Topic: IJC tour of B3 Cricket (Read 19317 times)

brokenbat · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2021, 08:38:40 PM »

Have been a huge fan of b3 from day 1. No other company caters to fussiness like b3.

AJ2014 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2021, 08:43:05 PM »

Quote from: SouthpawMark on March 24, 2021, 08:32:29 PM

I’m OCD about them matching, being entirely sapwood and having 8 to 10 straight grains, but I don’t notice the tiny variations in weight - doesn’t bother me at all.

I'm sure that all sapwood top grade willow, in Ben Stoke grade, will be close to each, even if 1oz differences, feel wise they'll be close to each other,
All sapwood being the lightest willow available, same handle and same shape, I'll definitely agree with SouthpawMark!
Lower grades are a different story

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2021, 08:56:09 PM »

Quote from: brokenbat on March 24, 2021, 08:38:40 PM

Have been a huge fan of b3 from day 1. No other company caters to fussiness like b3.

But the complete opposite of just picking up a bat and thinking "yes, this one feels right"?

brokenbat · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2021, 09:00:44 PM »

Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on March 24, 2021, 08:56:09 PM

But the complete opposite of just picking up a bat and thinking "yes, this one feels right"?

Not everything is meant to be a debate

AJ2014 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2021, 09:04:33 PM »

Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on March 24, 2021, 08:56:09 PM

But the complete opposite of just picking up a bat and thinking "yes, this one feels right"?

For me it has more to do with having confidence in a bat maker, there's nothing wrong with it.
People sell their bats, even bought in the shops!

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2021, 09:25:13 PM »

Quote from: brokenbat on March 24, 2021, 09:00:44 PM

Not everything is meant to be a debate

Or fussed over?

Alvaro · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2021, 09:27:41 PM »

I think it�s a good video. Straightforward, clear, and well rehearsed.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2021, 09:28:14 PM »

Quote from: brokenbat on March 24, 2021, 09:00:44 PM

Not everything is meant to be a debate

What Gooch says then.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2021, 09:32:45 PM »

Has anyone seen the 'live bat reviews' on the Kippax site?

suraj · « **Reply #24 on:** March 25, 2021, 08:11:54 AM »

Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on March 24, 2021, 05:33:06 PM

"A bat is a very personal thing. I don't see how you can buy one off the internet. It's a touchy-feely thing. If you are standing there at the crease and it diesn't feel right, you have a problem. You are not focusing as you should be."

Graham Gooch in this month's Cricketer.

Ah man don't get me started on that whole shtick. As an amateur cricketer from Austria, where there's plenty of skiing, footbat etc shops but not one that really sells cricket planks, I am 100% online order dependent. Be it from tiny stuff like grips, cricket balls to bigger stuff like pads, bats, bags and what not.
So yeah Goochy come off your high horse and see how people playing cricket in places like Austria, Switzerland, Germany and so on HAVE to buy online as we're not always capable of going to our local batmaker and just have em mill out a bat for our specific needs. Those needs being "see ball, hit ball".

jamesisapayne · « **Reply #25 on:** March 25, 2021, 01:08:05 PM »

Quote from: suraj on March 25, 2021, 08:11:54 AM

So yeah Goochy come off your high horse and see how people playing cricket in places like Austria, Switzerland, Germany and so on HAVE to buy online as we're not always capable of going to our local batmaker and just have em mill out a bat for our specific needs. Those needs being "see ball, hit ball".

What a ridiculous comment.

Gooch makes a very valid point that buying a cricket bat is a very personal thing and it's almost impossible to buy blind and be 100% happy with it in the same way you would do if you had gone into a shop and tried the actual bat out. EVERY bat is different due to natural variation in the wood/handle, and this can make two identical bats feel quite different, have experienced this plenty of times myself. Yes, you might get close to a certain feel by buying within a specific weight range and shape but it's impossible to know exactly what you're going to get.

Just because your own geographic location makes it hard for you to go to a shop and try out some bats doesn't make Gooch's point invalid, just harder for you to go and try some out.

suraj · « **Reply #26 on:** March 25, 2021, 01:17:43 PM »

Quote from: jamesisapayne on March 25, 2021, 01:08:05 PM

Just because your own geographic location makes it hard for you to go to a shop and try out some bats doesn't make Gooch's point invalid, just harder for you to go and try some out.

Makes it impossible in times of global pandemic is the word I'd use. Generelly though my comment is not as ridiculous as you think. More cricketers around the globe lack the chances of "just going to the shops and try the bat" than one might really think. UK, Ind, Pak and so on yeah those can do that. Then you come to Europe or the Americas where you don't even have any choice of local shops. Not even talking about lokal batmakers.

Jimbo · « **Reply #27 on:** March 25, 2021, 02:19:41 PM »

Not sure the original point Gooch made was that you have to go to a local shop but more that it was preferable if you want to get a bat that you love. Don't think anyone would argue that.

On the other hand, fair point that a lot of people simply do not have this option. I live in a fairly major city and we have one poorly stocked shop that has cricket kit for maybe 7 months of the year. Nearest batmaker AFAIK is about 3 hours drive.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #28 on:** March 25, 2021, 02:56:01 PM »

Comment from batmaker Ian Callen in the same magazine might also cause a stir on here. In response to the question "What about when the batmakers try to move the sweet spot to suit a player's style?":

"The middle is the middle, there's no other place for it. Try and run the sweet spot down the bat and it becomes bottom-heavy, ruins the pick-up. Then the batter has to use lots of grips to balance the bat. You'll get some battters who say that they hit the ball on the up, so they need the middle higher up. You need the middle in the middle. Even in the subcontinent with low bounce, when you watch DRS, how many times does the ball bounce over the stumps?"

sfa82 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 25, 2021, 03:09:15 PM »

Really enjoyed the video. Good explanations of the shapes and the options available.

Still on the bucket list to get a B3 bat.

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