Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
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jimba101

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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #15 on: November 14, 2010, 06:39:35 PM »

Did rob talk about the knocking in of your bat? How long it may need? Forgot to ask tony cook.
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #16 on: November 14, 2010, 07:02:04 PM »

bats look nice, how much did they cost?
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #17 on: November 14, 2010, 07:29:50 PM »

Did rob talk about the knocking in of your bat? How long it may need? Forgot to ask tony cook.

sadly he didnt say how long to knock in mate..

he did say tho oil it and knock it in or put a scuff sheet on it and knock it in.

i am amazed how responsive these bats are!

outstanding i can not wait to have a net with it
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #18 on: November 14, 2010, 07:32:47 PM »

Ahh okay. Think I may get to work on it tomorrow!

Knew you were going to purchase a bat simmy! Lol
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #19 on: November 14, 2010, 07:33:21 PM »

Was there an extra charge fir the factory/shop visit or just the website prices
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2010, 07:36:02 PM »

no extra charge roco,

And rob did also say that we got no special treatment and every customer is delt with the same way!

he is so open and passionate about what he does!
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #21 on: November 14, 2010, 07:47:59 PM »

It goes without saying that these are the 'grade 1' clefts, right? Just checking...
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2010, 07:50:26 PM »

yes grade 1
but tbh every bat we looked at was lovely appearance wise! and some felt more repsonsive than others
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2010, 07:55:37 PM »

Did you ask him about 'ping', how he knows which cleft will be a go-er etc?
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2010, 07:56:00 PM »

WEll they both look stonkers! I take it you're still keeping your lekka beast though…you'll have a collection of crackers to try out before january at this rate :)
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2010, 08:00:30 PM »

WEll they both look stonkers! I take it you're still keeping your lekka beast though…you'll have a collection of crackers to try out before january at this rate :)

i think the lekka might have to go mate as i need some funds and the performance on the blue room is slightly better

Did you ask him about 'ping', how he knows which cleft will be a go-er etc?
We dicusses this a little bit we asked him about the wide and narrow grains if this altered performance and he said no its pure luck. some bats with 6 grains can go just as well with 1's with 20.

He said there is so much to be taken into consideration regarding everything from the way the clefts are dried and how much moister in the wood to the way they are pressed etc. i think the key to bat performance is the pressing.

Rob likes to press each bat diffrently depending on how they feel with the mallet! he pressed my bat alot more than he did liams and both had fantasic results!
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2010, 08:01:41 PM »

Both look very nice. Lovely profiles. Get any pics inside the workshop or was it strictly no cameras!?
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2010, 08:03:01 PM »

Cool- I'm sure you'll get a decent amount back on it if you put It up here, as you've barely used it...
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2010, 08:04:10 PM »

we both took cameras and both forgot to take photos of inside the place!! stupid eh!

im sure he wouldnt of mined us taking photos as he was a fantastic guy!

but we both forgot! to busy trying the bats unfortunatly
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Re: Our visit to 'The Pack Cave'
« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2010, 08:04:48 PM »

Cool- I'm sure you'll get a decent amount back on it if you put It up here, as you've barely used it...

its never been used other than testing a ball on it and knocking it in and a hammer edge and edge tape!

will take 130 posted for it!
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