Topic: 13th October - Our visit to H4L (Read 28148 times)

Vitas Cricket · « **on:** October 08, 2015, 10:53:17 AM »

We are off to H4L next week to pick our 2016 bats. I'm sure many of you have seen the Warbird we had exclusively at the end of the UK Summer, if you are keen to get one, or any of the fantastic H4L range, please do get in touch.

H4L prices are going up for 2016, with RRPs now set as below:

Pro �375 (up from �350 in 2015)
G1 �295 (up from �280 in 2015)
G2 �215 (up from �210 in 2015)

We are visiting H4L on Tuesday 13th October and for anyone who pre-orders a bat before our visit, we will keep our pricing at 2015 levels as below. I'll also knock in any bats ordered before the 13th for free.

Pro �300
G1 �250
G2 �195

I haven't seen Matts softs yet but I suspect as always they will be extremely high quality, I will price these on demand if required.

Any pre-order customers are free to pay a non refundable deposit of �50 (or more if you like) with the balance payable before dispatch.

FattusCattus · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2015, 11:32:57 AM »

If you can get any pics of the softs prior to your visit, that would be a great help.

Rewdog · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2015, 11:45:22 AM »

If I was to preorder, do you need payment upfront or is it a case of a deposit at point of order followed by the balance at a later date?

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2015, 11:53:03 AM »

Quote from: FattusCattus on October 08, 2015, 11:32:57 AM

If you can get any pics of the softs prior to your visit, that would be a great help.

Will try, but I'm not sure pn their arrival date, hopefully soon

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2015, 11:53:28 AM »

Quote from: Rewdog on October 08, 2015, 11:45:22 AM

If I was to preorder, do you need payment upfront or is it a case of a deposit at point of order followed by the balance at a later date?

Yes sorry a deposit is fine, i have amended the first post.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2015, 11:56:08 AM »

We've had a few orders so far, keep them coming guys, Tuesday will be here before you know it!

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:28:36 AM »

Excited to be picking out lovely bats from this stunning range tomorrow. Last call to get in touch and secure a pre-order at a discount price

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2015, 09:36:55 PM »

We've taken roughly 20 bats today, I'll post pics of those on Thursday in the shop. Lots more (some of which are pictured here) are to be finished off and stickered over the next week or so.

Some stunning bats that greeted us in the display rack on arrival.

Qualitybat cover that comes with all of H4Ls new top end model, the custom.

Looks a lovely bit of wood doesn't it?

A shame this completely unpreventable and unpredictable damage has occurred during manufacture. This cleft is now firewood. This sort of wastage must be covered by batmakers/brands and monetary losses from damage like this add up. Please remember this when passing judgement on bat pricing!

We also have softs, the all white custom softs are incredible and will be very popular. More details and photos on Thurs.

Fantastic day with Matt, the 4 hour journey (thanks A1 & M25) was worth it as we got to pick out some truly stunning bats. Taking a few sets of the new softs was also a welcome bonus.

The new embossed logos and little touches like the updated Hellfire colours (more red) have made the range even more attractive for 2016.

Optical · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2015, 11:06:14 AM »

Wow that hattori pro on the rack!
Must get over to see Matt again at some point.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2015, 02:49:25 PM »

OK finally tidied up and sorted.

The bats we have right now are on display in store, listing online asap. More stock coming from nearly finished part mades that we handpicked, should arrived in a few weeks.

A few examples of what we have right now (apologies for the iffy quality of closeups, the camera on the iphone 6s is horrendous!)

2016 bat pricing:

Custom is a new top range, very limited edition. The labelling will be matte black and silver/chrome and ready in a few weeks. �385
Pro �325
G1 �265
G2 �195
Devil (2'10+) �130

Softs:

Custom softs, �100 for the pad, �70 for the glove

Pro Softs, �85 for the pad, �60 for the glove

G1 softs, �65 for the pad, �55 for the glove

I can quote prices for junior stuff and other items (bags, WK gear, junior softs) if required, please let me know.

petehosk · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:10:10 PM »

Those Custom softs look soooooooo scrumptious! The nicest looking softs I've seen for a while!!

Neon Cricket · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:11:30 PM »

Love H4L kit, I'd say it's the strongest range of any brand for 2016 on design/quality/consistency - if it wasn't for Neon they'd be my first choice for kit by a country mile (I'm very tempted as it is). Looking forward to seeing the custom bats!

Can't get over the prices for those custom softs though, eye watering

(However beautiful they are!!)

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:27:09 PM »

Absolutely love the look of everything. H4L really going for it with their softs for 2016 - upping the ante!

Can't quite understand why the Pro and G1 gloves are only �5 apart in price, but I guess it doesn't really matter.

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:29:44 PM »

Quote from: ItsJustCricket on October 16, 2015, 03:27:09 PM

Absolutely love the look of everything. H4L really going for it with their softs for 2016 - upping the ante!

Can't quite understand why the Pro and G1 gloves are only �5 apart in price, but I guess it doesn't really matter.

Price point wise there is a bit of a clash, and the quality is very comparable (aside from the G1 not having a pittard palm) but the G1 is a sausage finger whereas the pro is a split, so we felt it best to offer both options.

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #14 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:34:47 PM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on October 16, 2015, 03:29:44 PM

Price point wise there is a bit of a clash, and the quality is very comparable (aside from the G1 not having a pittard palm) but the G1 is a sausage finger whereas the pro is a split, so we felt it best to offer both options.

OK fair enough, Jake. I haven't actually seen the new softs in the flesh yet - only in photos - so perhaps a bit of a premature comment! I hope you left some good bats for me to look through on Tuesday! If not, hope Matt manages to make some new sticks in time - looks like you cleaned him out!

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