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[smilley792]

its got a red toe guard. only powerspot, dynadrive and maverick come with a red toe guard.

the maverick has stupid edge stickers do rules that out

a legend should come with no toe guard, but you could request one.

but the blade doesn't look clean enough for legend quality.

so hence me saying dynadrive or spowerspot.

[smilley792]

of course it could be a 2013 scoop or a custom made with a requested red toe guard, which makes my knowledge on 2014 gns seem useless(oh wait it is anyway)

[tim2000s]

Would that we could get a Megapower made up... Sadly not.

Those who guessed Dynadrive are correct, made as a Long Blade. Really rather nice. There will be proper photos later on...

Nothing like a classic (of which I had two in the past) come back to life... And I'm rather fond of the ping.

[smilley792]

And with that my sadness is confirmed.

[13th Man]

What grade willow is it?

[tim2000s]

What grade willow is it?

Not sure - best ask Jake on that one.

I actually don't care! Sometimes you just want something, and I wanted a Long Blade Dynadrive, and I knew what weight range I wanted. The only way to get one is to get a GN custom.... So that's what I did!

[smilley792]

Customs are grade 1 aren't they?

[tim2000s]

Customs are grade 1 aren't they?

I think they classify them as LE?

EDIT: Based on the Wright's scale, it is Grade 1. Reminds me a lot of the blade of my Instinct. Better looking though - for reference:

A Grade 1 Blade

A Grade 1 is the best looking blade money can buy, though it will not necessarily play the best. There may be some red wood evident on the edge of the bat (up to 1.75 inches).  The grain on the face will be straight and there will be a minimum of 6 grains visible.  There may be the odd small knot or speck in the edge or back but the playing area should be clean.

Interestingly, looking back at the version from March 2013, the number of grains in a G1 cleft has actually increased. It used to be 5.

[tim2000s]

Here are a few pics. Hopefully I'll be able to get some better ones over the course of the weekend.









And yes, that is a fpote method measurement...

How heavy do you think it is, looking at the pictures, given its a long blade...?

[procricket]

2-9 at most.

It may be graded as grade 1 but i wouldnt be happy with paying grade 1 prices for it but it may play very well just not what ticks my mind as grade 1...

But what a grade bar a number hows it tap up Tim

[smilley792]

nice bat lots of tight grains.

ill guess 2.10



the clean willow we took as grade one will now be classed as g1+ willow so is the apparent shortage.
my grade 1gm has a few blemish like this.

[tim2000s]

This fulfills the Wrights spec for grade 1, but it certainly isn't what we've come to believe is grade one. Having said that, it taps up superbly, and I can't wait to get it in nets. And I'd hope it would too, given what you have to pay for these...

[procricket]

nice bat lots of tight grains.

ill guess 2.10



the clean willow we took as grade one will now be classed as g1+ willow so is the apparent shortage.
my grade 1gm has a few blemish like this.

Without going off topic that topic is not entirely true look around there still some unblemished bats still classed as grade 1 i have seen some crazy bats made in India and Pakistan and a few in the UK from the big guys and there in abundance in proper grade 1 willow. The bigger the buyer of clefts are gobbling up the real grade 1.

Sounds a belter Tim.

[Vitas Cricket]

Regarding grading. To my knowledge (please correct me if i am wrong) Grays bats made in the UK are made from willow they source themselves. Certainly there were a number of trees ready to be cut up when i was last there. So the only grading to go by would be GN's, if they even provide that info? I think there may be some grading info in the catalogue but i don't have it to hand.

Certainly, every cleft i've ever handled from the pile set aside for customs has been lovely. Something there for everyone, they aren't all multi grain wonder clefts. We had an E41 made for a forum member who requested 8ish grains and he has got himself a lovely bat, after i softened it up a bit anyway. - It was a little hard to begin with.

[tim2000s]

Given that GN willow is grown by themselves, they are likely not to have vast quantities of clean willow.