Smith Wingnut

Advantages: Brilliant design, light, strong
Disadvantages: Quite expensive.

...This helmet may be one of the most expensive helmets on the market but it is the most expensive for a reason! I believe the first designs of the helmet were designed by the England test player Robin Smith, with a focus on erradicating any blind spots that were always present in older style helmets. And what a success this was! There is a minimal amount of bars making up the grill of the helmet and those that are used are very thin and are little if no distraction for the batsman and there are none of the dreaded black spots where you can't see the ball pitch. The idea of the titanium grill is also inspired, you are able to bat for long periods of time (not that i tend to!) without getting that pain in your neck with the weight of the helmet and in comparison to other older style, heavier helmets, you literally hardly notice you... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: all

...several times. The staff do not go out of their way to help they just say please fill in this feedback form and we will give it to our manager who is not here at the moment (this being around 4 pm ...so what time does she work?), now this feedback form which I have just taken the time to write probably just gets thrown away in my opinion.I have not had a phone call as yet and I have written 3 times,this online method now being my 4th.Since my first letter there has been no change not even to the clocks which is proof they cant even fix the simplest things.After asking many times for her name which they were not willing to provide. I managed to find out that she is one of many managers to come and go. Sally Smith is currently the club manager of LA Fitness Newbury and if you are reading this review the first thing I would do is to remember her... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful