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GarrettJ

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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2014, 03:13:12 PM »
you need to rub the bat on your linseed oil soaked bone.
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2014, 03:18:36 PM »
Quote from: GarrettJ on May 29, 2014, 03:13:12 PM
you need to rub the bat on your linseed oil soaked bone.

Ah yes the gags are endless. Unfortunately I don't have one, could I borrow yours? I don't know how the Mrs would respond if I left half a cow shin lying on the living room table!
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2014, 04:11:02 PM »
Amazing how many companies are coming out with the butterfly bats now isn't it. I wonder where that fashion sprung up from again after all these years ;)
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« Reply #33 on: May 30, 2014, 08:54:40 AM »
So yesterday I managed to get an hour of alone time with my bat. Things started off slow, with some gentle and rhythmic taps before we moved onto the sofa and started banging away. The feedback on the mallet is really good, the ping starts about an inch and a half to two inches from the toe, before being very springy all over the middle and goes all the way up to the the butterfly sticker. I can't wait to finish her up and start getting some throw downs in a net and even more so to get it game ready.

Lucky its so pretty that it's nice enough just to look at! Here's more pictures for your viewing pleasure: 




Looking down with confidence


I'm a massive fan of the stickers, very sleek and classy.


Grains go right through the toe, very straight.


Mmm... Grains


Full frontal

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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #34 on: May 30, 2014, 09:09:22 AM »
looks a superb bat. looking forward to a review after nets
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #35 on: May 30, 2014, 10:02:43 AM »
With those grains it looks like a £300 bat
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My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #36 on: May 30, 2014, 01:49:05 PM »
I have to get one butterfly bat up next
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #37 on: May 30, 2014, 01:53:15 PM »
Paul, can you get VAT registered quickly :)
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #38 on: May 30, 2014, 02:59:47 PM »
Long way from doing that to be worth my while
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #39 on: May 30, 2014, 03:59:19 PM »
paul, im not sure if its too much to hope for but something similar to this would be ideal for my butterfly g1
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #40 on: June 01, 2014, 09:53:50 AM »
Quote from: Aldred Cricket Bats on May 28, 2014, 05:06:01 PM
Well always nice to get feed back from people non more so than players at the top. Just had a text from one of the main guys at Notts no name can be mentioned so don't ask I won't answer but all the text said was as follows
"Hi mate just a short message to let you know the bat is a belter, really enjoying using it!! Thanks again hope all is well --------"
That always makes me very happy in what I am doing. It was a lovely players grade that was made for him

Would be ironic if it was Steven Mullaney.
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #41 on: June 01, 2014, 10:04:24 AM »
Got an incredibly busy week this next week having been away coaching all this last week. Have some beautiful top end clefts to press and handle on top of orders to go out. Some repairs for people that are in a rush for them, actually enjoy doing repairs as they are all a bit different and also would like to get a couple of little videos done to answer some questions that have been emailed through to me. Will try and post some more pics of what's going out for you and catch up with you guys a little more on here.
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #42 on: June 01, 2014, 10:06:51 AM »
Quote from: jamferg on May 30, 2014, 03:59:19 PM
paul, im not sure if its too much to hope for but something similar to this would be ideal for my butterfly g1

I think everyone would like a bat like that!
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #43 on: July 10, 2014, 01:58:01 PM »
Just as a follow up to this, I still haven't used it in anger, as the first week I thought it would be ready it was damp and I didn't want to use it and then I've been injured since. It has had a lot of knocking in and is beginning to ping very nicely (not that it didn't straight out of the box!) and I am hoping to use it on Saturday, again will depend on the weather. Will update next week.
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Re: My grainy heartwood butterfly
« Reply #44 on: July 14, 2014, 09:06:26 AM »
Finally this beauty got a run out in a game. Let me tell you right now that it is a great bat, the ball comes off it with a lovely assertive noise and very little effort is required to send the ball to the boundary.

It's lucky infact that I had such a weapon at my disposal as we fielded first and my troublesome knee flared up midway through their innings as we bowled them out for 127. I dropped myself down the batting order to 7 to save my leg but sure enough a ludicrous collapse had me padded up and hobbling out to the middle within 45 minutes with about 60 runs required. My beautiful Aldred spared me too much running as anything that came of it scorched its way to the boundary as I made 41 with minimal running required to guide the team to a win.

In the mean time the bat also drew very admiring glances from both my team and members of the oppo, hopefully a few of them might get in touch soon Paul.

I am very very happy with my bat and I cannot recommend Paul enough. The bat is a beauty and Paul's service and patience is exceptional, I'll certainly be ordering another one from him on the sad day that my one hits it's last ball. Thanks Paul.
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