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simonmay5

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Saf blade
« on: May 25, 2016, 04:10:03 PM »
Just seen this on Twitter anyone know what going on with saf @petehosk


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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2016, 04:13:26 PM »
Had a quick chat with the guy who runs their twitter account a while back. Apparently they bought the names & sticker designs etc but are getting the bats made by someone else - he said Andy wasn't involved at all. I asked if they were UK made but the silence was deafening.
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2016, 04:15:00 PM »
Bloody hell, that takes me back!
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2016, 04:15:33 PM »
Judging by the bound grip tape it looks like they are imported from Pakistan.
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2016, 04:24:53 PM »
I played against East Oxford in the rain on Saturday and a few of their players had them. they all had a distinctive Pakistani-made look and feel.
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2016, 04:26:31 PM »
Quote from: uknsaunders on May 25, 2016, 04:15:33 PM
Judging by the bound grip tape it looks like they are imported from Pakistan.

Agreed. Multi-coloured grip tape always a giveaway
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2016, 04:30:01 PM »
What a shame. Would pay out for a Andy made mechten..
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2016, 04:40:34 PM »
Quote from: SteffanLangholz on May 25, 2016, 04:30:01 PM
What a shame. Would pay out for a Andy made mechten..

I don't think I would had one very good one and one very bad one that was shocking
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2016, 05:17:31 PM »
It's certainly lost the style it had before. Softs look pretty standard designs and don't fit in with the stickers
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2016, 05:25:46 PM »
Are they being sold from a shop, or is it just online?
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2016, 06:38:11 PM »
Quote from: simonmay5 on May 25, 2016, 04:40:34 PM
I don't think I would had one very good one and one very bad one that was shocking

Yeah I've heard since joining the forum. Andy's blog was sort of my way into cricket kit badgering.. Sad to hear very thing went down hill.
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2016, 08:24:54 PM »
Had one that was awful that Andy used in a net and agreed was awful, and then got a Hades which I went up and watched him make for me. That is a lovely bat!
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2016, 08:32:39 PM »
Quote from: SteffanLangholz on May 25, 2016, 06:38:11 PM
Yeah I've heard since joining the forum. Andy's blog was sort of my way into cricket kit badgering.. Sad to hear very thing went down hill.

Can't comment on the bats but enjoyed reading  Andys write ups and watching his vids never really knew what caused SAF Bats demise.
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2016, 08:40:30 PM »
Andy was a decent batmaker - I even made one at his workshop under his guidance of course!!!
I do have a very nice original (UK) made one which is not particularly large but it is a fabulous bat.
I did hear that the quality of some of the later sticks wasn't as good as some of the fantastic earlier ones, but only used a couple so can't comment on that!
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Re: Saf blade
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2016, 08:50:00 PM »
My hades was a gun but the other bats I had sadly did not get anywhere near the first bat
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