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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #30 on: December 13, 2015, 08:08:28 PM »
Evo shaped bat and the Evo gloves for me. I think the gloves are well sexy!!
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #31 on: December 13, 2015, 08:27:52 PM »
Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on December 13, 2015, 07:04:57 PM
You're being cheerful as ever I see  :D

The gear looks nice and it provides another option for those not wanting to use a "big brand" so I can't see Focus entrring the UK market as a negative really.

Yes Cam but how do know the bats are not made by a big brand 
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #32 on: December 13, 2015, 08:37:32 PM »
Quote from: Seniorplayer on December 13, 2015, 08:27:52 PM
Yes Cam but how do know the bats are not made by a big brand

We think far too much into things on this forum...

Two people walk into a shop, let's call them Senior and Player.
Senior has always used *insert big brand here* while player has no preference and is after a decent bat at a good price.

Senior goes straight over to the *insert big brand here* display, and picks the bat with stickers the same as he has seen his favourite player using on the tellybox. This bat is a generic big edged, concaved shape that costs £320

Player looks for profiles he likes. Having selected a few bats he waves them round and decides on a couple he likes the feel of. He then picks up a mallet and tests which he feels is the most responsive. He ends up with a light bat, with a full shape and the wood looks just as good as, if not better than, Senior's top of the range *insert big brand here*. Player then pays for his bat, which is £180.

By being broad minded you can have a nicer bat for a lower price. How a new brand offering more choice, that could lead to a better value purchase, is a bad thing I do not know. At the end of the day, if it's a decent bat at a good price, 95% of buyers won't give a stuff where it's made.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #33 on: December 13, 2015, 08:45:05 PM »
Good luck fellas, your own control is something you've wanted for a while. Looks decent and the quality will be as good as anything given its all made in the same few places anyway.

Shame you've gone with high prices rather than be different and go lower but I sure it'll sell well and increase year on year.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #34 on: December 13, 2015, 09:07:49 PM »
Don't want to go too far into our pricing or the reasons behind our price points but I will say the following

Disregard the black label as these are genuine one offs and I don't know if or when we will have more, or where they will come from. No doubt when they are gone we will get an email or two asking for one, from people assuming they grow on trees (no pun intended)

This makes G1+ our top of the line bat. £275 for a genuine top end piece of willow from a VAT registered business (rather than a bedroom seller/hobbyist like so many smaller brands these days) isn't overly high in my opinion.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2015, 09:07:52 PM »
These look lovely! So many new bat makers are making lovely stickers with lovely bats! It's a shame you're too far from me, for me to come test one out!

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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2015, 09:09:15 PM »
Quote from: Vitas Cricket on December 13, 2015, 09:07:49 PM
Don't want to go too far into our pricing or the reasons behind our price points but I will say the following

Disregard the black label as these are genuine one offs and I don't know if or when we will have more, or where they will come from. No doubt when they are gone we will get an email or two asking for one, from people assuming they grow on trees (no pun intended)

This makes G1+ our top of the line bat. £275 for a genuine top end piece of willow from a VAT registered business (rather than a bedroom seller/hobbyist like so many smaller brands these days) isn't overly high in my opinion.

Good luck lads looks quality equipment right through the range...
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #37 on: December 13, 2015, 09:13:02 PM »
Quote from: WalkingWicket37 on December 13, 2015, 08:37:32 PM
We think far too much into things on this forum...

Two people walk into a shop, let's call them Senior and Player.
Senior has always used *insert big brand here* while player has no preference and is after a decent bat at a good price.

Senior goes straight over to the *insert big brand here* display, and picks the bat with stickers the same as he has seen his favourite player using on the tellybox. This bat is a generic big edged, concaved shape that costs £320

Player looks for profiles he likes. Having selected a few bats he waves them round and decides on a couple he likes the feel of. He then picks up a mallet and tests which he feels is the most responsive. He ends up with a light bat, with a full shape and the wood looks just as good as, if not better than, Senior's top of the range *insert big brand here*. Player then pays for his bat, which is £180.

By being broad minded you can have a nicer bat for a lower price. How a new brand offering more choice, that could lead to a better value purchase, is a bad thing I do not know. At the end of the day, if it's a decent bat at a good price, 95% of buyers won't give a stuff where it's made.

Nice post Cam but has Pro Cricketer has stated ( beat me to it) looking at the prices   that's not the case is it. Which in some ways was my original point.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #38 on: December 13, 2015, 09:14:34 PM »
Quote from: Seniorplayer on December 13, 2015, 09:13:02 PM
Nice post Cam but has Pro Cricketer has stated ( beat me to it) looking at the prices   that's not the case is it. Which in some ways was my original point.
As jake said, it's not silly money like many brands though.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #39 on: December 13, 2015, 09:21:48 PM »
You pay for what you get, you know if you buy from @Vitas Cricket if said bat breaks through our old friend storm damage or something that wasn't related to either over use or impromper use that they would be there on end of the phone trying to help you resolve the issue, you also get the luxury of them hand picking said bats again so do many others on the forum, but then again that's the benefit of this forum! Not often do we see planks come up for sale!!
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #40 on: December 13, 2015, 09:22:24 PM »
Quote from: Seniorplayer on December 13, 2015, 09:13:02 PM
Nice post Cam but has Pro Cricketer has stated ( beat me to it) looking at the prices   that's not the case is it. Which in some ways was my original point.


Your original point seemed overly negative and generic, like pretty much most of your posts recenty.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #41 on: December 13, 2015, 09:23:53 PM »
@Seniorplayer @ProCricketer1982

The only bit of the range that I feel maybe doesn't look quite right is the 'G2' price point, which seems a little high for grade 2. We are bound by the pricing of our suppliers of course, and a UK made bat of decent quality still costs them the same to produce in terms of labour and materials (aside from the cleft itself)

I'll provide some examples of these bats tomorrow as in my opinion they deserve better than a grade 2 sticker. If we were to rename it '5 star' or something similar I don't think many people would bat an eyelid. I know this was part of your previous point SeniorPlayer, and in the medium term, the grading names/stickers may change for the UK range. In the shorter term we went with the exact stickering used in Aus, for convenience more than anything.

With the above in mind we have already moved to address the glaring gap in the price points. These cheaper bats perhaps won't be UK made, they are unlikely to be Indian, they might well be Souh African (wink nudge) and no doubt will prove popular.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 09:32:04 PM by Vitas Cricket »
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #42 on: December 13, 2015, 09:28:05 PM »
Quote from: ProCricketer1982 on December 13, 2015, 09:14:34 PM
As jake said, it's not silly money like many brands though.

That said you can get an hand made g1 custom bat to your own specs for less.
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #43 on: December 13, 2015, 09:33:31 PM »
Quote from: smilley792 on December 13, 2015, 09:22:24 PM

Your original point seemed overly negative and generic, like pretty much most of your posts recenty.

Chris without an explanation it's  your post that  is  generic.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 09:52:17 PM by Seniorplayer »
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Re: Focus Cricket UK
« Reply #44 on: December 13, 2015, 10:14:51 PM »
Quote from: Seniorplayer on December 13, 2015, 09:33:31 PM
Chris without an explanation it's  your post that  is  generic.

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Can we leave it at - looks quality stuff, but if it's not you're cup of tea then Fair enough
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