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[procricket]

Are the clefts not roughly half the price of likewise English Willow clefts as stated by hunts at dummer the other week.

I used a Canadian Willow one last year it had size but lacked punch put did tap one of these ups seemed OK.

[Batbuddy99]

The Hunts bat at dummer had everything, grains, massive edges for the weight, great pickup and performance, and grains!

[Neon Cricket]

Are the clefts not roughly half the price of likewise English Willow clefts as stated by hunts at dummer the other week.

I used a Canadian Willow one last year it had size but lacked punch put did tap one of these ups seemed OK.

The raw clefts maybe, but that's not including getting them from Serbia to the UK.

[JK Lewis]

The raw clefts maybe, but that's not including getting them from Serbia to the UK.

Yes, and it's likely a pricing/volume situation as well.

[procricket]

The price the rep was chatting about was still roughly half that of English Willow top grade yes they was a chat about volume prices maybe I was mistaken

How much are hunts selling the Kracken I think it was called.

Unless I was misunderstood hunts are the sole distributor for the said willow in the Uk

May have to see my man to test one I did not rate the Canadian stuff but like somebody has already said the bat hunts had was decent

Anybody got one to try

[GDP1964]

Hunts make my Serbian Willow Bats out of the Clefts I supply them you can't just buy Grade 1 Clefts you have to buy a percentage through out the grades and as far as I know there are no official Distributors in the UK although Hunts were going to see them they could very well have set up an agreement which if they have very Clever

[procricket]

Hunts make my Serbian Willow Bats out of the Clefts I supply them you can't just buy Grade 1 Clefts you have to buy a percentage through out the grades and as far as I know there are no official Distributors in the UK although Hunts were going to see them they could very well have set up an agreement which if they have very Clever

i understand how willow is bought mate, yes this was a week or so ago so maybe new news?.

Need to pop back to Hunts at some stage always rated the place and the people shame Tony has gone but i think the new maker is just as good. (long apprentaship mind!!!)

[GDP1964]

i understand how willow is bought mate,

I am sure you do did you know that they sell there Grade 1 Willow at the same Price as their Grade 5 ? . Strange but that's how they do it

[batmatt]

Do we know a cleft price from Serbia without freight?
As there is always a cheaper freight option I believe

[wasted_talent]

appreciate this is a old topic

but need some help

is there any way to determine if a bat has been made using Serbian Willow? or is it impossible to do so?

[Kulli]

appreciate this is a old topic

but need some help

is there any way to determine if a bat has been made using Serbian Willow? or is it impossible to do so?

Yes, post a photo of the grains.

[edge]

Some clefts it's obvious, some you'd never tell it apart from English.

[jonny77]

Ask the manufacturer/maker. I'm sure none would pass it off as English Willow knowing it's Serbian! 😆

In fairness I've seen some which looks great in terms of grain structure etc. So not always easy.

[Mfarank]

https://instagram.com/cricketbatwillow?igshid=u9zc51f4s8w8

I'd say its getting pretty tough to distinguish

[i12breakfree]

Wow...is all that serbian willow from that instagram account?