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WalkingWicket37

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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2014, 01:10:44 PM »
It's all here
Just some quick snaps from when I dropped this lot home on my lunch break!










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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2014, 01:17:57 PM »
First impressions

Gloves - both tight fitting, feel as if they'll offer great protection. Very happy with those.

Pads - look great! Incredibly light. As you can see in the pictures they're only a 6 (whatever that means). They appear quite thin, but I was pleasantly surprised when I did a mallet test. Very good protection for the thickness (or lack of), especially the knee roll and top hat area. No knee cup or padded straps, but you don't expect that for £25.
In short good protection for the price (about level with a pair of GM 808s), incredibly light and sensible length straps. Only thing missing is padded straps and a knee cup and they'd be perfect!

Bats - super power picks up a touch heavier but both are nice. (No idea on weight and I plan to keep it that way!)
Orange taps up better but both could do with a. It of mallet loving before I make an absolute judgement on these.

Bag - chucked the stuff in and it holds it. With the other items around I didn't pay an awful lot of attention!
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2014, 01:45:18 PM »
All this time promoting sponsors and then ordering all the gear via OLS....shame on you walking wicket :-)

BTW can you weigh the pads
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2014, 01:47:58 PM »
I think he's done his bit to help the sponsors out. He was a GM tart this season just past...
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2014, 01:49:55 PM »
Quote from: The Palmist on September 19, 2014, 01:45:18 PM
All this time promoting sponsors and then ordering all the gear via OLS....shame on you walking wicket :-)

BTW can you weigh the pads
Not online stockist mate, gloves were from a forum member, bats were arranged through a contact on here and pads were an ebay job! And I think I've spent enough on forum sponsors products over the last couple of years to be allowed the odd purchase away from the forum!  ;)

And no problem mate, will weigh them tonight at some point.  :)
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2014, 01:52:09 PM »
Quote from: Alvaro on September 19, 2014, 01:47:58 PM
I think he's done his bit to help the sponsors out. He was a GM tart this season just past...
I was also a self appointed unofficial Ayrtek rep on here for a bit and recommend forum sponsor shops to all my teammates (even managed to get Paul at IJC one sale that I'm aware of!)
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2014, 01:55:00 PM »
Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on September 19, 2014, 01:52:09 PM
I was also a self appointed unofficial Ayrtek rep on here for a bit and recommend forum sponsor shops to all my teammates (even managed to get Paul at IJC one sale that I'm aware of!)

Yes you convinced me to buy one Ayrtek as well mate. I did ask Tom if you were on his payroll.
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2014, 04:51:30 PM »
Hi mate

Front pad weighs 735 grams, back pad weighs 725 grams
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2014, 04:58:43 PM »
Top hats look large!

Looking good though.
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #24 on: September 19, 2014, 05:22:13 PM »
I think it's the angle of the picture and the fact I've got them done up stupidly tight mate.
The top hat doesn't look large when I look at them normally.
Will get some proper pictures up and try to do a proper review over the weekend.
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #25 on: September 19, 2014, 05:25:14 PM »
And even though I didn't want to know weights my Dad has reliably informed me the Super Power is about 2lb15 and the Orange is about 2lb12
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #26 on: September 19, 2014, 05:26:49 PM »
Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on September 19, 2014, 05:25:14 PM
And even though I didn't want to know weights my Dad has reliably informed me the Super Power is about 2lb15 and the Orange is about 2lb12

My kind off bats. Why did you buy then not knowing weights?
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #27 on: September 19, 2014, 05:38:03 PM »
Quote from: smilley792 on September 19, 2014, 05:26:49 PM
My kind off bats. Why did you buy then not knowing weights?
I bought them giving very detailed instructions mate
I think I asked for "Weight between 2lb10 & 2lb14" and let them do the rest
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #28 on: September 19, 2014, 05:48:37 PM »
Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on September 19, 2014, 05:38:03 PM
I bought them giving very detailed instructions mate
I think I asked for "Weight between 2lb10 & 2lb14" and let them do the rest

Although it doesn't sound that bad when you say that, it's still a huge window in terms of how a bat will feel and be usable. What do you normally use?


Bag looks good.
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Re: Next seasons kit has started to arrive!
« Reply #29 on: September 19, 2014, 06:00:54 PM »
Quote from: smilley792 on September 19, 2014, 05:48:37 PM
Although it doesn't sound that bad when you say that, it's still a huge window in terms of how a bat will feel and be usable. What do you normally use?


Bag looks good.
Normally use between 2lb10 and 2lb13 mate, so 2lb15 for a net bat isn't a disaster!
Had my dad not told me I'd have guessed there wasn't that much difference between them, wouldve guessed the Orange was 2lb10 and the Super power about 2lb12. That probably tells you what you need to about their pickups.
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