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[BigBlueMachine]

So it seems the GCCC website has been updated with the 14/15 season gear.
One thing that struck me was the exclusive to GCCC kookaburra range, the Patriot. The top end bat goes by the name 'custom' yet it is off the shelf and nowhere near being a custom. Plus it looks like ant other kookaburra barring the bubble (no surprise there). It doesn't show how much concaving but the description 'raised spine, flat face and enormous edges' suggests to me concaving. Although the price of $675 is a lot lower than other brands top of the range.
The best thing I've seen is the singing esky by spartan!

[skip1973]

So if it's a bat to the retailers specs why isn't custom?

[BigBlueMachine]

Yeah I get what your saying. But on that theory all the bats in this range should be a custom, yet the grading goes, Custom, Missile LE, Missile, NRG.
Custom to me mean unique to the person and made specific to their specs.

[skip1973]

I am sure another retailer is carrying that range as well, maybe meulemans?

[smilley792]

Patriot stickers look nice buy it's give very other little detail of said bat.


kook need to bring back the biggest kahuna!

[BigBlueMachine]

So maybe it's not exclusive to GCCC. I must have assumed it was.

[cam66]

So maybe it's not exclusive to GCCC. I must have assumed it was.

Its not you can get it at meulemans as well

[lewis_faulds]

They've also Concaved the bubble...

Patriot is exclusive to "big" stores.

[Neon Cricket]

They've also Concaved the bubble...

That is disappointing to say the least

[joeljonno]

Yeah I get what your saying. But on that theory all the bats in this range should be a custom, yet the grading goes, Custom, Missile LE, Missile, NRG.
Custom to me mean unique to the person and made specific to their specs.

The word "custom" also means tradition, which could be their interpretation or it could mean normal or routine as in, it's made in the same routine as every other bat they have?

[Blaise]

I walked into Greg Chappell and swung a few bats around today. I have to say I was disappointed the store I went to didn't have the GN Gold Legend. I'd really like to see it in the flesh - I can't imagine that there would be a bat worth $1175 AUD or 650 GBP!

I was very impressed with the Kooka Patriot - the 2.9 version I swung around felt very well balanced. Bat of the day though was the 2.10 Puma EvoPower White Edition. Felt like an awesome bat - beautiful balance - and felt like it could tear a bowling attack in half. I'd love to get one into the nets for a bit of a play. Anyone wish to donate me some cash to purchase it? I'll write a review on it!

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

I was in the Albion store yesterday afternoon. Most bar the Spartan and Puma bats are in.
I had a look at the Patriot, as I was under the impression it was exclusive to GCCC and it is heavily concaved as well. Not quite as bad as my two SG bats I picked up in India last year, but pretty close.
I was very underwhelmed by pretty much everything in the store. The GN Gold Legend at $1200... about 700 pound was the most underwhelming.

Best bat in the store for my was one of the Shane Watson Profile GM Icons. But at $820, you can find plenty of better bats without paying for the GN, Kookaburra, GM etc branding.

[smokem]

I saw the new bubble in Kingsgrove a couple of weeks ago and it was concaved as well. So it's basically a UK Menace with Bubble colour scheme!

[Montys Beard]

I was in the Albion store yesterday afternoon. Most bar the Spartan and Puma bats are in.
I had a look at the Patriot, as I was under the impression it was exclusive to GCCC and it is heavily concaved as well. Not quite as bad as my two SG bats I picked up in India last year, but pretty close.
I was very underwhelmed by pretty much everything in the store. The GN Gold Legend at $1200... about 700 pound was the most underwhelming.

Best bat in the store for my was one of the Shane Watson Profile GM Icons. But at $820, you can find plenty of better bats without paying for the GN, Kookaburra, GM etc branding.

The great Aussie rip off continues. Nice to see a few smaller brands offering better products for cheaper prices (I know it's had a pit of exposure on here the last couple of days and I'm in no way connected but Focus looks particularly good value!). I work next to a Rebel and was in there picking up a bat Mallet the other day and they were just unloading their new range, utterly terrifying the prices they were asking for bats you'd pick up in Sports Direct in England for 100 quid odd.

But sticking on topic I actually like the look of the Patriot softs but all in all I'm completely underwhelmed by most of the new gear.

[Phoenix]

After having a good read through this years GCCC catalogue I think I'll be importing bats from the UK from now on. Absolutely ridiculous pricing.