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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: cow101 on July 23, 2011, 10:49:45 AM

Title: Why Willow?
Post by: cow101 on July 23, 2011, 10:49:45 AM

Hi, I've been reading the forum for a while and thought it was time I got stuck in. Not sure if this is the right area of the forum so please move it if need be.

I was boring the arboriculturalist at work talking about bats. There was some logic, he's interested in trees, bats come from trees, he must like bats. Plus I really want him to plant some Willow.  :D

He wanted to know why bats are made from Willow as in his opinion the structure and properties of Poplar are almost identical.

A question I could not answer! I was hoping someone with more knowledge would be able to shed some light on the matter.

Title: Re: Why Willow?
Post by: jonpinson on July 23, 2011, 11:29:49 AM

Something to do with willow being the best combination of low weight and good rebound. I don't think any other wood has such a good combination of those things.

Title: Re: Why Willow?
Post by: Vic Nicholas on July 23, 2011, 01:54:36 PM

Aren't baseball bats made out of ash and maple?

They rebound too.

Title: Re: Why Willow?
Post by: langer17 on July 23, 2011, 02:39:04 PM

Quote from: Vic Nicholas on July 23, 2011, 01:54:36 PM

Aren't baseball bats made out of ash and maple?

They rebound too.

They don't last as long though, plus that's mainly because of the amount of weight that is low down on a baseball bat.

Title: Re: Why Willow?
Post by: Lekka Global Alliance on July 23, 2011, 02:56:04 PM

Quote from: Vic Nicholas on July 23, 2011, 01:54:36 PM

Aren't baseball bats made out of ash and maple?

They rebound too.

Ash is way to heavy for cricket bats.

Title: Re: Why Willow?
Post by: Whispering Death on July 23, 2011, 06:50:37 PM

i'm sure hundreds of tests have been done to ensure that willow is the best wood to use for cricket bats