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Impala 2015
« on: July 28, 2015, 10:02:11 AM »
A very interesting top of the line release from Impala Sports for the 2015/16 Aussie summer. Not all of their range looks like this....just this one model from what I can tell. I must say, their bats look excellent this season; nice embossed stickers and very full profiles.










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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2015, 10:10:27 AM »
Loving the spelling mistake on the roundel stickers...
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2015, 10:26:23 AM »
Drilling holes in the edge?
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2015, 10:29:53 AM »
Holes drilled transversely across the blade? Are my eyes deceiving me? Presumably there is a reason other/ bigger manufacturers haven't done this.
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2015, 10:34:59 AM »
great combo to go with the Ponting pads. Impala Bat, umpa lumpa pads... ;)
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2015, 10:36:40 AM »
Quote from: uknsaunders on July 28, 2015, 10:26:23 AM
Drilling holes in the edge?

All the way through.
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2015, 10:37:10 AM »
Quote from: Nmcgee on July 28, 2015, 10:02:11 AM
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Seriously?  ??? How could they possibly judge that...
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2015, 10:50:07 AM »
Quote from: eukaryote76 on July 28, 2015, 10:29:53 AM
Holes drilled transversely across the blade? Are my eyes deceiving me? Presumably there is a reason other/ bigger manufacturers haven't done this.
Yes. It creates a weakness in the blade and if you took a great swing at a something and hit the ball low down on the bat, there's a very high possibility that the bat will simply break across the hole.
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2015, 10:57:13 AM »
But the Hunts Turbo/Revolution doesn't as it comes down the blade?
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2015, 10:57:25 AM »
plus the weight that you save from that is miniscule. This is a total gimmick,
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2015, 11:02:55 AM »
Quote from: uknsaunders on July 28, 2015, 10:57:13 AM
But the Hunts Turbo/Revolution doesn't as it comes down the blade?
Basically, yes. It's about the levers.
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2015, 11:12:56 AM »
I don't think there's any evidence that these holes will weaken a significantly thick blade to the point it's likely to fracture Tim.
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2015, 11:21:30 AM »
What about 2lb 10 picking up like 2lb 7, loves a gimmick. Wonder how long they will last this time.
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2015, 02:59:22 PM »
Before reading any of the comments i honestly thought this was an attempt to make cricket bats more like golf clubs. With drivers you can adjust where the weight is so I assumed there would be inserts you push into the holes to maybe adjust the pick up etc.

Weird though
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Re: Impala 2015
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2015, 03:26:31 PM »
Quote from: tim2000s on July 28, 2015, 10:10:27 AM
Loving the spelling mistake on the roundel stickers...

I'm still laughin at this!
« Last Edit: July 28, 2015, 06:27:36 PM by smilley792 »
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