What bat do you use? - Page 2

Matty_k · 13 Jan 2009, 18:16

I use a Puma Vendetta 4000, I am also knocking in a Gray Nicholls Nitro 1000

limskii125 · 14 Jan 2009, 04:38

i play in a u 16's team and use a SLAZENGER V389 XLR8R

fmr_13 · 16 Jan 2009, 03:14

i use a 2008 willowizard wand.
and have another one as a spare,
they are wonderful bats.

eddiesmith · 16 Jan 2009, 03:55

Kooka big beast atm, also have a DER turbonator I used last season or the Kooka belta that I have rarely used. I had trouble finding a bat I liked for a while but the Big Beast is perfect. I wanted the Slazenger Sxi but wasnt willing to spend the money on it

The Big Cat · 16 Jan 2009, 04:03

I play Under 17's Div 1 and usualy come in just to belt the ball and i use the Gray Nicholls Fusion 500. Best bat i came accross, weighted a bit to you feel like you have a bat in your hands and not a twig and the meat on it, is fairly decent. The carbon handle is great, because once you time it out of the middle you barely feel anything.

evo · 16 Jan 2009, 10:35

Used a Fusion Superbest for the last couple of years, will be using my own brand (Itias) next year alongside an SG I reckon.

king_of_slaves · 16 Jan 2009, 13:41

I use SS Yuvi 20/20. Great bat. Awesome middle and pretty thick edges. It's also quite light, just the way I like it.

marco93 · 16 Jan 2009, 18:38

I use a gray nicholls fusion once you hit it it stays fairly well hit all the way.

**mas cambios** · 16 Jan 2009, 19:07

As mentioned above (somewhere), I ordered (would normally go in person but I'm stuck in a place where there are very few options in terms of buying cricket kit, so mail order sadly

) a Grey Nicholls Xiphos, which turned up today.

The grain is a little wide for my normal tastes (although there are 8) with a little bit of hard wood on the edge (no bad thing, especially for me) but it taps up well and the ball seems to ping off it nicely. Nice bit of meat in the middle as well.

I'm impressed by the apparent edge width, especially when compared to some of the other bats I have around the place, you can really see the trend developing over the last 3/4 years or so.

I'm looking for a bit of a workhorse bat that will last for 2/3 seasons and I think this will do that job with ease.

evo · 17 Jan 2009, 06:13

That looks nice, is the back bleached though or is that just how the willow looks? I do like the newer lot of GN stickers.

I've got an Ignite PP coming next week from GN in the custom Strauss shape, 15 grains, was 2lb 13oz but getting weight off now. Look forward to receiving it.