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GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« on: March 26, 2019, 09:09:25 AM »
Thinking of buying a new GM diamond and wanted to know where in the range the player's/best bang for the buck, bats sit?
In other words, not interested at this point in the presidential hair/26 straight grains of mid life crisis sexiness, just where in the range offers the best performance? Ping? Handle? Obviously I would like to get the best performing bat at the cheapest price, so where in the range is worth starting for performance? Asking your venerable knowledge as may end up buying unseen on the net.
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2019, 09:27:08 AM »
Are you able to get to a shop? If you are great. Choose your own.
If not pick a supplier you trust and speak to them and get them to recommend based on your budget. I would expect them to guide you not necessarily to the most expensive ine, but to the best performing one.
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2019, 09:28:21 AM »
Players edition sit at the top, with a top price to match. Best bang for your buck in my opinion is the signature. If your looking to spend aroundcthe 200+ Mark then 808 / 909 come in to play and you can get some lovely bats
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2019, 11:00:54 AM »
Handles are the same quality.

Just to clear up the pressing confusion:

All adult bats are pressed the same, on two machines.

Junior/Harrow bats are all pressed the same, on two machines.

The difference between the adults/juniors, is in the number of passes that the adult and junior bats go through each press
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2019, 11:27:06 AM »
Quote from: Six Sixes Cricket on March 26, 2019, 11:00:54 AM
Handles are the same quality.

Just to clear up the pressing confusion:

All adult bats are pressed the same, on two machines.

Junior/Harrow bats are all pressed the same, on two machines.

The difference between the adults/juniors, is in the number of passes that the adult and junior bats go through each press

i have always wondered about their handles, the liste them as being different in catalogues.
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2019, 11:53:24 AM »
Quote from: Kulli on March 26, 2019, 11:27:06 AM
i have always wondered about their handles, the liste them as being different in catalogues.

I thought that too but on the tour there was a room full of handles and there didn't appear to be any separation of quality. We were also told handles are the same.
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2019, 11:56:36 AM »
Quote from: Kulli on March 26, 2019, 11:27:06 AM
i have always wondered about their handles, the liste them as being different in catalogues.
They do but All adults are exactly the same
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2019, 02:24:22 PM »
so without opening a can of worms...

if handles are the same and pressing is the same.....

Is the only difference 'grade' of willow  ie appearance?

I appreciate that a beautiful bat can be a plank and vice versa but it does suggest that you might be better off rolling the dice on some english willow 404/606 and buying another if its naff rather than buying a 808/909 for hundreds and running the same risk.  No?
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2019, 03:03:59 PM »
Quote from: blindowl on March 26, 2019, 02:24:22 PM
so without opening a can of worms...

if handles are the same and pressing is the same.....

Is the only difference 'grade' of willow  ie appearance?

I appreciate that a beautiful bat can be a plank and vice versa but it does suggest that you might be better off rolling the dice on some english willow 404/606 and buying another if its naff rather than buying a 808/909 for hundreds and running the same risk.  No?

That has always been the case, and is with every supplier.
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2019, 04:13:53 PM »
Mr Lowry, GM main man, said that they grade on assessment of performance - later adding that this takes into account appearance.

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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2019, 10:18:52 PM »
Wasn't it the case with the pressing that 808 clefts upwards are processed separately? How different the pressing then may be, I don't know.
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2019, 05:35:43 PM »
Quote from: edge on March 26, 2019, 10:18:52 PM
Wasn't it the case with the pressing that 808 clefts upwards are processed separately? How different the pressing then may be, I don't know.

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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2019, 10:00:02 PM »
My Diamond 909 is awesome, for what it is worth. I think the 808 is the sweetspot though!

Failing that, just get a Signature. Bargain bats, really well-priced in today's market!
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Re: GM bat grading, 303, 404, 606, 707, 808 etc - where do the players bats sit?
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2019, 10:57:09 PM »
Quote from: billyb on March 28, 2019, 10:00:02 PM
My Diamond 909 is awesome, for what it is worth. I think the 808 is the sweetspot though!

Failing that, just get a Signature. Bargain bats, really well-priced in today's market!

Yup the 808 is where its at! Love my Noir 808! However, I can see myself in future using a 808/909 match bat with matching 606/Signature as net bat and back up... but that will be next season :) Once I decide on what shape I want to settle on... ( or if I really get down to just 2 bats... dare I say it I may go for an OLE....)
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