Topic: Show off your Keeleys! (Read 73746 times)

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #150 on:** April 26, 2021, 10:04:19 AM »

Because I know he takes pride in his work and wants to produce the best he possibly can. If his handles are shaped like that it will be because he thinks that is how they should be shaped.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #151 on:** April 26, 2021, 10:08:16 AM »

Elsewhere AJ asserted that Keeleys weren't the best bats. Now he says he's never even held one...

Jimbo · « **Reply #152 on:** April 26, 2021, 10:18:19 AM »

Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on April 26, 2021, 10:04:19 AM

Because I know he takes pride in his work and wants to produce the best he possibly can. If his handles are shaped like that it will be because he thinks that is how they should be shaped.

Suppose it is also worth considering that it's much easier to bulk up a too thin handle than it is to reduce a too thick one.

AJ2014 · « **Reply #153 on:** April 26, 2021, 12:32:06 PM »

Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on April 26, 2021, 10:08:16 AM

Elsewhere AJ asserted that Keeleys weren't the best bats. Now he says he's never even held one...

Yes, I've never held a TK!🙂
And for the asking price, I would say there must be choice of handle thickness!
2 extremes: TK vs Aldo!
I believe that batmaker knows best what's he's making out of the cleft etc. But I know what I want of a cricket bat!
Atm I've 7 bats, all one grip, weighting from 2lb 8oz-2lb.10oz, only one being thin handle but really very lightweight, you guys would say it's 2lb 6oz!😀
Rest of them all have medium thick handles...

Jimbo · « **Reply #154 on:** April 26, 2021, 12:43:34 PM »

I imagine if you asked Keeley to make something up with a thicker handle they'd be more than happy to accommodate you.

Problem with that is I bought mine 'off the shelf' from BlankBats so wasn't an option. Lovely bat but I don't exactly have spades for hands and the handle feels tiny without extra grips.

irrepressible · « **Reply #155 on:** April 26, 2021, 12:48:08 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on April 26, 2021, 12:43:34 PM

I imagine if you asked Keeley to make something up with a thicker handle they'd be more than happy to accommodate you.

Problem with that is I bought mine 'off the shelf' from BlankBats so wasn't an option. Lovely bat but I don't exactly have spades for hands and the handle feels tiny without extra grips.

I asked Tai when I ordered a Blankbats B4 and it was made with a thicker handle as requested by me on email exchange with him when ordering as I mentioned I didn't like the thin handle which comes as standard.

Jimbo · « **Reply #156 on:** April 26, 2021, 12:56:22 PM »

Quote from: irrepressible on April 26, 2021, 12:48:08 PM

I asked Tai when I ordered a Blankbats B4 and it was made with a thicker handle as requested by me on email exchange with him when ordering as I mentioned I didn't like the thin handle which comes as standard.

Only the second bat I'd ever bought so didn't realise quite how skinny the handles were at the time!

irrepressible · « **Reply #157 on:** April 26, 2021, 01:49:44 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on April 26, 2021, 12:56:22 PM

Only the second bat I'd ever bought so didn't realise quite how skinny the handles were at the time!

Haha had the same experience!

AJ2014 · « **Reply #158 on:** April 26, 2021, 02:38:05 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on April 26, 2021, 12:56:22 PM

Only the second bat I'd ever bought so didn't realise quite how skinny the handles were at the time!

I think I'll start a poll in near future about this issue!
That's the only way we can find out what majority of TK owners have got on their hands 😀😀

Jimbo · « **Reply #159 on:** April 26, 2021, 03:04:43 PM »

Don't think you'd find anything very surprising, vast majority of Keeley made bats I've ever seen have the trademark skinny handle. The ones made for pros are the only ones I've routinely seen that look like they've got a thicker handle.

AJ2014 · « **Reply #160 on:** April 26, 2021, 04:21:08 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on April 26, 2021, 03:04:43 PM

Don't think you'd find anything very surprising, vast majority of Keeley made bats I've ever seen have the trademark skinny handle. The ones made for pros are the only ones I've routinely seen that look like they've got a thicker handle.

There must be a TK with at least medium thick handle!
Here, somewhere..

Jimbo · « **Reply #161 on:** April 26, 2021, 04:30:27 PM »

Quote from: AJ2014 on April 26, 2021, 04:21:08 PM

There must be a TK with at least medium thick handle!
Here, somewhere..

Three people have mentioned owning or seeing one in the last page and a bit of this thread, so yes I imagine there is.

AJ2014 · « **Reply #162 on:** April 26, 2021, 05:55:51 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on April 26, 2021, 04:30:27 PM

Three people have mentioned owning or seeing one in the last page and a bit of this thread, so yes I imagine there is.

If it's a rarety, then it's no good!

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #163 on:** April 26, 2021, 06:06:51 PM »

Managed a visit recently

Blue is a Pro based on an England ODI openers shape

Pink is a G2 and massive possibly one of the biggest bats Iv ever owned

Black/red is a sub purely due to being ugly and would be a G4 which they don�t sell retail and inch shorter blade.

AJ2014 · « **Reply #164 on:** April 26, 2021, 06:23:14 PM »

Thanks for sharing, what's their handles thickness?
What I've seen in here, Worx is as ugly as it gets 😀

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