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My new willow
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I have one also. Good bat once you get used to it, might be a tad heavy to start off.
Looks pretty good from the pictures. What's its weight and price?
I'm currently using a Kookaburra Sword (as I have for about a year now); just seemed to like it better than Gray Nicholls' range.
I'm currently using a Kookaburra Sword (as I have for about a year now); just seemed to like it better than Gray Nicholls' range.
My new bat is an absolute beauty, feels so good off the bat.
It's a newbery merlin and it's the best bat i've ever tried. Sensational. $330 from the cricket shop in Richmond.
It's a newbery merlin and it's the best bat i've ever tried. Sensational. $330 from the cricket shop in Richmond.
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redbacksfan said:
The one i'm getting wieghs 2.12 lb, the model in the pic is a fair bit lighter and obviously alot skinnier
Mines $330 , the next model down is about $270
I looked at a couple of Kookaburras but have always had Gray Nicolls
You sound excited about you new bat, which is good, but are you going to knock it in before to taking it into the nets ?
The ready play stuff they do with Gray Nicholls bats is only light preparation, so you should do some knocking in before using it.
The ready play stuff they do with Gray Nicholls bats is only light preparation, so you should do some knocking in before using it.
Get yourself four or five low-quality grips. Put them on top of each other, then get a proper $25+ grip on top of all of them. The way to go. 
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You've got some massive hands.redbacksfan said:Get yourself four or five low-quality grips. Put them on top of each other, then get a proper $25+ grip on top of all of them. The way to go.
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_TiGeR-ToWn_ said:
Probably a fair call
Its hard to judge, ive had a Gray Nicolls for nearly 16 years and its been great.Just a few surface cracks naturally.
Ive seen a lot of mates with diferent brands and have seen pretty much every brand have a bad one
My new bat is made from grade one willow, so i'd hope its of fine quality
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redbacksfan said:Get yourself four or five low-quality grips. Put them on top of each other, then get a proper $25+ grip on top of all of them. The way to go.
The model i'm getting has a thicker than normal handle and comes with two grips as standard, also given the fact i wear batting inners that should be meaty enough
redbacksfan said:Get yourself four or five low-quality grips. Put them on top of each other, then get a proper $25+ grip on top of all of them. The way to go.
that is way to many, just get a couple of cheapos and they work fine. If you have too many it makes it unreal to pick up, its like picking up an axe with a huge handle.
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Yeah, Fisher make a very good bat.
One of the openers in the first XI uses one and he has said before that it's the best bat he has ever had.
Yes, we have one or two guys who have these bats and they rave about them.
The Cricket Shop.... good eastablishment we get all our balls from them and Swans Richards is a great bloke as well, have spoken to him at our festival (social) matches against the Crusaders.
The Cricket Shop.... good eastablishment we get all our balls from them and Swans Richards is a great bloke as well, have spoken to him at our festival (social) matches against the Crusaders.
As of last Saturday this is my new bat. It was late in the innings, small ground so I decided to start using it
The ball comes off it beautifully
The ball comes off it beautifully
ben.carbonaro said:
It was under $80 with postage off Ebay from India
It hits the ball superbly, tried it in the nets for the first time today and it was great, didnt get much chance on Sat as I was facing a bowler bowling at about 20 km/h and boundary riders everywhere but the 2 balls I did hit really flew off the bat
That's awesome Eddie.
Never thought about that as an alternative to get a new bat or an extra blade.
Cheap ones on there, but sourced from India and they are English willow, so not too bad.
Never thought about that as an alternative to get a new bat or an extra blade.
Cheap ones on there, but sourced from India and they are English willow, so not too bad.
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Average bat in my opinion,
I have always rated Slazenger, GM and Kookaburra
I have always rated Slazenger, GM and Kookaburra
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eddiesmith said:As of last Saturday this is my new bat. It was late in the innings, small ground so I decided to start using it
The ball comes off it beautifully
don't rate it
LIONS then DAYLIGHT said:don't rate it
So?
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Ease up Edward, just an opinion
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