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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2018, 09:52:42 AM »
I have small hands and prefer a thinner oval handle... maybe a Keeley is more suitable for me than I know...  :D :D :D
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2018, 09:53:42 AM »
Quote from: Northern monkey on November 26, 2018, 08:29:29 AM
There’s not a lot of love for thin handles,,, interesting

No I would agree however you can modify a thin handle with tape etc and at least you can always go bigger if you choose to - this is something you cannot do with a thicker one (unless you get a rehandle of course)

This is what I tend to do wit TK bats - I also enjoy it too it allows you to get the handle feeling exactly how you want it.
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2018, 10:03:26 AM »
Quote from: velvetsky01 on November 26, 2018, 09:53:42 AM
No I would agree however you can modify a thin handle with tape etc and at least you can always go bigger if you choose to - this is something you cannot do with a thicker one (unless you get a rehandle of course)

This is what I tend to do wit TK bats - I also enjoy it too it allows you to get the handle feeling exactly how you want it.
I'd actually come at this the other way - if your handle's too thick (this never happens anyway  :D ) it's not very difficult to reshape it. If it's too thin, you can pad it out to get the right shape but it'll never be as good as if it was right in the first place.
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2018, 10:56:43 AM »
So, it's because the handles are thin.
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2018, 12:11:45 PM »
So most people have a view that they perform well but handles are not for everyone.
Apart from bb, phantom and keeey what other brands out their get their bats made by him.
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2018, 12:47:30 PM »
Mighty willow
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #36 on: November 26, 2018, 12:48:36 PM »
Also Uzi certain models I believe
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2018, 01:37:45 PM »
Side question Mighty Willow and Willow Twin... are they related or different companies with similar logos?
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2018, 01:54:29 PM »
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #39 on: November 26, 2018, 03:33:34 PM »
I thought the pro's would be stickering up GM Signatures by now.
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #40 on: November 26, 2018, 06:39:59 PM »
Quote from: edge on November 26, 2018, 10:03:26 AM
If it's too thin, you can pad it out to get the right shape but it'll never be as good as if it was right in the first place.
Spot on.

Also to add, the "if handle is too thin, you can thicken it up by extra grip(s)" doesn't work for everyone as the weight with extra grips could take it beyond one's desired weight range. Secondly the Keeley handles I have seen are so thin that even one grip isn't enough in many cases to get it equivalent to regular handle thickness.  Also, people used to single grip might not like the extra grips based on feel as the feel is different with added grips (feels softer compared to one grip if one is used to using single grip).
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #41 on: November 26, 2018, 07:11:40 PM »
Quote from: Novak on November 26, 2018, 12:47:30 PM
Mighty willow
Is black pearl made by him?

If so, I have 8 Keeley without knowing about it.
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #42 on: November 26, 2018, 07:48:29 PM »
Quote from: KW9221 on November 26, 2018, 07:11:40 PM
Is black pearl made by him?

If so, I have 8 Keeley without knowing about it.

8?  :o
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #43 on: November 26, 2018, 08:31:01 PM »
Willow twin and mighty willow completely different brands
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Re: Tim Keeley - whats so special!
« Reply #44 on: November 26, 2018, 10:07:28 PM »
Never tried one, but remember seeing a post from Kumar Sangakkara on his Instagram page with a bunch of bats and him saying thanks to Tim Keeley.  Says it all really.  That said, you could probably give him a snooker cue and watch him carve apart First Class attacks.
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