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Grade 5?
« on: January 15, 2011, 11:20:58 PM »
HI,
Hope you're well!

So guys I was at a place where we had nets today so at that shop I saw few bats which had 40+ edges and felt like 2.6/2.7ish in my hands. Those bats were huge I must say.

I tried figuring out the grade and tried looking for grains but I was unable to find any!

It felt really light, had a good balance/pickup etc. So I want to ask was a Kashmiri Willow or I take the shopkeepers word who said it was Grade 5/6?

Sorry couldn't get pictures but it was huge and hopefully next week I'll snap some pictures.

Sitonit, I'm sure if you had seen this then you would have gone nuts!
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2011, 11:22:48 PM »
No such thing as grade 5.

Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kashmir
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2011, 11:26:03 PM »
Though I remember that Kumar Sangakkara said in the interview in which he mentioned Ayrtek (link is somewhere on the Ayrtek board) that he uses a 'Grade 7' Bat..?! Interesting...seem to grade both ways, both Grade 7 bad, if that even exists, and Grade 7 Amazing! ???
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2011, 11:26:48 PM »
not entirely true
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2011, 11:28:15 PM »
Quote from: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:22:48 PM
No such thing as grade 5.

Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kashmir

use to have grade 5 bats, 20 years ago!

Lack of grains makes me think its Kashmir. Where was this place?
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2011, 11:29:26 PM »
I stand corrected, of sorts :)
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2011, 11:29:38 PM »
Quote from: uknsaunders on January 15, 2011, 11:28:15 PM
Where was this place?
Canada methinks... :)
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2011, 11:35:36 PM »
^ correct

The face was very dirty and hardly had any grains which were noticeable
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2011, 11:37:50 PM »
Kashmir by the sounds of it. Let us know what it's like after a net or two ;)
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2011, 11:43:09 PM »
Wouldn't be surprised if it is on a par with your Salix though mate ;)
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2011, 11:55:28 PM »
LOL guys no I didn't buy it. I don't like buying bats from stores here as they don't have quality bats (some actually do)

Salix was very good Johan and its a gun really!

But Colsy how come it was ultra light as Kashmiris are not light
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2011, 11:57:47 PM »
I'm not sure to be honest with you, but cosmetically it sounds like Kashmir
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2011, 12:06:09 AM »
Hopefully when I go there next week and if he still has I'll snap pictures for you guys :)
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Re: Grade 5?
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2011, 11:20:56 PM »
So got a chance to take pictures on Saturday and here they are (sorry for poor quality, were taken from Torch)







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