a proper bat in essence. The local coaches that I work with just buy them off me when I have them available. I can't get on with these foam bats and these are versatile as you can use the for nicking practice you can use just the face for that or I vary it and nick off using the edge of the bat it's better. I make them with a slightly longer handle to give you some levers for hitting one handed.

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

There was a pro in one of the magazines saying one of the things he looked for was straight grains in the shoulder!

Yes well that would signify that the grains are running true up the blade if they are straight through the toe. But to be fair I have never seen many that when the handle is fitted the grain doesn't look as though it's not straight through the shoulder basically I would say because it's the narrowest part of the blade so therefore the grain hasn't got much room to appear to deviate from the straight. I would say that the cleft wasn't that great to start with if the grain runs at a severe angle in the shoulders. Does that make sense.

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

heres a couple of beauties. the left hand one is off to Saudi specs were 2-10 8 - 12 grains big bat no scuff sheet, the one on the right is 2-8 and off up to Scotland and is the one that was pressed in the pressing video. both lovely bats and were lovely to work with

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

well that's been a busy few days. just got to package them all up now and send them off, then onto a shipment to Zimbabwe a couple to USA and some down south with a couple of visiting buyers tomorrow. hope that sees me through to Christmas

[JB]

The Spectre looks to be popular Paul!!

[FattusCattus]

Oooh - look at that bugger on the far left! That's nice that is.

[sgcricket]

great work paul. you keep churning out great bats and they keep getting better.

[JB]

Oooh - look at that bugger on the far left! That's nice that is.

That was my first thought!! Looks very nice

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

The Spectre looks to be popular Paul!!

 Yes they are they do look nice though to be fair with those stickers let alone feel nice.

[Andythomo21]

Paul, is the bat on the floor just when of your regular shapes or made to someone's specifications?

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

The one on the floor is the new shape velocity. Just a traditional shape

[Andythomo21]

Thanks Paul.  I'll do a review of the G2 Xmas offer bat once we get netting in Feb.  Really tempted by another Alfred bat to keep my other one company!

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

Well that's been a busy weekend some off to Zimbabwe and the others across the country, onto the next batch to get out before the weeks out. Long days at the moment that's for sure

[Andythomo21]

Great to see your hard work is paying off and the quality of your workmanship is getting noticed Paul.

[alexolpin95]

Hi Paul,

Would I be able to be purchase a bat without the stickers on? Just a personal preference I have always had.

Alex