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[jd163]

So he charges based on performance & not on the looks (which is the standard set by Willow manufacturers) . It means a G4 or G5 Hitman bat can cost $800 just because it pings 

[sarg]

wow had a power outage last night (thanks to the storms) and looks like i missed quite a bit on here!

ill try and give my opinion on a few points that have been made above based on my visit to ryan. As we all know the current grading of 'shop' bats basically comes down to grain structure and blemishes, eg a G1 bat in a shop needs to have X amount of straight evenly spaced grains and nil or very minor blemishes. My experience with Ryan thus far is Ryan places more importance on the ping and pickup of the bat, and lets face it we are buying these things for performance as apposed to putting it on a shelf, so I think he has the right mindset here.

Example would be the bat I have chosen. I am paying $800 for my bat. Not something i was originally thinking of sharing but at the end of the day its going to make little difference. When I get my bat ill post up pics, its definetley not the prettiest bat but the ping was astounding and the pickup (very important to me) was superb. Closest thing I could compare it to was he DC1080LE which i picked up at a specialist cricket centre in VIC. The pickup was quite similar but the hitman had considerably more ping. The DC was also $300 more than what im paying.

Id also like to touch on the stickers. My experience with Ryan is that he will put on whatever sticker on the bat you choose (within his range of stickers). This is misleading to the average shopper who is trying to 'grade' his inventory. I had full choice of stickers and ended up choosing the assasin sticker as i liked it best. I could have put a godfather sticker on it to make people think its a more expensive bat than what it is but I chose what I liked the most.

Hope this helps clear a few things up

I review lots of bats and there a quite a few around that ping like a NB LE. There is nothing really special about that. My B3 Beluga Crown is way better that that for example and it cost me way less that that delivered from the UK. A Bradbury classic I  reviewed recently was even cheaper and soft pressed as per the buyers request. I can list off a dozen other brands that ping immediately too. The Aussie GN handmade range is easily one, a great off the shelf choice.  Soft pressing is not something special and bat makers avoid it as it is not durable. Look at all the pro bat faces on tv and you will see dry  delaminated and severe cracking bats. There is nothing special about the brand except the exaggerated claims and rubbishing everyone else in the market.

This thread is just turning into a propaganda campaign just like every other bit of social media they jump on. Please close this thread Admin.

[BIGGIE]

So he charges based on performance & not on the looks (which is the standard set by Willow manufacturers) . It means a G4 or G5 Hitman bat can cost $800 just because it pings 

not exactly what I said, just pointed out, that i feel, he places more importance on the performance and pick up than the looks.

looks are still important, to everyone, but not the deciding factor on how his bats are priced.

again this is all my opinion and what I felt when i discussed and visited Ryan.

[BIGGIE]

I review lots of bats and there a quite a few around that ping like a NB LE. There is nothing really special about that. My B3 Beluga Crown is way better that that for example and it cost me way less that that delivered from the UK. A Bradbury classic I  reviewed recently was even cheaper and soft pressed as per the buyers request. I can list off a dozen other brands that ping immediately too. The Aussie GN handmade range is easily one, a great off the shelf choice.  Soft pressing is not something special and bat makers avoid it as it is not durable. Look at all the pro bat faces on tv and you will see dry  delaminated and severe cracking bats. There is nothing special about the brand except the exaggerated claims and rubbishing everyone else in the market.

This thread is just turning into a propaganda campaign just like every other bit of social media they jump on. Please close this thread Admin.

certainly some valid points in your post however i would be dissapointed if this thread closed.

we have a bat maker and some people have expressed interest on performance. some like myself are purchasing/purchased one.

i dont see the harm in posting feedback on our experience and opinion.

Seems to be allot of concern on this forum with people having links to brands etc fabricating or pushing their product on people, anyone is welcome to look into me as I have no relationship what so ever with hitman and until a couple of months ago didnt even know they existed.

All my comments on this thread are MY OPINION and while im far from an expert i like to think some of my comments and opinions might help someone with their decision making process in the future.

Cheers

[skip1973]

Who is that bat maker?

[BIGGIE]

First name is Ryan, no idea what surname is

[Biggie Smalls]

First name is Ryan, no idea what surname is

He'd be the brand/seller/stickeruperer , but not the bat maker . There's nothing wrong per se with a brand not being the bat maker , but there is a difference.

[delazy]

Who is that bat maker?

I'm pretty certain they have been mentioned atleast twice in the past 7 pages...but would mostly be an assumption...whether they are made by said business or sourced by them I'm also unsure

[shax12]

Hitman/Ulysses/Ryan = frauds and cons.
Claiming to have bats made for international players.
Source their bats from Pakistan/India which are over dried and make false claims like their player bats or top grade bats made by them. All lies. And what's more annoying you get some people who are either fooled by them or maybe someone close to them to back them up on social media and internet to make them look all authentic and true.

[shax12]

I review lots of bats and there a quite a few around that ping like a NB LE. There is nothing really special about that. My B3 Beluga Crown is way better that that for example and it cost me way less that that delivered from the UK. A Bradbury classic I  reviewed recently was even cheaper and soft pressed as per the buyers request. I can list off a dozen other brands that ping immediately too. The Aussie GN handmade range is easily one, a great off the shelf choice.  Soft pressing is not something special and bat makers avoid it as it is not durable. Look at all the pro bat faces on tv and you will see dry  delaminated and severe cracking bats. There is nothing special about the brand except the exaggerated claims and rubbishing everyone else in the market.

This thread is just turning into a propaganda campaign just like every other bit of social media they jump on. Please close this thread Admin.

Well said. 100% agree. Their bats are imports mainly from CA

[shax12]

Doesn't mean it's not a good un (my match bat for the last 3 years is a has been a low end CA that flies), but would i be correct in suggesting the grip means it's likely a Pakistan made bat?

Well spotted. It certainly is a Pakistani made bat. Hitman thinks the public are fools

[skip1973]

I'm pretty certain they have been mentioned atleast twice in the past 7 pages...but would mostly be an assumption...whether they are made by said business or sourced by them I'm also unsure

Only name I've seen mentioned was a guy stickering up mystery bats in his bedroom from a bat maker that only makes bat's for pro's. All seems very far fetched, especially his prices.

[delazy]

Only name I've seen mentioned was a guy stickering up mystery bats in his bedroom from a bat maker that only makes bat's for pro's. All seems very far fetched, especially his prices.

I was suggesting that Ulysses had been mentioned by a number of people..

regardless personally I'm happy with the 'ugly' stick I ended up with for the money that I paid...it's the profile I wanted, it's pickup/balance is nice, the weight is spot on and I didn't cost me an absolute fortune...

I absolutely jumped in the deep end based on the feedback/video reviews and otherwise that were on social media...not going to deny it...had the various comments been made earlier in this thread and had I stumbled upon this prior to ordering I might have second thought the purchase and instead buy something custom for JPgavan (which will happen regardless just would have been sooner)

[BIGGIE]

glad your happy with it coz this site has taken a bit of the joy out of my purchase also

please let me know your thoughts once you use it in a game and ill make sure i do the same

[skip1973]

glad your happy with it coz this site has taken a bit of the joy out of my purchase also

please let me know your thoughts once you use it in a game and ill make sure i do the same

I wouldn't let it bother you if you are happy with what you have received, it's the nonsense claims he makes about pro bats etc that put''s people off.