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Your Ultimate Bat
« on: October 03, 2015, 02:32:26 PM »
Here's an interesting question:
What would be your ultimate bat shape?

Mine would be a 1.5 inch shorter blade, low middle, massive toe with minimal concaving, edge over spine with the sweet spot bulged and tapered in at the handle, like a cross between a Mongoose CoR3 and a GM Octane

Be interesting to hear what other people like
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2015, 03:33:59 PM »
Absolutely any one I can hit the ball with....
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2015, 03:37:19 PM »
Quote from: Mel Jessop on October 03, 2015, 03:33:59 PM
Absolutely any one I can hit the ball with....

Haha +1

My Puma EvoPower Black SE but in a short blade, maybe two cm smaller as I fall in the awkward area between SH and SM/Academy sizes..... but with McCullum's orange puma stickers  ;)
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2015, 03:48:27 PM »
85mm spine
60mm edges
Convex profile
All middle
Lasts a lifetime
Weight 2lb7 (fully dressed with two grips)
All that plus an anti getting out guarantee please

Oh, and costs less than £100
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2015, 03:57:23 PM »
Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on October 03, 2015, 03:48:27 PM
85mm spine
60mm edges
Convex profile
All middle
Lasts a lifetime
Weight 2lb7 (fully dressed with two grips)
All that plus an anti getting out guarantee please

Oh, and costs less than £100
In that case I would have anything that has guaranteed six every ball written all over it
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2015, 08:12:06 PM »
Clean unblemished face with ruler straight grains crown willow  pure sapwood ultra light  cleft  for performance pressed to extract maximum ping convex back long wide high middle from the toe to the sticker skinny toe ( to assist pickup ) thin  top quality round handle 10 1/2 inches long 1 inch shorter blade than standard S/H  very gentle bow (to help pickup ) not bothered about wieght as long as the the bat picks up no heavier than 2 -7 stickered and gripped.
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2015, 08:50:37 PM »
Now for a serious answer:

6-10 grains
Blemishes not a deal breaker, but I like a bat with character!
If heartwood is present a strip on the inside edge.
Mid-low middle.
Thickish oval handle.
Extra thick binding on bottom half of the handle.
White grip (this is essential)
Moderate edges (32-38mm)
Minimal/no concaving
Fully dressed weight around 2lb9 - 2lb11


Alternatively a GN500 from Jake (wait, I have one on order!)  :D
« Last Edit: October 03, 2015, 08:52:22 PM by WalkingWicket37 »
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2015, 09:03:34 PM »
Heavy, very low sweet spot, thin oval handle, nicely pressed.  John made me up a red ink in those specs for next season.  Cannot wait for winter nets
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2015, 09:06:37 PM »
1/3 heartwood with a nice big stain 2 thirds up the face.

2.14 with a high middled profile.

80 mm spine

55mm edges

Slightly concaved.

Big bow.

Round handle. Slightly set forward.

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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2015, 09:30:28 PM »
Quote from: smilley792 on October 03, 2015, 09:06:37 PM
1/3 heartwood with a nice big stain 2 thirds up the face.

2.14 with a high middled profile.

80 mm spine

55mm edges

Slightly concaved.

Big bow.

Round handle. Slightly set forward.
Is that by any chance the B3 Pepsi?
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2015, 05:17:09 AM »
Had it and it broke
2.9
25 beautiful grains
Never been as easy to flick 65m sixes off my toes over square leg or lift a full bunger over mid offs ear

Only get one er them a lifetime .(cheers sir, your a gent)
When someone says pro bats are special, they are !
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2015, 06:38:16 AM »
40 mm edges all the way from shoulders to toe, 85 mm spine, large bulge in extended sweet spot, minimum concavimg, round handle in not more than 2 lbs in grade 3 Kashmir Willow :D
« Last Edit: November 02, 2015, 06:40:10 AM by Sitonit »
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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2015, 07:48:09 AM »

Quote from: Sitonit on November 02, 2015, 06:38:16 AM
40 mm edges all the way from shoulders to toe, 85 mm spine, large bulge in extended sweet spot, minimum concavimg, round handle in not more than 2 lbs in grade 3 Kashmir Willow :D

Kashmir willow? What blasphemy?! Surely not allowed on the forum ;)


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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2015, 08:07:12 PM »
Almost a banning offence liking Kashmir willow :-)

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Re: Your Ultimate Bat
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2015, 12:23:25 AM »
Prefer following specs ...

1. Willow - two tone willow, heart wood on right hander's edge.
2. Bat length - t20 style bats with longer handle and shorter blade.
3. Weight - 2lb 9oz to 2lb 10.5 oz.
4. Grain count - 6 to 10 straight grains.

Currently using a hunts custom bat with above specs from Jake @ Vitas .... :D
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