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Gunn and Moore
« on: April 08, 2010, 06:26:50 PM »
Just had a look in the for sale section and saw a GM Flare Limited Edition for sale had a look at the pics and considering they are in the region of 200+ they look crap, there are hardly any grains and they are very far apart, you probably pay mostly for the stickers. But i think i wouldn't buy a brand bat again because i have had a few GM, Puma, GN etc. and have been disappointed with almost all of them and they only bat i have thought is any good is the one i have now which is no big brand but very good wood.

Just saying like, but what are you guys opinions on these expensive brand name bats
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 06:53:33 PM »
what ive seen of the flare and apex they look horrible, but still a huge gm fan... icon and hero still 2 of the best bats going imo
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 07:19:36 PM »
I think with any major brand you will pay more due to the stickers. I agree with you that smaller brands are the way forward.
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2010, 07:38:56 PM »
yup for example
Shark Hammerhead - 150.00 - Half Redwood - 17 Tight Grains
GM Apex 909 5* - 150.00 - English Willow - 9 spaced out grains
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2010, 07:44:03 PM »
Number of grains on a bat does not always improve performance in any way, I've had bats with 6 and I've had bats with 16 and the bat with 6 was by far and away better than bats with more grains. 
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2010, 07:45:12 PM »
I would go for the GM every time with that example.
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2010, 07:46:19 PM »
Quote from: Talisman on April 08, 2010, 07:45:12 PM
I would go for the GM every time with that example.

agreed
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2010, 07:46:43 PM »
I dnt like tons of grains and the rep of gm is always good so it would be gm over shark is it ? any day
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2010, 07:47:22 PM »
millichamp gives 7-9 grainers to his pro's, nothing wrong with that!
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2010, 07:57:55 PM »
I love GM stuff, looking for an Icon soon me thinks
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2010, 06:40:32 AM »
Well I have a GM flare LE with 10 grains and it plays like gold. My previous bat was a Kookaburra ICE 40 with 9 grains played awesome as well. But a bat is as good as the batsman using it. The discussion of buying a big brand or not depends on your own needs, budget and taste. For me, I would go for big names, as the prices are similar and the shipping costs reasonable, just to benefit from their service if needed.
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2010, 07:30:45 AM »
Quote from: amoboko on April 12, 2010, 06:40:32 AM
Well I have a GM flare LE with 10 grains and it plays like gold. My previous bat was a Kookaburra ICE 40 with 9 grains played awesome as well. But a bat is as good as the batsman using it.

What he said.
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2010, 07:33:58 AM »
I nearly bought a GM Flare the other day.... its pickup and ping were fantastic but in the end there was just one bat in the whole shop that beat it so I opted for that.
Brand bats are expensive but you do have the advantage of being able to go to your local shop and hit balls which in a good shop means a choice of a lot of bats.
Certainly a good local shop ensures you see far less of the smaller named brands which is very sad but I can see why it happens.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2010, 07:37:18 AM by DynamiteBats »
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2010, 08:18:39 AM »
If I may ask, which bat did you buy?
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Re: Gunn and Moore
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2010, 08:21:01 AM »
Guessing from his other posts, it was the Kookaburra CCX 900.
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