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Title: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: Number4 on April 23, 2011, 03:28:47 AM

Ok guys who was the first revolutionary batmaker to start doing bats with concaving???

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: 100 not out on April 23, 2011, 05:46:49 AM

At a guess I'd say it started in Asia

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: tim2000s on April 23, 2011, 07:44:41 AM

GN, with the scoop!

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: Number4 on April 23, 2011, 08:40:20 AM

Not quite what I meant tim2000s

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: roco on April 23, 2011, 08:43:07 AM

I'll say John newbery as he seems to have done everything else ;)

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: Number4 on April 23, 2011, 08:45:17 AM

By the way I don't know the answer..Just wanted to know is all...It is probably one of the biggest innovations in batmaking

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: Talisman on April 23, 2011, 08:45:40 AM

The plank plus fin is relatively new, I think Tom answer this one somewhere before.

Title: Re: Who was the first batmaker to start doing concaving
Post by: jonpinson on April 23, 2011, 03:03:32 PM

Quote from: Talisman on April 23, 2011, 08:45:40 AM

The plank plus fin is relatively new, I think Tom answer this one somewhere before.

Although I think you are aiming for comedy in that reply, I can't think of a way of describing it better.

I missed the transition years between 'all traditional shapes' and 'mostly concaved shapes'.