Firstly, I need to say that I’ve decided to do a lot of the reviews in 2 parts! I seem to have so many bats now, that it’ll take me an age to knock in and use a lot of them.
So I may start by posting pictures of each bat with the spec of the bat!
Then after knocking in, I will give a more detailed review after taking it down the nets! That way, I’ll have less excuse not to post details of all the bats, which currently runs at between 50 and 60 in number.
But I will start with a fully review of a bat that I no longer have – reason for that you can read below!
June 2009
Friday, Saturday and Sunday had seen a successful tour – played 3 games and won 3.
And the amount of drinking in between was total abuse of our liver, as well as other organs I don’t doubt!
The tour was over and I set off at 10am for a works event on Monday morning from our hotel in Colchester! But I’d arranged a little treat for myself, which was my reason for leaving before most of the others!
If anyone knows their bats and their geography, they’ll realise that in Essex is a bat maker by the name of Warsop. They make bats for the likes of James Foster, Graham Napier as well as Ravi Bopara (before Ravi went elsewhere for a financial incentive!)
So I set the satnav with the postcode and off I trundled! It directed me to small place outside of Chelmsford where I turned in by the sign outside a farm-like turning!
I parked outside the workshop and looked at the first ever pod shavers place of work I’d ever seen. The door was open and there was a black Labrador slumped lazily in the doorway! So I strolled towards the dog, not knowing what greeting I’d get. The dog barely looked up even, and casually gave me a sniff as I stepped over him. Maybe the dog was trained to sniff out prospective customers?
I introduced myself to Claire, who I’d spoken to on the phone earlier. Claire handles the phones and admin work and has obviously gained a lot of knowledge over time. Due to having to get to the work event, I only had time for a quick glimpse of the workshop.
Then it was straight into the shop where all the bats and soft goods were! The phrase, ‘like a kid in a sweet shop’ springs to mind – imagine me in with all those quality bats!
So I started picking up bats and putting the nicer ones to one side. I was looking at weight, grains, pick-up, balance and gut-feel. After 20 minutes or so, I had 9 or 10 Platinums resting against the wall, but was no closer to deciding which bat I would purchase!
Then I spied a few bats just outside the door of the shop - Venom Pros. Clair confirmed that they were for sale, and I chose a great bat from the collection – job done!
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