cricketislife
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- Jun 10, 2010
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Hi All:
I got a really old SG model from a friend and I thought I will share some pictures and info with you guys. SG doesn't even make them anymore but check out the unique bulge behind the sweet spot. The sweet spot is huge. The edges aren't huge but they still have significant amount of wood behind the sweet spot. There is a very subtle bowing to the bat giving it a very nice balance and pickup. I am not sure of the weight but it feels like a 2lb 7oz bat. The handle is a nine piece cane handle. The ping is pretty decent, considering how long it must have been just sitting in a shop (the bat was new in a plastic wrapper). Its supposed to be grade 1 willow but not too many grains however they are pretty straight with hardly any blemishes.
I really like the older designs of the bats where they didn't scoop out wood from the back. These days, they make the edges huge and scoop out a lot of wood and make the spine very high. This make the bat look big but the most wood is only behind the sweet spot but not too much behind the edges and elsewhere. I am a fan of the blades that have a round profile in the back instead of a scooped design but you would hardly see any made that way these days. Just my 2 cents.
enjoy the photos!
-CIL
I got a really old SG model from a friend and I thought I will share some pictures and info with you guys. SG doesn't even make them anymore but check out the unique bulge behind the sweet spot. The sweet spot is huge. The edges aren't huge but they still have significant amount of wood behind the sweet spot. There is a very subtle bowing to the bat giving it a very nice balance and pickup. I am not sure of the weight but it feels like a 2lb 7oz bat. The handle is a nine piece cane handle. The ping is pretty decent, considering how long it must have been just sitting in a shop (the bat was new in a plastic wrapper). Its supposed to be grade 1 willow but not too many grains however they are pretty straight with hardly any blemishes.
I really like the older designs of the bats where they didn't scoop out wood from the back. These days, they make the edges huge and scoop out a lot of wood and make the spine very high. This make the bat look big but the most wood is only behind the sweet spot but not too much behind the edges and elsewhere. I am a fan of the blades that have a round profile in the back instead of a scooped design but you would hardly see any made that way these days. Just my 2 cents.
enjoy the photos!
-CIL
