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Rdawson88
New Starter
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/03/2011 : 12:46:01
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Hi all
Recently i have had the luxury of obtaining a Choice Willow, for those that dont know, there are a bat manufacturing company in Redbourn in Hertfordshire.
Having used the top end bats big Lads of Gunn and Moore, Gray Nicolls and Newbery and now having used a choice willow i find it very hard to see just how i can go back.
i play a high standard of cricket and use a 2.8 with two grips, With the well known companies more recently the gm last year i used an apex l/e. however there grading system for bats does sem a bit sceptical. This year i wanted the middle slightly higher. Going into choice straight away the customer service is impeccable asking me what kind of player, what standard of willow and what weight.
I still went for a 2.8 with two grips, however the middle is raised a little higher then the traditional low middle bats and the got as much wodd in as possible for 2.8. The outcome has been excellent, the pick up is second to none, and their new stickers being beautiful, sleek and gives you almost a patriatoic sense. I have netted with it against spinners after knocking it in and it goes very well. THe middle being raised higher suits me to a tea and i have found that i have stopped overhitting even when playing big shots as i have confidence in that bat.
I dont reckon that smaller manufacturers get credit for the quality of their bats and hopefully more people will look elsewhere when thinking about their bat.
Shot at 2011-03-22
Shot at 2011-03-22
Shot at 2011-03-22 |
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quick-keep
Professional
United Kingdom
1653 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2011 : 19:03:22
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looks a great stick mate, gotta agree with you about the smaller names being up there with the big boys in terms of quality and service.
hope it plays well and gets you plenty |
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fake_street_spirit
Amateur
233 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2011 : 20:35:03
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| what ^he^ said |
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Rdawson88
New Starter
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 03:04:16
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| Cheers Chaps Much appreciated. |
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ammo500
Semi-Pro
Australia
1205 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 06:10:45
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| sweet bat willow looks great and love the simple look of the stickers |
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fake_street_spirit
Amateur
233 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 20:38:26
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| Don't be vulgar and G1 I think by the look of it |
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skg13
Amateur
Singapore
143 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 04:17:36
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| that looks good. how much did it cost you? |
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Guesty
Amateur
111 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 10:24:39
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| I imagine "having the luxury of obtaining" means he didnt buy it (could be wrong) - just go on the choice website and look at the prices. |
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alexrickyponting
Amateur
United Kingdom
280 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 19:16:46
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Grow up Flare888
Nice stick rdawson, not that stickers matter but i really like the new choice ones compared to the old ones. Looks like a fair bit of concaving on that, hope it goes well for you |
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BladeScientist
New Starter
Australia
13 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2011 : 21:43:10
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| The blade has a pretty nice shape. |
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tommygun
Amateur
89 Posts |
Posted - 27/03/2011 : 16:40:31
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| top bat love the stickers gary and the owner of vulcan are good mates ture english made bats |
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Rdawson88
New Starter
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 03:28:07
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| This is top of the range... price well they go for £250. I got all my gear from him, new softs will be put up soon. As for how much i got it for, i got it for less, and i got 3. 2 are the same, the other 1 is slightly smaller and is a 2.7 |
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skg13
Amateur
Singapore
143 Posts |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 06:21:16
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| gloves, pads etc |
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lockdowncricket
New Starter
Australia
26 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 11:48:45
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quote:
Originally posted by Flare888
Whats a soft?
Are u serious? |
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fake_street_spirit
Amateur
233 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2011 : 11:28:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Flare888
Whats a soft?
and i thought you knew everything... |
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Slug123456789
New Starter
United Kingdom
18 Posts |
Posted - 21/11/2011 : 20:52:49
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| I have a choice willow and they are great bats. |
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Choice Willow
