Here's the Question and Answer that I didn't want to post but will do now!
Q.
Hi Edward,
As I said, I am not sure whether this is a good question, so forgive me if this is a silly one, but it is regarding your pros and your bats. In terms of pros and bats, do you try to spread them out evenly over the ranges, hence some changes of profiles used this year (eg. GC Smith Apex --> Luna?) - or is it mostly down to the player?
Would I be right in believing that most, if not all of the pros get their bats made at the factory? And are bats taken across ranges and stickered up as PR?
If this is something you are not free to discuss, do let me know, and if so, my bad! :|
Johan
A.
Happy to discuss anything Johan!
All our pros, without exception, have their bats made in our own factory in Nottingham. What bat they use is down to them, we physically only have the sets of stickers that we produce for the catalogue range, so yes truthfully we have to apply one of those sets to their bats. Most of the pros use one of the catalogue shapes, or a very close derivation thereof, and that typically governs the stickers that are used. Where possible, we try and ensure reasonable exposure of each model across the players.
Feel free to post your question and my answer on the forum, it is good for people to understand how we operate.
Kind regards
Edward