This morning I set about earning some brownie points - one vacuumed, washed and polished front room floor later, I was on the M4 in the evil rain to Uzi Sports to see Asad and his lovely wife.
When I got there it was busy as usual - some WEPL lads were in, as were another forum member (clutching a very nice-looking Kook Ghost - is there a better big brand offering this year?) and a young lad with his dad. So, I quietly got down to the business of looking at willow. Everyone who knows Asad's Swindon store knows how much time you can while away building a pile of your dream stash. Firstly, I love the Powerbow 5 shape and pickup, but they are a bit lairy. Still a lovely Players went in the hypothetical pile, along with a TON Legacy and one of the H4L Hellfire G2s (they are hyped a heck of a lot on here, but Asad's selection seem to warrant it). Great stuff.
I moved closer to where the WEPL bargaining was going on, and picked up an
@Uzi Sports Black Mamba. "This is nice," I thought to myself, and carried on over to a bunch of newly arrived blanks in a box. Heaven. I also had my kit in the car - for gloves to test pickup with, so showed off my Red Ink X3 Custom - Asad seemed as impressed as I am with it. But, to quit my ramblings, about an hour later of being REALLY picky and multiple grip changes - all props to Asad for putting up with this... I left without buying anything.
No, hang on.
I couldn't do that - I would have to burn my CBF membership. I'd lose face among a bunch of people I've never met, and I wouldn't be able to honour my one out, one in bat-buying rule.
So these are some blurry post payment pics of the bat I left behind (boo) for knocking in. I'll see it in a few weeks once it's ready. Incredibly impressed with a lot of the bats, especially the Uzi ones, and the TONs. I also think that Kook have nailed it for 2016, if a big brand is for you.
Go and see Asad - his bats are awesome. He's always got some interesting bits to say, and will treat you well.
Oh, and something may have come home with me, after all.
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