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Bat for early season
« on: April 02, 2015, 02:14:00 PM »
Afternoon everyone,

I'm contemplating getting a bat for early in the season as the pitches will be slow and low due to conditions (North Wales) and will need something with a lower middle than I have at the minute.
I currently have a custom Solitaire bat but it has a high middle as it is based on an old Puma bat that I loved so much.
I've been keeping an eye out on ebay for a while but havent really seen anything.

As money is an issue (approx £100 budget), I don't know whether to get a cheap one from an Indian supplier or go for something from a forum sponsor or even a cheap sportsdirect one.

Any advice would be great, thanks!
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2015, 02:35:13 PM »
You don't really see middles much lower than this, which is very low, so low they had to alter the way they apply the TON stamp!





£135 with free UK delivery. I have 2 of these at 2'6!

Jake
« Last Edit: April 02, 2015, 02:39:54 PM by Vitas Cricket »
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2015, 02:40:24 PM »
love that jake - a little less concaving and up to about 2-10 and it would be close to my ideal bat!!
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2015, 04:08:15 PM »
Crivens, that's way low. Designed for wickets made from sponge.

B3 made me a custom net bat for £100. Specify your middle and away you go, sir!
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2015, 06:35:39 PM »
Quote from: Vitas Cricket on April 02, 2015, 02:35:13 PM
You don't really see middles much lower than this, which is very low, so low they had to alter the way they apply the TON stamp!





£135 with free UK delivery. I have 2 of these at 2'6!

Jake


Coo!! Hellooooooo Dolly!! 2 at 2.6lbs you say?

Jake, you wouldn't have pics of both faces and how much concaving they have would you?
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2015, 10:19:00 PM »
@vitas cricket. Interested in the pics also
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2015, 09:01:08 AM »
Quote from: Mattsky on April 02, 2015, 04:08:15 PM
Crivens, that's way low. Designed for wickets made from sponge.

B3 made me a custom net bat for £100. Specify your middle and away you go, sir!

Can't see that option on their website. Did they offer it to you through here?
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2015, 10:14:41 AM »
2'7 on the left, the other 2 are 2'6:



Toe up of the 2'6 bats:




And the 2'7:



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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2015, 10:24:45 AM »
That 2lb6 on the right! *heavy breathing*
Not sure what I'd do with a bat that light though, so I'm safe from an impulse buy this time  :-[
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2015, 04:11:10 PM »
@vitas cricket. Jake are these full SH or do they come in shorter. I read somewhere they can often be smaller than a full SH
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2015, 04:18:11 PM »
Quote from: Boondougal on April 08, 2015, 04:11:10 PM
@Vitas Cricket. Jake are these full SH or do they come in shorter. I read somewhere they can often be smaller than a full SH

Proper SH mate. All bats intended for the UK market will be, can't comment on bats acquired elsewhere ;)
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2015, 04:36:52 PM »
Quote from: gazr5 on April 02, 2015, 02:14:00 PM
Afternoon everyone,

I'm contemplating getting a bat for early in the season as the pitches will be slow and low due to conditions (North Wales) and will need something with a lower middle than I have at the minute.
I currently have a custom Solitaire bat but it has a high middle as it is based on an old Puma bat that I loved so much.
I've been keeping an eye out on ebay for a while but havent really seen anything.

As money is an issue (approx £100 budget), I don't know whether to get a cheap one from an Indian supplier or go for Tsomething from a forum sponsor or even a cheap sportsdirect one.
Any advice would be Great thanks!

« Last Edit: April 08, 2015, 04:38:59 PM by Seniorplayer »
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2015, 04:45:57 PM »
I think that the thought that you need a low middle bat for slow low wickets or an high middle bat for fast bouncy wickets must have been invented by someone trying to sell bats it makes no sense as batting is all a out how we play Technique and Timing are the key along with putting yourself in the perfect position to play the shot rather than where the middle of your bat is.
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2015, 05:20:54 PM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on April 08, 2015, 04:18:11 PM
Proper SH mate. All bats intended for the UK market will be, can't comment on bats acquired elsewhere ;)

Excellent use of the wink emoticon!!! [emoji85][emoji86][emoji87]
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Re: Bat for early season
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2015, 03:20:46 AM »
Quote from: gazr5 on April 02, 2015, 02:14:00 PM
Afternoon everyone,

I'm contemplating getting a bat for early in the season as the pitches will be slow and low due to conditions (North Wales) and will need something with a lower middle than I have at the minute.
I currently have a custom Solitaire bat but it has a high middle as it is based on an old Puma bat that I loved so much.
I've been keeping an eye out on ebay for a while but havent really seen anything.

As money is an issue (approx £100 budget), I don't know whether to get a cheap one from an Indian supplier or go for something from a forum sponsor or even a cheap sportsdirect one.

Any advice would be great, thanks!

Get an SS Heritage from OLS. The Heritage is by far provides the best value for money (better than the SS LE, atleast from the ones I have seen). And ofcourse, ordering from OLS means no warranties.But you should be fine if you get one that is in stock.
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