Advantages: made to your specifications Disadvantages: price tag
Laver & Wood are a relatively new entrant in to the cricket bat market, having only been in existence for a very short while. I happen to have been a very lucky winner – a web ad on the Cricket Club website for the club I play for in Austria, meant that I was the first person in Austria to have one of these beautiful bats. A lot of the information within this opinion is worth bearing in mind if you are looking for a cricket bat in general – not just ... ...familiar to oenologists than cricketers. Laver and Wood are based in the wine growing region of New Zealand and the best wines are always kept in the “Private Bin” and similarly the best willow is used to make these bats – all blades having a minimum of 7 straight grains (your average club bat will only have about 4-5 at most….)
This is tantamount to a Rolls Royce in cricketing terms – a Private Bin bat will set you back $US 325 and is totally handmade ...
Morgenhund 05.10.2001
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Advantages: Ping is as good as they get. Very durable. Disadvantages: This must be a trick question.
...The specs I gave Mr. Laver were as such :
Weight : 3 lbs
Standard Blade
Short Handle
Double Grip
Normal and High Sweet Spot
I asked Mr. Laver to have the bat fully knocked in and oiled. I did ask Mr. Laver whether the `fully knocked` in option really meant that it would be knocked in and ready to use immediately since you get stickers saying `ready to play` on many of the bats today. He said it would be ready to play straight away. I received ... ...The ping is amazing!! Mr. Laver makes the bats and presses them in such a way as to customize the shape and performance of the bat in accordance to the individual`s needs. If one has a favourite bat and would only want the same specs as that bat, just send it in to Laver and Wood. You will get an EXACT copy (as far as the weight and physical dimensions are concerned). Only difference would be that your Private Bin would have a ping like the bats ...
Jafri 29.01.2009
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