Tyron plays in a local T20 league as a fill-in player and doesn’t have his own bat. He was temporarily given the use of a club bat from the team’s kit bag. The bat is an SS TON Virtuose, weighing 2 lb, 7oz, and has seen a fair bit of use, as per the picture below.
Tyron liked the bat. He’d scored several hundred runs with it and felt he would like to have his own bat as similar to this one as possible. To help him with his decision, Tyron picked out 5 bats from a local retailer that he liked the feel of and asked if PingMaster could find the bat that most replicated the performance of this club bat.
| Weight: | 2lb, 7oz |
| Cost RRP: | AUD$ ?? |
| Weight: | 2lb, 8oz |
| Cost RRP: | AUD$595 |
| Weight: | 2lb, 8oz |
| Cost RRP: | AUD$425 |
| Weight: | 2lb, 9oz |
| Cost RRP: | AUD$650 |
| Weight: | 2lb, 9oz |
| Cost RRP: | AUD$796 |
| Weight: | 2lb, 9oz |
| Cost RRP: | AUD$425 |
The bat that most resembled the ping profile of the SS Ton Virtuose was the SG Sunny Gold, which had a total ping rating of 1000 vs 987. However, this bat weighed 2oz heavier than the SS Ton Virtuose and cost AUD$795, which was well outside Tyron’s budget.
The next closest ping profile was the Rooster Black Label bat. Although the total ping level was lower than the club bat (969 v 987), it was only 1 oz heavier and the price was a lot closer to what Tyron could afford.
If Tyron was basing his decision, primarily on price, he could have chosen either the Rooster Black Label or the SS Ton Power Plus, both priced at $425. However, the Rooster Black Label had better ping (and weighed less) – and therefore would have been the better choice.
PingMaster helped Tyron with his decision – and we’re glad we did. That’s what PingMaster is all about. We want cricketers to know what they’re getting (and paying for) with their bats. KNOW YOUR PING!