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[Chad]

Big thanks to Vitas, who sorted out for me a late birthday present for my brother! I must have changed my mind about a million times, I kept wavering from B&S to Hunts to B&S back to Hunts and then to GM, etc etc, so thanks for being so patient with me Jake! Anyways, enough talking, I'll let the pictures do most of it.







As you can see, GM really do offer some cracking bats in the 404-606 grades. Great value for money! (Six6 on the right is a 404)



To be honest, his kit is pretty amazing for someone who doesn't really know how to play! I do worry a little too much when I hear of him doing any sports, so I think it's worth it to spend that little bit more on protection for him. (He also has a lovely grainy Ricochet 250)




A big thanks again to Jake, who must have been dealing with my ever changing mind for a few months! I must have been a massive ball-ache of a customer, but he was really patient with me. I would go into more details, but I have to run into town to ask about a microphone! Oh, and thanks for the free bat tape! The only thing I'm going to grumble about is the absence of a certain lovely Vitas towel!

[smokem]

Lovely gear there Chad. What a great brother you are. Are your parents looking to adopt?

[Vitas Cricket]

Apologies for lack of towel. We have none left! I think Brucie got the last one with his recent custom Hunts bat.

Quite a kitbag you've got for your brother though mate

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Lovely gear there Chad. What a great brother you are. Are your parents looking to adopt?

+1 on the adoption

[smilley792]

Vitas, is the bomb. Good little treasure hoard there.

[FattusCattus]

Apologies for lack of towel. We have none left! I think Brucie got the last one with his recent custom Hunts bat.

Quite a kitbag you've got for your brother though mate

For Christ sake don't mention my 'custom' Hunts bat - it gets threads shut down!

And yes, I did get the last towel. I'm using it to polish my plums!

[123*]

Yep Vitas were top notch sorting out my GM LE gloves!

[lewis_faulds]

When we finally net, bring your whole kitbag along :-)
For a lad who shows no interest in it so far, he's got some amount of kit, bring him too chaddy!

[Alvaro]

It was my brother's birthday yesterday. He got a card! Ha ha.

[toenails97]

I'll be your brother from another mother if you want chad...mind you I've got a list of kit you could buy me so you'd never be short on ideas

[Chad]

Just thought I'd update this, as I was very brief with the OP.

The GM 808 gloves are a decent build, a good quality glove at a decent for a mid-range glove. The leather palms are nice, and they are small mens, so offer a nice fit. The protection is good, and they are also pretty flexible, so don't need any wearing in at all.

The TON thigh guards I feel are a great price for what they are. I feel they are actually nicer than my P2s, and are quite rigid, but you can mould them into a better shape. Having whacked myself with a mallet, not full force, the protection levels on this are good, and they are quite thin compared to Aeros, which is a plus! The build and straps on it are also very good.

The Aero box feels much sturdier than the usual Readers box. I may have to invest in one myself... (That or a Nuttybuddy)

The Purist bat is really quite nice. I would say the profile offers a longer middle than expected, although it isn't amazing higher up the blade. (Not many bats are though) It has a big coverage low down though, and would say that it extends from low to mid/mid-high. The performance is really very good out of the sweetspot, I would say better than the Six6 profile, but not quite as forgiving higher up the blade. It actually looks a lot like the DB2 offering B3 have, which I find responds exceptionally well too.

All in all, really happy with what I managed to get for the brother. Just gotta sew up that Ayrtek strap, teach him how to knock in bats, and he's good to go. Thanks again for the gear, Jake!