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jonny77

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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2024, 10:28:30 PM »
I don't really understand the 'priced on performance' thing. If you're paying top dollar, Grade 1/G1+/Pro willow prices, surely you should get a bat that looks like a G1/G1+/pro willow bat? (Whatever that is). Otherwise, you're just paying for a Grade 3 which pings, as all G3s should anyway.

I'm not saying grains are important, but it's the only way you can really price bats imo. I think there's a lot of Emperor's new clothes in the cricket bat world and people being sold things on good marketing which they want to believe and sometimes, just straight up bulls*@t tbh. Not meaning anyone in particular here, just in general.

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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2024, 02:47:39 AM »
Big GN reveal today!

Can't wait....(although not a big fan of those Neocore batting gloves decals shown on their instagram account if that is their retail product)!
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2024, 08:34:22 AM »
Conversely I've also had bats that are stunners to look at and priced as G1 accordingly, but a bit of a plank in reality. Not mass produced stuff either, I've had one from a bat maker highly rated on here that I found very underwhelming.
A good friend ordered a bat from a bat maker who is very much recommended on here, looked great but performs terribly. So bad in fact that when he sold the bat on, the chap he sold it to demanded a refund as it had no ping at all. Shame as I have a bat from the same place and I think it's the best bat I've had in years!


Back on topic... Looking forward to the GN announcement, I'm interested to see how well the neocore bats sell especially if the pricing is the same as they announced a month or so ago
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #33 on: September 24, 2024, 09:38:21 AM »
@Jm105 - I've had those as well. "Pro" grade, custom made bats from a popular maker on here, 8/9 dead straight grains with no marks at all that were absolute planks.

Back on topic - Not fond of the GN Ventus stickers, looks a similar spec to Tempesta.
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #34 on: September 24, 2024, 09:57:50 AM »
Hypernova became the Tempesta which became the Ventus, as far as I can see?
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #35 on: September 24, 2024, 10:23:04 AM »
Quote from: Jimbo on September 24, 2024, 09:57:50 AM
Hypernova became the Tempesta which became the Ventus, as far as I can see?

Wasn't the Hypernova flat face and Tempesta curved face?
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #36 on: September 24, 2024, 11:16:43 AM »
Quote from: whysoserious on September 24, 2024, 10:23:04 AM
Wasn't the Hypernova flat face and Tempesta curved face?

From the marketing blurbs, Hypernova was a "flatter" face for a "more powerful profile" (though it doesn't say what it's flatter than), Tempesta "semi-rounded  for increased profile".

Can't say I notice a huge deal of difference, though the Tempesta stickers were nicer, but it's clearly a popular shape and ticks a lot of boxes for UK based cricketers.
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #37 on: September 24, 2024, 12:48:51 PM »
Quote from: Thamesvalley on September 22, 2024, 03:09:03 PM
The other day there was a chaos on insta on wcw site

They are circa 750 I think and it looked like a g4 ..

They grade their Chaos based pretty much only on density of the wood I believe, as in they pick out the lowest density clefts and reserve them to be Chaos'.

Not sure about the other grades and a mate bought a reserve Orca, later asked for another one to be made in the next grade up (another £140!!!) and it came back smaller and heavier
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #38 on: September 24, 2024, 04:08:01 PM »
Really slow release from GN all day

Just get on with it ...
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #39 on: September 24, 2024, 06:17:53 PM »
tempesta vs ventus - looks the same.............. even the write ups are as good as the same.
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #40 on: September 25, 2024, 09:15:41 AM »
Quite a fan of the Stratos stickers! A nice change on classic Nics
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #41 on: September 25, 2024, 09:37:03 AM »
Touch of the Elite about it.
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #42 on: September 25, 2024, 09:43:44 AM »
Shows what sells bats to the masses, mainly stickers and branding. Would a side on profile shot not be useful?! 😆
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #43 on: September 25, 2024, 10:12:23 AM »
"superior weight distribution" does that mean this is the SBLH model?
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #44 on: September 25, 2024, 11:34:22 AM »
Quote from: jonny77 on September 25, 2024, 09:43:44 AM
Shows what sells bats to the masses, mainly stickers and branding.

There wouldn't be new ranges every year if it wasn't.
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