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[johan95]

LOl not for me (surprisingly!) as I've got a lekka

[Simmy]

very true!

i think are next trip may be the 4 hour trip to kent!! to go see matt!

[johan95]

Yeah true- what about SAF too...

[Cover_Drive]

Both bats look great. I hope they play as good as they look and you score tbs of runs with them. Rob Pack seem to be a brilliant batmaker and his finishing looks second to none.

If you don't mind me asking then can I ask if pro bats were really different from your bats? I mean was there anything special in those bats which is not in your bats?

[Simmy]

honestly no!

we picked up a few bats that have been turned down by the pro's.

i think the one i looked at and tested with the ball was one of kieswetter rejected.

it felt and performed no diffrently from are bats! nothing crazy big or light just a nomral bat with a diffrent profile!

like i said above because rob presses all his bats indervidualy he can maximise performace on each and every blade.

the one thing he did say was that he wouldnt press the pro's bats as hard as he did r's as they are only needed for half a season if that and they dont care about how long they last as long as they go like rockets.

[Liam-SCCC]

What puma gear did you see? Its only the calibre softs that havent been released yet.

Your bats look very nice! Not sure on the pink stickers though!

[Beachcricket]

Sounds like it was a fantastic day out. Both bats looks brilliant.

[Simmy]

we picked up and had a little play with the calibre bat very low middle but lovely bit of wood!
had a feel of some of the new 2011 bats they may be same as last years just with new stickers!

new stickers look really nice tho!

sadly 90% of the new puma gear was all boxed up and ready to be despatched.

[Cover_Drive]

Ah okay, thanks Simmy, I appreciate it.

I then wonder why some people (including me) hype up professional players bats if they are same like ours. I mean if anyone from this forum plays a test match against Akhtar, Steyn etc it wouldn't they be able to play with there existing bat(s)?

[Simmy]

yes bats are just bats at end of the day.

some willow will just be reserved for the professional players as it will be amazing!

now because wood is a natural meterial its pure luck if u get something amazing in. then its up to the bat maker weather he wants to save the wood or just use it for the public!

usually the light clefts are used for the pro players as they can create big big bats with very little weight and that is an advantage.

but this is my only experience with a so called pro's bat and a normal one.

[uknsaunders]

my only observation from my limited experience playing 75 mph+ bowling is the ball doesn't need much bat to race away to the boundary. Maybe some of the amazing hits we see are simply a result of the pace of the ball onto the face of the bat?

[Simmy]

your right dude...

i find it easy to hit bowlers that are fast due to like u said the ball having much more valocity to start with!

 

[johan95]

Could be. That's why I hate spinners and puechuckers; nothing to play with really!

[Cover_Drive]

Simmy, by amazing what do you mean? Is it look wise or performance wise?

I agree with cleft part

[johan95]

Thinking rationally, Uzair, it must be performance, don't you think! Looks are just a plus point...