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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: psincock on May 02, 2011, 04:35:47 PM
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This is my Cheap net bat.
Weighs 2.9, its got 5 grains 30mm edge and 50 mm spine on the shoulder it has an "E" stamped on one side and a "9" on the other whatever they mean ??? , doesnt go like a train but it does the job . Paid £20 for it at the begining of the year. Just wanted to share this ;)
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Am I unusual in that I always net with my match bat? Given that I don't have multiple copies of the same Bat I always assumed it would be beneficial to use the same bat.
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I like using a heavier bat in nets.
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For me its just that i have seen some of the balls the guys turn up to nets with and at £20 it does the job.
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Am I unusual in that I always net with my match bat? Given that I don't have multiple copies of the same Bat I always assumed it would be beneficial to use the same bat.
why use a net bat? I can think of several different reasons:
a) to pro-long the life of your match bat. If a top end bat has a lifespan of a thousand or so runs, why waste them on fake runs in the nets?
b) if you net on a different surface to the one you play matches on. For example, we play on grass tracks, but net on an artificial. As the net is bouncier and quicker than a 'real' track I tend to use a lighter bat.
c) to train your body - i.e. Glenn Mcgraph and (more credibly) Paul Collingwood have been known to use extra heavy bats in the nets on the theory that when they use a lighter match bat they will be able to generate greater hand speed.
There are probably a whole bunch of other reasons other people might be able to think of...
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No I use my match bat in nets. Don't know how you can expect to play well with a bat that you do not know. If it breaks it breaks they are made of wood after all
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No I use my match bat in nets. Don't know how you can expect to play well with a bat that you do not know. If it breaks it breaks they are made of wood after all
The guys I know who have played professionally reckon that consistency is more important than variation of weight, so they wear and use the same kit for nets as for matches. To this end, net and match bats are either identical or it' the same bat.
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If I had the money I would have a decent net bat, however I don't want to ruin my better bats in the nets. As someone said, you never know what sort of state the balls that are being bowled at you and I don't fancy ruining an expensive bat because of that.
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Well there is always a good way of ensuring good net balls. Always make sure that the ball is collected and stored at the end of an innings. We have good match balls and they make the perfect net ball after 50 overs. This means that at our club we have 36 new balls just from Saturday League cricket.
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why use a net bat? I can think of several different reasons:
a) to pro-long the life of your match bat. If a top end bat has a lifespan of a thousand or so runs, why waste them on fake runs in the nets?
b) if you net on a different surface to the one you play matches on. For example, we play on grass tracks, but net on an artificial. As the net is bouncier and quicker than a 'real' track I tend to use a lighter bat.
c) to train your body - i.e. Glenn Mcgraph and (more credibly) Paul Collingwood have been known to use extra heavy bats in the nets on the theory that when they use a lighter match bat they will be able to generate greater hand speed.
There are probably a whole bunch of other reasons other people might be able to think of...
Some very valid reason there, certainly given me some food for thought! I always thought if you working on technical stuff it would be best to use your match bat.