howdy y'all! Still no club but I've been hitting some balls around.
I know I'm taking the worst pics ever for the forum, I'm sorry!
Here are our three bats - the Salamander from when Willostix were cool, a Kookaburra Bubble Pro 1.0, and a H4L Pro in the Players Profile (and the super cool pink stickers). These are my weapons for hitting my way out of depression.
The Bubble was sourced from the US on special offer, and it is absolutely outstanding. It has a big profile and a really powerful middle, and I think it looks great too. I'll put an antiscuff on it soon because I love it so much. It feels pretty light - I think it was supposed to be 2 8 or 2 9, but I've never weighed it. Really good pick up.
The H4L is a new addition to the family, and it is so interesting. The players profile is great, and really forgiving. It is well suited for my technique, which is pretty classical. I've no idea what it weighs, but it has a light pick-up and it has plenty of power so I don't care. It is the pingiest bat I've ever had and I don't regret it at all. I'm still playing it in a bit too.
I also have a load of H4L stuff - pro elite pads, gloves, the wheelie duffle, bat cover, hat, and then all kinds of
@Ayrtek Cricket stash too - hybrid sweatband, hat, socks and so on. I assume you don't want to see pics of all that?
I'm really excited to find a club... I'll probably just start training over the winter nets at this point. I just want to see if I'm actually any good against real players because right now I feel like prime Ian Bell, and that can't be right.
I want to thank
@Ayrtek Cricket /
@The Cricket Boutique for sorting all this out at a very agreeable price! He even very kindly put some prawn cocktail crisps in there, saving me from the tyranny of American snacks (but not for long, because they lasted 10 minutes). Thank you, mate!
It should all keep me going for a long time.