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Using Kippax in World Cup.

[nottinghamtiger]

Using Kippax in World Cup.

And giving a good account of himself too.
Pureblade hopefully my next bat after injury recovery!

[Bats_Entertainment]

I hope he continues his good form into the county season.

[Blank Bats]

Great signing for them, his bat looks quite big too.

[ProWannabe88]

Great signing for them, his bat looks quite big too.

You won't see a small kippax mate. They don't make anything in normal sizes anymore haha

[Northern monkey]

His bat looked huge!
Very good advert for them

[praguetaz]

Off topic slightly but I'm sure I noticed another Scotsman using a Charlie French too... 

Coetzer used his Kippax well against Bangladesh.. hit some huge shots....

[Bats_Entertainment]

The selection of bat brands on display suggested they'd been on the 'For Sale' section on here! 

How are Kippax able to make these huge bats? Is it that they have a lot of willow to choose from?

[Northern monkey]

Gotta be drying the clefts a little longer?
They have their own willow,so I would think they can cut the clefts to whatever sizes they want.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Gotta be drying the clefts a little longer?
They have their own willow,so I would think they can cut the clefts to whatever sizes they want.

I knew they grew their own willow. That was why I was suggesting they might have access to more low-density ones.

[Ryan]

They cut their willow a lot bigger then others so can get a bigger edge to start with. They air and kiln dry the willow to aroun 8% before machinging to their standard shapes. Once they have the rough shape they go in to the dry room to keep at a constant moisture content. The main factory isnt heated so they would pick up the moisture pretty quickly if they didnt have the drying room especially in the winter months.

They are making some very good bats at the moment.

Ps. i've had a peak at some special stuff last time i was there. some of the blades had an 80mm edge!

[Northern monkey]

80mm?
Why?

My bat at the moment has a very generous 60mm spine, why would you want your edges bigger than that?

[Ryan]

I think it's for a limited edition, low density beast they're working on. Not sure on the shape of anything so couldn't say if it will finish that big.

[alee]

I'm sure someone has already posted a Youtube Video of their bat making process on this forum before. Just re-posting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_OO_fiOvq8

[Northern monkey]

I think it's for a limited edition, low density beast they're working on. Not sure on the shape of anything so couldn't say if it will finish that big.

Have you ever tested a low density cleft bat against a normalish one? Performance wise?
Is it just a gimmick or is there more response from a lower density cleft?