Topic: Kookaburra Ghost Handpicking (Read 44803 times)

rockymoghal · « **Reply #120 on:** May 12, 2016, 10:15:30 PM »

Haha Chris that is absolute genius. I think more than a few people would see this as very useful. You really are making difficult for me lol. I went from "Oh that's a nice looking bat" to "Just take my money already". I am visiting the store on the 21st. Fingers crossed there is something left for me to see. Then we can organise the email

jd163 · « **Reply #121 on:** May 12, 2016, 10:29:51 PM »

^ Next step is to hide the Credit card statement

uknsaunders · « **Reply #122 on:** May 12, 2016, 10:41:53 PM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on May 12, 2016, 05:39:54 PM

The edges on the Ghost taper inwards, from bottom to top if the bat is laid face down, which accounts for some of the size/weight ratio.

Are you sure? Not seen any evidence of this on any website. Any pics?

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #123 on:** May 12, 2016, 10:44:33 PM »

Quote from: uknsaunders on May 12, 2016, 10:41:53 PM

Are you sure? Not seen any evidence of this on any website. Any pics?

It's pretty subtle to the casual glance, but all the ones I've seen taper inwards

Is not in any product description, rightly or wrongly...

bk · « **Reply #124 on:** May 12, 2016, 11:12:11 PM »

Does edge tapering matter? as long as the edge doesn't bulge outwards then surely this is a good design element?

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #125 on:** May 12, 2016, 11:14:45 PM »

Quote from: bk on May 12, 2016, 11:12:11 PM

Does edge tapering matter? as long as the edge doesn't bulge outwards then surely this is a good design element?

I don't think it does when it's minor/subtle like the ghost, if taken to its extreme the shape of the bat would be more akin to a triangle

bk · « **Reply #126 on:** May 12, 2016, 11:21:59 PM »

Thanks, Jake. Think it would make sense to have all bats with tapered edges and put the extra oz. or two in the middle of the spine.

uknsaunders · « **Reply #127 on:** May 12, 2016, 11:38:30 PM »

Pics or it doesn't taper

reimannspencer · « **Reply #128 on:** May 13, 2016, 12:09:24 AM »

Greg Chappel has released previews for all the new kook bats
$800 for a grade 2?

??
KOOK GHOST PRO PLAYERS 1 LE EW BAT SH
$1,100
This is madness

brokenbat · « **Reply #129 on:** May 13, 2016, 12:51:23 AM »

Quote from: uknsaunders on May 12, 2016, 11:38:30 PM

Pics or it doesn't taper

it has been confirmed here by many people who have seen the bat @uknsaunders .. if you look closely enough at the pics here (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=37811.15) you'll be able to see it - look at pics of the back of the bat. now, start drawing a line from the edge of the toe, towards the shoulders, and you'll see that the bat narrows as you reach the middle of the bat.

rockymoghal · « **Reply #130 on:** May 13, 2016, 07:56:29 AM »

Haha @jd163 I think we can sort that out. @chrisbd can just sort out an invoice showing my donation to the "IJC foundation" lol

amritpremi · « **Reply #131 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:13:43 AM »

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BOOM! @rockymoghal you have no excuse now haha

ow this is good cusotmer service, people waitng for the payday to show wifey what they won.

sarg · « **Reply #132 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:33:50 AM »

Quote from: reimannspencer on May 13, 2016, 12:09:24 AM

Greg Chappel has released previews for all the new kook bats
$800 for a grade 2???
KOOK GHOST PRO PLAYERS 1 LE EW BAT SH
$1,100
This is madness

I watched the video and the only thing in common with the UK Ghost is the stickers. Aussie bat is 4.5 camber face, 3-4 mm concave and grade 1 willow. Looks like a revised version of a previous local model not the newer shaped monster on offer in the UK for �200.

TangoWhiskey · « **Reply #133 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:44:09 AM »

About this edge tapering, I'm sure I read something a while ago where some students had done some research and found that edges tapering outwards would make any ball that comes off the edge go straight down. Obviously to meet rules the face had to be less wide but it was interesting none the less.

av8r · « **Reply #134 on:** May 13, 2016, 06:07:22 PM »

If I understood @Vitas Cricket correctly, when the bat is laid face down, the edges taper from the face to the back of the bat i.e the face is wider than the back (see the image below). The other forum people seem to think the face of the bat tapers in from the toe to the shoulder, reducing the width of the blade. I feel that could just be an artefact of the angle from which the photo was taken. Neveretheless, I'm getting my Ghost in a few days so I'll measure it up and report back

@TangoWhiskey , the tapering of the ghost (if I'm understanding Vitas Cricket correctly) is the opposite of what those students did

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