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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: awesomeadil on April 29, 2011, 09:26:30 PM

Title: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: awesomeadil on April 29, 2011, 09:26:30 PM

I bought a Kookaburra Big Kahuna two weeks ago, used Owzat Oil initially and have used a mallet since for an hour or two daily and used it for some throw downs today. Even after two weeks of knocking in I still have seam marks on the blade. Any kook users here for advice on how long I need to knock it coz its doing the wife's head in  ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: Burdy on April 29, 2011, 09:28:35 PM

Knock it more, pay a youngen at your club to do it, works for me, and no one gets peed off with the noise.

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: johan95 on April 29, 2011, 09:37:02 PM

Get DEBM Bat Restoration (Dave) to do it for you? :)

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: 100 not out on April 29, 2011, 10:19:03 PM

when u knock it in . . . . after a few hours dont hold back. . . . give it some wellie

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: procricket on April 29, 2011, 10:22:10 PM

Is it playing well.

If it is put a scuff sheet on if you do not have one one already get a good quality one and make sure the edges and toe are done then just use it mate might be a soft blade nothing more..

I used a bat recently that marked to hell did not crakc just dints and seam marks..

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: Watsontotty on April 29, 2011, 10:23:49 PM

try a wooden mallet i find they work better

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: awesomeadil on April 30, 2011, 12:03:51 AM

Quote from: Watsontotty on April 29, 2011, 10:23:49 PM

try a wooden mallet i find they work better

I use one!!! Maybe I'm not hitting hard enough!!! Can I over knock a bat

Title: Re: Kookaburra Knocking In >:(
Post by: Ryan on April 30, 2011, 06:33:47 AM

Apparently not according to rob pack. Asked him about knocking in when I bought my blueroom. Give it some around the edges and toe to round them off a lil and just apply a scuff and finish "playing in"