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hi guys

what do you think of sommers equipment?

are their bats any good? their pads and gloves look good, and the bats stickers are good too. but what do they play like, or the quality of them?

 

cheers

Can anyone give me thier thoughts on the Slazenger sxi pro?

UKKiwi,

A guy I open the batting uses an Uzi and he really rates it, he is not a big hitter either!! The bat is designed for 20/20 cricket to enable you to 'give it the long handle'!

Really interested with your Fusion post on the other topic, I have got my eye on one of these as they look like an awesome bat - 34cm edges!!!! I am not surprised your mate in Aus reckons it pings!!! Shame about the price - one website in the bats description has the quote 'regrettfully the first bat to break the $au600 mark!'

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oh stop bragging Red, i am very very jealous :)

Willhello,

cheers for that, so your mate thinks the balance of it is perfect? despite the 'odd' combination of the handle and blade length?

UK Kiwi, REf: UZi

I had a go with it at nets last night, and the balance is ok, I found it a little strange on where to gauge your hand position due to the long handle however it felt ok and went well off the middle - as you would expect for a Newbury. It is not the Top model either yet the wood quality is very good with arond ten grains and a slight mount of red wood on the inside edge. The one thing I did notice when I tried holding it long handle was the 'whip' factor when trying to hit over the top - there is definititely some extra flex when trying to hit somone long and straight - the best comparison is like using a driver in golf!!!

Also - great point ref the fusion about the lighter handle making the bat pick up heavier - I am with you on that as surely the bat will be bottom heavy which makes for a hevy pick up. Although I have to say I am still very tempted by one as I am currently without willow due to a split.

www.sportequip.com.au has all the new Southern Hemispheren bats on, it also has a custom made GN on there made bats by GN Master Batmaker - Stuart Kranzbuhler

Originally posted by shan Originally posted by crick Originally posted by phoenix I accept your apoligy crick. And quite simply if you were to press the whole blade to hard it would become very heavy. how does that work! actually it will simply become more dense! and thinner! however the weight wil not change! (mass = density x volume) Mass = Density X Volume So if Density is greater with volume remaining the same, mass would increase. This is how it works.

The volume won't stay the same, because if you press the bat, the volume would decrease.

 

This is to Phoenix,

it doesnt matter how much the bat has been pressed, you cannot make a bat heavier just by pressing it. It wont add any weight onto the bat!

Willhello mate,

Well, the GN fusion does look a beaut, however I think people are really paying for its high tech handle.

Time will tell, and I reckon cricket is such a monkey see monkey do industry, before you know it everyone will have the same/similar things anyway.

 

And thats why although I dont own a newbery (ok I lied, I have a 3Lb6 Zeus as a netbat) I commend Newbery's innovations on handles and shapes.  They certainly lead the way in some of their designs.

i could be wrong, isn't the knots or butterfly stain harder because it contains more moisture?

Originally posted by crick shan we werent talking about dimensions! phoenix said the butterfly mark had harder wood, so i said why dont they just press the bat harder!

That's alright mate. I got the idea.

if you want a really good bat for £80, then you will have to go on ebay. I got a newbury naravone 5 star for 50 something off ebay. The RRP is £115!!!

I would suggest you go for GM purist original or 909. Buy it off ebay you will only have to pay less than £100.

willhello,

the bradbury sterling has a slight bowed blade, but is extremely beefy. the kudos however, has a massive bowed blade, and comes in a 2'10

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hi guys

im really interested in getting a fusion, and i spoke to bill and he seemed you knew what i needed in a bat. if anyone has got a picture of their own please could you send me it and let me know what weight it is in and what sort of weight it feels like to pick up. i probably going to order it soon, i just have to send him some sketches on what sort of shape im looking for.

if you have any pictures you could send please send them to ashni.j@ntlworld.com cheers

i have a bat that was made for me a couple of years ago and now its broken
(beh=yond repair) i was wondering whats the better option

see if fusion can make me a replica so to speak or

get another bat the same sort o shape

hey thanks ck-spin ive been on ebay and looked and it really good just looking for a bat with thick edges and big middle any ideas wat to get any 1