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ch1p

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Re: "Pro" Bats and number of professional players...
« Reply #30 on: February 09, 2023, 03:48:28 PM »

^ I tend to agree. From a purely performance perspective (looks don’t make a difference) then we’ve all just said, we pick out the best performing bats for our pros, no matter the grade. So would you rather have one of their rejects or what was originally left behind?

And it only makes sense that the big name players get more looked after than those with a ‘lesser’ reputation. If I was GM, I’d look after one of the best players in the world a little bit more than my county academy player. Sorry, but surely that’s just the way it is.

I’m firmly in the camp of paying for more coaching if you want to score more runs over hunting for a pro bat though.

Edited to add: there’s never an exact science of course. I know I’ve sold bats that I just didn’t get on with and seen them score loads more runs, maybe it’s just that with some of the pros. Or maybe they just want a better set of golf clubs and they have a few going spare  :D
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« Reply #31 on: February 09, 2023, 06:44:07 PM »

Weren't we told (from the horse's mouth) that lesser GM sponsored players were often simply given bats not aesthetically good enough for the shop shelves?
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« Reply #32 on: February 09, 2023, 07:12:44 PM »

Maybe they are just made into Radons now...

We should play Radon lottery... see if you can get unveil a 'pro' radon 20 grain sap wood with a knot in the shoulder
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« Reply #33 on: February 09, 2023, 08:23:49 PM »

Maybe they are just made into Radons now...

We should play Radon lottery... see if you can get unveil a 'pro' radon 20 grain sap wood with a knot in the shoulder

Don't threaten me with a great CBF thread.
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« Reply #34 on: February 09, 2023, 10:04:21 PM »

Don't threaten me with a great CBF thread.

Do it... do it... do it...
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« Reply #35 on: February 09, 2023, 11:08:22 PM »

Maybe they are just made into Radons now...

We should play Radon lottery... see if you can get unveil a 'pro' radon 20 grain sap wood with a knot in the shoulder

Said it before - this was one of the greatest threads from several years ago. I think it was Sports Direct slazenger bats. There were some beauties under the paint.
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Re: "Pro" Bats and number of professional players...
« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2023, 01:41:06 PM »

Said it before - this was one of the greatest threads from several years ago. I think it was Sports Direct slazenger bats. There were some beauties under the paint.

There were some good SD GN ones too, all likely ruined by Photobucket now.
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« Reply #37 on: March 25, 2023, 04:15:15 PM »

There should be a 'runs/cost of bat' ratio thread.
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