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[Watsontotty]

What other bats have you had previously? What weights are the bats?

To be fair i cant begin to remember anywhere near all the other bats I've owned but will list a few brands from recent seasons. Laver & Wood x 3 , Bas x 2  , GN millennium now no more and I'm still sad , GM PURIST and a fair few others. Most in the pic are 2lb 10oz.

[Mr Cricket]

What are Laver and Wood actually like, i hear so much about them yet so few people actually have them

[Watsontotty]

To be fair I've never had a bad Laver and I've had 3 myself and I've sold around a dozen and they were also very happy with them. I'm a fan of James Laver and his bats are better than most in my opinion and if he was based in the UK I'm sure he would have a very large following although a good number of people have them.

[petehosk]

I'll go along with that chap! I have three lavers and they play better and better the more you use them.
It was my main bat last year and it did me proud!
Class batmaker for sure!

[Watsontotty]

Pete the Laver in the pic was my match bat from last season, partly due to the split in my Ton but the Laver got better and better the more i used it better than 90% of bats I've used and it was only a net bat ? not bad . Sending it off for a refurb once the Puma is back ! Possibly a forum member may recognise the Laver as it was not one i purchased direct via James a forum member sold me this cheap as he didn't like it but he lost out for sure.

[petehosk]

It looks similar to mine - I have the Firefly as main bbat, but also have a Private Bin.
The third Laver I have is the Churchill - Its grade 2/3, although I kid you not when I say that it goes as well as the Firefly!!
I got the Churchill cos ?James had a special offer on throwing in a feww Churchill if you have a Firefly made!
I did that and they were made to exactly the same spec (2lb 9oz with half inch longer blade) and the CH is used as net bat, although it goes like a gun too!

Is your a FireFly chap?

[Watsontotty]

Pete the problem i had is i was running a website selling cricket equipment so i was buying most things at trade and selling them on at a decent profit so i never kept hold of things very long even if they were made to my spec. This Laver ain't a Firefly but I've still got my firefly in the loft. Ask MHB what it is as he sold it to me a while back ? what a mistake !

[leeroy_acko]

what website did you run?

[petehosk]

MHB??
And the Firefly is an awesome bat, and shouldn't be lift in a loft!
You saving it for a special occasion fella?

[peplow]

what website did you run?

MHCC wasn't it?

[Watsontotty]

MHCC was the website but other business commitment's means i no longer have time however it was more of a hobby to me. Just not used the firefly yet that's all just got put up there when we moved to the new house, plenty of other stuff up there its a bit like a boys room for a grown man lol, my golf gear and all my fly fishing kit also tucked away just don't have time with a young family.

[Mr Cricket]

what about the screaming cat? i bet thats a good bat aswell

[petehosk]

What screaming cat is it chap?
Is it top dog professional model?

[Talisman]

I remember John Hardy tapping the Laver up before I sold it and raving about it, don't remember selling it to Uncle Rich but I've sold a few so cannot keep track of them all. Glad it's a gun.

[Watsontotty]

Yes Pet its the Pro model but not tried it out yet and not sure if i will try it in the indoor nets but I'm not sure i have the patience to wait.