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Thamesvalley

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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2022, 07:37:48 PM »
Don’t think Gn allows it

More strict than any other company ..
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2022, 04:59:37 PM »
How would they know?
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2022, 05:32:26 PM »
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2022, 05:48:12 PM »
Yes, and am aware of the Bairstow episode before.  Keeley bats don't have edge stamps?
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2022, 06:02:21 PM »
Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on October 10, 2022, 05:48:12 PM
Yes, and am aware of the Bairstow episode before.  Keeley bats don't have edge stamps?

No but there maybe the outline from a 50 pence piece  :D
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #20 on: October 10, 2022, 06:24:09 PM »
GN will be able to take from the hi res pics and video these days unless it’s an exact copy

Babar clearly doesn’t want to do that and wants to use Gn but a bat he likes to his personal preferences

Being the top player he is, he knows what’s right for his game and maybe he could feel even more comfortable than he already is , that’s a scary thought

Saying the above is no reflection on what he’s supplied already
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2022, 07:21:40 PM »
The Aus GN's have a very different shape though with more smoother finishing. I bet a heap of players would prefer the UK shape over the Aus shape too, thats why so many of them swap bats when they play in these T20 leagues.
I agree with everyone on here. Babar was just saying a couple of minor tweaks for his perfect bat to another GN player. These conversations go on all the time just not in front of a camera. It's good to hear feedback even if it's not always rainbows. This is how we improve.

Personally, I prefer your shapes over the Aus one. It seems to pick up better.
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2022, 07:52:05 PM »
Interesting. Personally, I love a Harrow but it does make a lot of sense. If you want a bat that weighs 2'8, why not put all the beef where you want to hit 90% of your shots and reduce the width a bit? Seems logical to me.
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #23 on: October 10, 2022, 08:15:30 PM »
Quote from: Rez on October 10, 2022, 07:52:05 PM
Interesting. Personally, I love a Harrow but it does make a lot of sense. If you want a bat that weighs 2'8, why not put all the beef where you want to hit 90% of your shots and reduce the width a bit? Seems logical to me.

Suppose it depends on whether the customer knows they're buying a bat made to Harrow dimensions really
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #24 on: October 10, 2022, 09:01:32 PM »
Quote from: thebigginge on October 08, 2022, 06:20:26 PM
Hi All,

Just a quick note from the chap who has made all his bats since joining GN. We work very closely with Babar and are very aware of what his ultimate bat shape is.

His bats have clearly all been good enough to use thus far and he certainly doesn't seem to be suffering.

It's very easy for any player to say what they want, it's extremely hard to deliver that over and over and that is down to one thing and that is wood. To meet Babars exact requirements I would need a batch of timber available to me that we all would dream of. His specifications lend themselves to bats that are 2.12 and not 2.8 &1/2, so there has to be some give and take.

We had.his specs from his HS bats (both Pakistani and Keeley made) neither of them were close to a Standard adult SH setup, and when this was discussed he was not aware.

I am not prepared to give pros Harrow sized bats dressed up as SH unless they specifically request this.

Seeing as most people on here are prepared to attack my work rather than talk to me about it I'll take myself away from here now.
100% agree
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #25 on: October 10, 2022, 09:08:28 PM »
Reviewing the paragraphs

If Babar was not receiving the size of wood before and now he is

Has his expectations become unrealistic ?

He was using Harrow bats before not overly huge

The bats he uses now do look massive so could it be his expectations have become
So huge .
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #26 on: October 10, 2022, 11:16:34 PM »
Why did the Big Ginge not tell Babar that size doesn't matter? I thought that was the GN line on these things?
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #27 on: October 10, 2022, 11:27:10 PM »
Quote from: Rez on October 10, 2022, 07:52:05 PM
Interesting. Personally, I love a Harrow but it does make a lot of sense. If you want a bat that weighs 2'8, why not put all the beef where you want to hit 90% of your shots and reduce the width a bit? Seems logical to me.

Because reducing the width would take away the part I hit most of my shots with
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #28 on: October 11, 2022, 06:39:33 AM »
Quote from: thebigginge on October 08, 2022, 06:20:26 PM
Seeing as most people on here are prepared to attack my work rather than talk to me about it I'll take myself away from here now.
Very fair post but surprised by this part, not sure I've ever seen anyone take shots at UK made GN on here! Certainly would be a minority if someone did.
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Re: Babar and Kane talking bats
« Reply #29 on: October 11, 2022, 07:15:56 AM »
Read somewhere that Phil Salt wasn't too happy with his GN bats either and had atleast a couple of SS stickered up as GN
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