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    What, exactly, is the difference between a $70 bat and a $700 one?

    Yes the article is quite accurate. However we sell our G1 bats for only £130 at the moment and I have been using mine for 2 seasons now. I don't make huge runs but I always use it for practices etc etc. I think you have to find a balance between endurance and performance. I would say 8 grains...
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    Sponsorships

    You'll struggle. Big brands are only looking at sponsoring regular first class players. Period! If you aren't playing that then look at smaller brands. We offer full sponsorships to minor county players here in the UK but that is as low as we would go. We will get literally hundreds of e-mails...
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    What, exactly, is the difference between a $70 bat and a $700 one?

    Some cheaper bats may perform as well but a lower percentage will. SLA if you post some pictures of your cheap and expensive bat I am 99% sure I will be able to spot the differences. Top range EW has no blemishes, ruler straight grains that are evenly spaced and no butterfly knots or staining...
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    Tips and advice to become a better batsman, highest score only 25 in last 11 years

    The two most simple and effective tips I have ever been taught is to: 1 - Watch the ball. Sounds simple, but many people don't effectively watch the ball. I watch the ball in the bowlers hand all the way from the beginning of his run up right until the point of release. 2 - Play straight. If...
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    What, exactly, is the difference between a $70 bat and a $700 one?

    Cricket bats are graded first by willow merchants and secondly by cricket bat manufacturers. Grading is very subjective, and one companies view on grade one will not agree with another. Grade one is typically straight and evenly spaced grains without any red-wood or stains to the playing face of...
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    best bat brand

    Depends which Puma's we are talking about. Only the top end higher models are handmade in England (By Rob Pack if I remember correctly), these are very nice indeed, he deals with many Pro's directly. The middle/lower range ones will be made in India by SG I think. The Torpedo bats are imported...
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    best bat brand

    Undoubtedly high quality cricket bats, but overpriced in my opinion. You can get a similar product for half the price in the UK.
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    best bat brand

    I buy and sell my own brand of bats and have a little bit of experience within the market. The big brands usually contract quite a lot of their bats out to companies such as FC Sondhi and SG. The top of the range bats are usually made in house. There is no way that these brands can make...
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