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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #270 on: June 21, 2018, 05:43:56 PM »

So just a serious question.

Can anyone claim they've had a bad Keeley bat (no matter what brand stickers on it)? I don't recall seeing a single bad review of bat that was truly made by them, which kind of boggles the mind.

Had a newbery kudos sps from few years ago when TK was supposedly still making them. While the ping was phenomenal, the shoulders were quite thin, and the bat broke near the handle/shoulder in about a month of use. Would certainly classify that as a bad bat considering the design.
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #271 on: June 21, 2018, 08:51:30 PM »

Probably the bit at the other end of the handle.

Not in the slightest, Hales would have struggled to get it off the square with that one

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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #272 on: June 21, 2018, 08:52:49 PM »

Had a newbery kudos sps from few years ago when TK was supposedly still making them. While the ping was phenomenal, the shoulders were quite thin, and the bat broke near the handle/shoulder in about a month of use. Would certainly classify that as a bad bat considering the design.

I have seen loads go like that BB had several issues with the bats going in that area.

Looks to be sorted now though
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« Reply #273 on: June 21, 2018, 08:55:37 PM »

I've had two dozen, only one was less than very good.
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« Reply #274 on: June 22, 2018, 06:19:38 PM »

I have seen loads go like that BB had several issues with the bats going in that area.

Looks to be sorted now though

Do you know what they did to fix that - Any noticeable difference? Something like thicker shoulder or a different handle  ?
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #275 on: June 22, 2018, 06:26:13 PM »

Widened the gaps between the shock absorbers in the handle.

« Last Edit: June 22, 2018, 06:29:46 PM by Buzz »
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #276 on: June 25, 2018, 01:11:13 PM »

Widened the gaps between the shock absorbers in the handle.



Ah so thats where the extra few hundred quid comes from!!! Thanks for clearing this up!
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #277 on: June 25, 2018, 02:00:48 PM »

cork and not a rubber inserts in the handle ... forum goes wild with questions.
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #278 on: June 25, 2018, 03:05:21 PM »

The old bats the shoulders were thinned to get the weights down and handles Were too thick for the shoulders. From what I have seen of late they have combatted this with thinner handles and thicker shoulders
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #279 on: June 25, 2018, 03:32:45 PM »

^ Do you know how long ago this change was made?

I have a Keeley (newbery blitz shape) that has normal (not thick/not thin) shoulders and cork insert handles not as wide as Buzz's. I got it 1.5/2 years ago.
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #280 on: June 25, 2018, 03:43:20 PM »

Widened the gaps between the shock absorbers in the handle.





Wrong!
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« Reply #281 on: June 25, 2018, 03:51:00 PM »

I've seen both (and other) types of handle on a wide variety of Keeley made bats.
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #282 on: June 25, 2018, 03:54:11 PM »



Wrong!

When did you get your B.B. could just be a newer handle you’ve got, I very much doubt buzz is wrong!
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Re: Keeley Cricket
« Reply #283 on: June 25, 2018, 04:34:46 PM »

Especially as that look a pretty new bat with wide springs in the handle...!
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