Topic: Which Bat 2016 (Read 10345 times)

KarlPennington · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:30:46 PM »

I think I've over-faced myself, there are some lovely bats out there. Sent the guys at ItsJustCricket an e-mail, they are probably more experienced at picking a good bat than I am. Had a look round all the custom bat makers websites, it's like a whole new world out there. Class. Keep up the good work fella's!!!!

eukaryote76 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:39:59 PM »

Don't forget Aldred. Paul makes stunning bats in performance and beauty.

KarlPennington · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:45:51 PM »

I have been on his website and saw a review on its just cricket, the bats look beatiful. It's certainly an option

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:58:38 PM »

We have plenty of stock from a wide selection of brands to suit your budget and requirements.

Northern monkey · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2015, 03:31:49 PM »

For that money, there's a world of choice out there
You certainly don't need to spend more.

Top spec gm,s off the shelf, seem to be good this year,(my sons swapped his affinity for one this season, and he's pickier about his bats than me!)
Bas, ton, ca all get decent reviews, especially at that price point, and I'm sure off the shelf will all perform

Custom, there's loads of options, Paul aldreds bats are pure class, red ink,b3 and many others all have plenty of reviews on here and I'm sure will be happy to sort you a decent bat, to your specs.
But for me this year Hell for leather have really stood out, I played against matts team and all 11 players had stunning bats.
I've been down to matts workshops,( highly recommended ) and seen the quality of his products, his attention to detail and eye for making a bat that plays as good as it looks is to me at least,(and quite a few very very picky bat lovers on here) , better than anything out there.
Arguably his devil grades and grade two,s are the real bargains, the bats he downgrades would be grade one plus for a lot of company's out there, and I'm sure there are many on here who would back that up.
I've just got three bats off him, and pads and gloves, his products are so good

Whatever you go for , enjoy the process, take your time and above all score loads a runs

northernboy1987 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2015, 06:58:44 PM »

I've had a couple of bats off Hell4Leather over the past 12 months and they've both been belters so it's +1 for H4L for me, currently waiting on a B3 so can't comment on their bats first hand yet but customer service and communications have been excellent.

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KarlPennington · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2015, 10:29:08 PM »

Lots of positive feedback here for H4L and the web reflects this sentiment... Visually the 'phantom' range is stunning especially the dark edition but there is little information out there... Now to throw a cat amongst the pigeons I visited Barrington Sports earlier and there was a Bradbury Sovereign bat that ridiculously out performed everything else in the shop and I had the luxury of picking it up and pinging a ball of it... To complicate matters further Chris from It's just cricket has introduced me to the Newbury Platinum designed by the team, it looks lovely and I noticed that Newbury got to the final of the cricket world cup!!!

So if I do a little cricket bat world cup prelim round who would qualify top from a group of H4L, Phantom, Bradbury and Newbury???

Haven't ruled out others but concentrated on bats where video reviews were available.

Thanks

ItsJustCricket · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2015, 10:32:35 PM »

Karl,

Glad our introduction to the Platinum could help. Based on what you said, we thought it would be perfectly suitable!

Phantom Dark Editions are incredibly rare, and we do have a video review about them on the website!

Same for all the Phantom, H4L and Newbery ranges we stock...

CBD

WalkingWicket37 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2015, 10:43:36 PM »

Having sample a lovely selection of H4L I will go out on a limb and say if you buy one it will be a gun!
I have a brand new by sitting unused that I'm thinking of selling to fund a H4L for myself

Northern monkey · « **Reply #24 on:** December 31, 2015, 07:07:01 AM »

Anything Newbury related is gonna be good
I've used several in the past, all lovely bats, especially sps ones

Phantom are very nice, arguably the lower priced ones are the bargains,as all play well, as per Newbury

Never used a Bradbury or even seen one, so can't comment

Ask Simon May or Pete Hosk and many others to tell you how good h4l are
We all netted on Tuesday with several h4l bats, including devil grades,and all excelled in pick up and performance.
Especially for brand new, not even knocked in bats.
Both those guys have bats worth more than my house, and both I'm sure will rate matts bats at the top of their collections.
If you could have a net with one, or even bounce a ball on one, you'd see just how good matts pressing is, and of course the quality of his willow,(which matt has a huge supply of unreal willow!)
I think one message I will try and get across, is the fact matt won't sell anything that doesn't perform.
I would bet you the price of a phantom dark edition, that one of matts devil grade bats will play better.

I'm sounding a bit geeky now, so will give it a rest.
But I get like that with class bats

Nmcgee · « **Reply #25 on:** December 31, 2015, 07:39:52 AM »

I've picked up a bunch of Bradburys recently here in Sydney. I feel they are the best Aussie bats available for the 2015/16 season. Expensive but stunningly good.

JB · « **Reply #26 on:** December 31, 2015, 08:06:41 AM »

I've got a H4L Hellfire Pro that I got from IJC. I'm sure it was either top 5 winner or in the top 3, it is an awesome bat! Everyone who picks it up and hits a ball with it wants to keep it. I'd put some pics up but I took the scuff sheet off it yesterday for a bit of tlc. That being said, I've had about 7 bats from Matt and they have all been excellent.

iand123 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 31, 2015, 08:14:51 AM »

i bought a h4l hattori pro from @Vitas Cricket just before Xmas, jake is a pleasure to deal with and always gives sound advice and pictures before buying so can personally vouch for him.

If you have an old bat that you like and have pictures of the boys at b3 can make a pretty close replica from those, worth considering.

hilly_2015 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2015, 09:06:23 AM »

I've pre-ordered a H4L Hellfire Grade 1 through the lads at IJC. I've been through the same questions as yourself and the forums members have been fantastic in recommending bats. I ultimately went for H4L though because I haven't spoken to anyone yet who can say a bad word about them.

That's hard to come by - especially on a forum!

KarlPennington · « **Reply #29 on:** December 31, 2015, 01:28:47 PM »

Ok, so it looks as though it's coming to a shootout between a H4L and the Bradbury I have sourced. Now the Bradbury is �298 reduced from �440 (last season range I assume, discounted to clear) but it's their top grade willow. For me to get top grade willow on a H4L would cost me �375, their next grade down is �295. Yet from what everyone on here has said H4L grade1 willow is probably as good as anybody else's top Grade stuff.

So let me ask this about H4L they are a custom bat manufacturer, do they only custom make their 'custom' range or do they custom make the Warbird, Hattori, Devil etc??

I know all bats are handmade but do you have to pay more for it to be custom made, or is that just if you visit the factory???

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