New bat
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Topic: New bat
Posted By: still not out
Subject: New bat
Date Posted: 15 May 2006 at 5:38pm
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Hi, i'm 13 and am looking for a new bat. I want it in a Harrow size, quite light and my budget is £70. I am quite a defensive batsman and I play the cover drive a lot. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Cheers! |
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Posted By: Lekkasport
Date Posted: 17 May 2006 at 11:34am
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Puma Stealth 4000 Junior Puma X-Bow 4000 Junior Both within your price range and excellent bats. |
Posted By: darlo_lad
Date Posted: 17 May 2006 at 11:36am
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My advice is to go to a sports shop that sells cricket bats and try out the bats. See which bat feels the best when you pick it up. You don't really want a really heavy bat at 13, but one that feels nice when you pick it up. Ask for advice in the shop as well for information about that bats. Another bit of advice have a look around on websites see the choice of bats there are available to you. |
Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 21 May 2006 at 6:46pm
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Hi. I've got the Gunn and Moore Purist 303. It might be a little bit too heavy but it is a great bat and i got it for £69.99 ------------- |
Posted By: henjam
Date Posted: 21 May 2006 at 6:58pm
| you got a 303 for 70quid!!!! 303's cost about 30 quid usually, for 70 quid you could of got an 808!!!!!!!!!!!!!! youve been ripped off mate |
Posted By: Paul Alcock
Date Posted: 21 May 2006 at 10:42pm
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Only option is to go to a shop and try them out - I found a good piece of advice from somewhere on the net re pick ups: pick up the bat with only your top hand on the bat and try and play a shot - if it's difficult then the bat is not for you. Keep trying them that way until you find a bat that feels right. Hope this helps. |
Posted By: VampireBlaster
Date Posted: 22 May 2006 at 12:01am
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kids shud start of with a v100 in my eyes... its got a nice middle... and it will feel more comfortable with kids... where i used to play and help kids any kind of slazenger would do really but by all means go to a shop and try out ALL of the bats, your in there to spend your money so take as long as you need... tottaly agree with mr allcock ------------- The Vamp has gone in for repair! |
Posted By: The CCC
Date Posted: 23 May 2006 at 9:19pm
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Hunts county Vision cricket bat. The best Kashmir willow bat I've ever seen. ------------- CCC-Carcassonne Cricket Club Support us, then play us!!!Second hand equipment etc highly welcomed!!! |
Posted By: Hugo
Date Posted: 24 May 2006 at 10:09pm
| maybe a puma classic seeing as you like to drive off the front foot. |
Posted By: charliemacko
Date Posted: 25 May 2006 at 5:49pm
| for harrow, get a gm purist 808. their light so not going to ruin your game, they're classic shaped to develope a strong all round technique, and the ones ive seen have pretty nice willow and ping. |
Posted By: Hugo
Date Posted: 25 May 2006 at 10:23pm
| or you could get the purist original there good value for a harrow bat. however i had a GM hero original harrow bat a few years ago and that was awful! it cracked 2 weeks after i purchased it and it was basically a purist with a bow. the worst bat ive ever had! |
Posted By: spin_doctor
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 10:25am
| What about the Kookaburra Genesis Cyclone? If you are defensive and like to play the cover drive you would want a light bat so this is perfect for you then. It is one of the lightest bats out now. Actually are there any lighter bats? |
Posted By: Hugo
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 10:55pm
| there are many lighter bats than the kooka. a smaller company such as laver & wood could make you a bat weighing 2lb 4oz, thats a fact. |
Posted By: spin_doctor
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 2:08pm
| I mean for a harrow bat there arent are there? |
Posted By: still not out
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 8:39am
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I don't think there are many lighter bats than the genesis but there probably is somewhere. Very helpful i know. ------------- |
Posted By: still not out
Date Posted: 24 June 2006 at 4:42pm
Mate are you a puma salesperson? I am now getting a genesis cyclone! Woot! ------------- |