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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: benbellward on April 21, 2011, 11:49:45 AM

Title: Joker Toe
Post by: benbellward on April 21, 2011, 11:49:45 AM

Do you think this is anything to worry about?

Bought the Joker a few months back and have fully knocked it in. Applied a toe guard but it came off last night in nets.

I think its nothing to worry about just wondered what everyone else thinks.

I have spoken to Charlie though.http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k610/benbellward/ (http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k610/benbellward/)

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: Canners on April 21, 2011, 11:54:19 AM

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Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on April 21, 2011, 11:55:20 AM

Just get some glue and refit or leave it off

Now seen the picture. Was it bought brand new or off someone who sold it to you with a fitted toe guard?

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: jonpinson on April 21, 2011, 12:03:06 PM

Don't think you should be too worried. Were the crack from front to back then that could well be worse, but what you have there isn't really a crack, more of a delamination of wood fibres.

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: Talisman on April 21, 2011, 12:04:08 PM

Just some feathering, nothing to worry about.

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: benbellward on April 21, 2011, 01:16:56 PM

Quote from: d7bow on April 21, 2011, 11:55:20 AM

Just get some glue and refit or leave it off

Now seen the picture. Was it bought brand new or off someone who sold it to you with a fitted toe guard?

I bought the bat brand new. As I said knocked it in and applied a toe guard myself. How do people reccomend fitting the toe guards.

'Delamination', that doesnt sound too great!? :(

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: jonpinson on April 21, 2011, 01:26:31 PM

Quote from: benbellward on April 21, 2011, 01:16:56 PM

I bought the bat brand new. As I said knocked it in and applied a toe guard myself. How do people reccomend fitting the toe guards.

'Delamination', that doesnt sound too great!? :(

Really, nothing to worry about in this instance. Just one of the joys of making something from a natural material.

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: Talisman on April 21, 2011, 01:27:53 PM

Delamination happens inside the face, this is just from tapping down and hitting the toe, glue if worried, me I'd leave it alone.

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: Canners on April 21, 2011, 08:30:58 PM

worse case scenario, i'l buy it from you for 50 notes ;)

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: roco on April 21, 2011, 08:32:41 PM

I had it happen to my joker

Title: Re: Joker Toe
Post by: procricket on April 21, 2011, 08:36:43 PM

i get that quite a bit mate nothing to worry about at all i get it off indoor surfaces and sometimes artificials.

My advice is either glue it or reapply a toe guard you would not want water going up it on a damp pitch..