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[umz_786]

Not trying to detract from Black Cats review here but I cant let the insightful wisdom of umz_786 pass!

So how comes SAF won & Hell4Leather got Butcher favourite bat?

just because someone is sponsored by x, doesnt mean it will be his favourite bat. It could be that he says x performs better than it actually does. Hey, its all food for thought. I havent been to these but knew someone who was invited to the wisden one.

[tommy2tink]

This testing method ensures that testing is unbiased and is much better than AOC, who do the same thing but their testers are pros like tudor and butcher who may have their sponsors and contracts to look after.

The testers are mostly former pros for AOC and the bats are blank so it's hard for them to know which is which and just go with their sponsor/the company they are affiliated with.

[Tom]

Not trying to detract from Black Cats review here but I cant let the insightful wisdom of umz_786 pass!

So how comes SAF won & Hell4Leather got Butcher favourite bat?

Umz_786, AOC do blank bats which prevents any brand bias and pre-conceptions.

[Talisman]

Umz_786, AOC do blank bats which prevents any brand bias and pre-conceptions.

Really, hard when they allow Puma grips to remain and also Mongoose grip tape too on their easy to spot shape, they were not the only ones but the easiest 2 to spot from a mile away, yet alone in the hands.

It would be very hard to conduct a true unbiased test.

[Tom]

It prevents brand bias more so than a stickered bat. The Mongoose is an exception as it is instantly recognisable by shape but the majority of people wouldn't know the difference between a blank Adidas, SAF, Puma and Hell4Leather if they were positioned next to each other.

[norbs]

just because someone is sponsored by x, doesnt mean it will be his favourite bat. It could be that he says x performs better than it actually does. Hey, its all food for thought. I havent been to these but knew someone who was invited to the wisden one.

that isn't food for thought it is more nonsense but based on your math x = big brand  & should have been in the top 5 at least

It prevents brand bias more so than a stickered bat. The Mongoose is an exception as it is instantly recognisable by shape but the majority of people wouldn't know the difference between a blank Adidas, SAF, Puma and Hell4Leather if they were positioned next to each other.

Cider stains?

Talisman I'd bet the testers aren't that geeky and like Tom says you would have had to have lived in a cricketing cave not to be able to spot a mongoose..

Black Cat did very well and they [wisden] seem to have grown up a bit, as no were does it imply they liked the stickers and therefore the bat which is some of the comments you got for Piri Piri who won the gear test!

[Black Cat Cricket]

The bat came back to me the other day and it looked pretty used, so they did more than have a tap with a mallet.

Not that TWC would be swayed by these things, but I'd like to point out that I've not taken out any advertising with them, nor to I know any of the people testing or anyone there.

Oh, and I'm sending them a Joker in the next few days, at their request.  Let's hope they are as kind about that as they were the Shadow!

[petehosk]

Great result!