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Thamesvalley

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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2023, 11:42:01 PM »

What is an average weight cleft that comes in , there may be no average .. ?

How hard is it to produce a bat full profile with 37-38mm edges 107mm and full profile and be 2.9 ish

I don’t know the answer but gives some context to the above and concaved profiles

I don’t think I have seen a convex profile from Ed ever, have heard he presses well but his bats weigh sometimes more than he lists .. maybe one off experinces . .. think someone here mentioned it
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #31 on: November 14, 2023, 11:42:29 PM »

Realised I have missed the handle weight which could skew things too
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2023, 08:28:30 AM »

To achieve optimum selling potential you have to make 2.7 to 2.10 max bats which is is mark now with a release every week of a handful of bats. Like iv found out over the last couple of years I can make a lively full shape with the dimensions that are required edge wise etc but the majority will be 2.11 plus and no matter now good I know they are they never sell as quickly as a bat I list at 2lb 8oz.

I know not every bat can be a full shape, not expecting that at all, but literally every bat he makes is at least moderately scalloped. Would much prefer if he trimmed the edge size down a little and left them a bit fuller but it seems to be his default shape.
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #33 on: November 15, 2023, 09:21:11 AM »

I posted these on my socials the other day as a handful of the bats I’ve ever used and kept.





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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #34 on: November 15, 2023, 10:00:02 AM »

Is it just me or was Affinity way ahead of its time in terms of shapes, handles, branding....everything about it was on point. I still have a custom bat from him that I have yet to use.
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2023, 10:05:56 AM »

I posted these on my socials the other day as a handful of the bats I’ve ever used and kept.





Ah when Newbery was such a classy brand....nice collection.
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2023, 10:17:44 AM »

Yeh the B52's were actually Series 1's that Hit4Six refurbed for me many years ago now. The Toro was a TK that had a pressing crack on the face but went like stink until it go to the end of its life with delamination and cracks where I avoided using the middle.

Should have taken a profile pic though to show the evolution of edge size through to the Toro model.
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2023, 11:52:31 AM »

What is an average weight cleft that comes in , there may be no average .. ?

How hard is it to produce a bat full profile with 37-38mm edges 107mm and full profile and be 2.9 ish

I don’t know the answer but gives some context to the above and concaved profiles

I don’t think I have seen a convex profile from Ed ever, have heard he presses well but his bats weigh sometimes more than he lists .. maybe one off experinces . .. think someone here mentioned it

I have these two bats made by Ed.



The one on the left has a convxed profile



The one on the right has minimal concaving



These are both heavy bats with a low middle, long spine and thick shoulder which is my personal preference. The only way a batmaker could get these in at a lower weight (which isn't something I would want in any event) is to use an incredibly low density cleft (which are few and far between) or take additional moisture our of the cleft (in which case, you wouldn't expect it to be lasting long)
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2023, 11:54:29 AM »

Yikes, the shoulders on those.
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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #39 on: November 15, 2023, 01:53:07 PM »

Yikes, the shoulders on those.

One of the developments I haven’t liked in bat making since I purchased my first SH bat at the end of the 90s has been a trend for ever increasing removal of wood from the shoulder of the bat.  When having something made, it is something that is key for me

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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2023, 02:16:43 PM »

I meant the wonkiness :o

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Re: What makes Keeley so good?
« Reply #41 on: November 15, 2023, 04:11:10 PM »

I meant the wonkiness :o



Both sides are identical with that slight recess as the face meets the shoulder. The latest stock range have dropped shoulders which isn't to my personal preference
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