My Salix's Review

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Alright so one of my family member was visiting UK so I thought I should buy a bat as it will save me postage. So I made up my mind and had planned that I will once again buy a English made bat. I was in sort of a dilemma as I was after few bats (Harlequin, S6 and few others) but since I had dealt with uzisports before where I bought my Newbery from so I was very certain about there customer service and products as my previous experience was by far a very good one. Since I wanted a English bat and something other than Newbery then my only choice was Salix and after seeing Salix which uzisport had on there website I was very certain that I will buy them. Personally I wanted something of higher sweet spot as I already have Krakatoa, which is low sweet spot so I wanted a different shape one. So my only choice in Salix’s catalogue was Pod. The one uzisports had were slightly expensive and out of my budget so I then had a look at their Factory Second section and the one which I really liked in that section was bat number 4.

I asked Asad Bhai what is wrong with the bat and he said he can’t see anything wrong with the bat as he had a look at the bat for me couple of times and every time he would look for a issue he would fail.  So I knew that Asad Bhai will never lie and I also know that he is an honest person so I took his words and bought that bat along Salix Arma gloves (wanted Pod Black but they weren't available anywhere. Hopefully I will be getting Pod Black soon from Asad Bhai).. I wanted to get this bat knocked in so I told Asad Bhai to ship it to ship it to the knocking guy but because of snow delay and time shortage I didn’t wanted to risk it and I got it directly shipped at our place in UK. When Asad Bhai found out that I was looking to get it knocked he was generous enough to knock in the bat for me for free of cost. At the end it was a bit of gamble but I was not worried as I had my trust in Asad Bhai and believed him.

After receiving the bat:

So I received the bat 3 days ago and I was over the moon as soon I first touched the bat. First thing I noticed was that how well it was finished. My best-finished bats are Newbery Krakatoa and MB Malik Bubber Sher Limited Edition and this Salix’s finishing was like them if not then slightly better. The finishing on Salix bats is really special and very good. After that I began to look for the defect in the bat and why it was labeled as Rogue but I was left fruitless and found nothing wrong with the bat .

It weighs 2.10 lbs but since it has Pod shape it feels and picks up lighter in my hands. It feels around 2.7-2.8 lbs mark whereas the balance is exceptional. Personally I prefer semi-oval handles like my MB LE but this has a full oval handle which I don’t mind either:D.

It doesn’t have a toe guard, which I am looking to apply in future. I have been knocking it whenever I get time and so far it is going very well off the mallet.

Since there are no defects or I plan to sell this bat in foreseeable future so I am looking to resticker it (if possible).

Uzi Sports Service (www.uzisports.com)

Once again Asad Bhai was a great person to deal with him. The type of treatment I got this time was something really really special and I am 200% sure that if I had explained my situation to anyone else on the forum or any other seller then he would have never ever done this so hats off to Asad Bhai for his superb service. I don’t think I will ever turn on to anyone else except Asad Bhai. I seriously don’t have words to explain his customer service. The free knocking in service was great one as well so overall I am very very pleased.

Now enjoy the pictures ☺ (They certainly don’t do the justice).

















Please don’t hesitate to ask any question(s) you guys have

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[johan95]

Absolute Stonker Uzair, I said this on CBF but It needs to be said again, That bat is an absolute f*cking Gun!!! What a beaut, and a great price considering it is only iron staining. I hope that you score loads of runs with it, I am sure it will play like a dream. If you ever consider selling it btw, which I doubt, I'm here

[lexx]

Amazing bat and really impressive photography as well,really shows how good Salix bats are.If that performs as well as it looks its going to eat cricket balls and spit them to the boundary 

[johan95]

Yeah I have to say, your photography skills are great, Uzair. Sure that it will be an absolute gun. Let us know how it plays when you've used it...have you used it yet?
Oh and welcome to the show lexx!!

[lexx]

My pleasure Johan,keep up the good work!! And again that Salix just looks better and better the more times you see it

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Absolute Stonker Uzair, I said this on CBF but It needs to be said again, That bat is an absolute f*cking Gun!!! What a beaut, and a great price considering it is only iron staining. I hope that you score loads of runs with it, I am sure it will play like a dream. If you ever consider selling it btw, which I doubt, I'm here

Oh great to see you here Johan! You came here with a bang and bagged a moderator position hehe

Once again thanks for you compliment, did mean a lot and thanks a ton bro.

I'm still not able to figure out what is really wrong with this bat :S

LOL for now I'm not in mood to sell. To be honest, I just don't like selling my stuff.

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Amazing bat and really impressive photography as well,really shows how good Salix bats are.If that performs as well as it looks its going to eat cricket balls and spit them to the boundary 

Oh you're here as well!? Great to see you mate, sorry I just fell of the track and couldn't reply and congratulate you on England's Ashes victory so congrats mate!

Thanks for you kind words! They mean a lot and they seriously do

LOL when I took the bat downstairs for pictures I just snapped from every angle and got inspired from people here and there etc so thanks for that as well

THis bat is my best looking bat I must say

[Lekka]

I reckon a Lekka bat with pics of using the same backround would look superb !

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Yeah I have to say, your photography skills are great, Uzair. Sure that it will be an absolute gun. Let us know how it plays when you've used it...have you used it yet?
Oh and welcome to the show lexx!!

LOL as I was telling lexx it is just for fun and I just end up taking lots of pictures from different angles. I must say I'm deeply in love with cricket bats and if you see my phone for example you will find folders of many different bats etc

Oh yup on Saturday I used it for second time and I must say this bat is gun! To be honest, I probably knocked it for somethinng around 20 or so minutes mainly the toe but this bat plays very very good! It respond very nicely and the middle is quite long. I now play front foot and like to drive and play straight bat but although in pictures it look like a high middle I'm able to middle the ball properly tbh.

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I reckon a Lekka bat with pics of using the same backround would look superb !

It will certainly look beyond superb mate! When I get a Lekka I will take more snaps than these one