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Title: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: anywhere_for_6 on August 01, 2011, 03:09:11 PM
hi, i'm new to the forum and i keep coming across this adjective. pardon my ignorance but i was just wondering if some of you enlightened chaps could explain to me what concaving on a bat is all about.

Im not really after whether its good or bad just a explanation as i couldn't find a answer on here.

Is it is how the profile of the bat gently curves, or am i totally wrong? ???

thanks
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: espocrespo on August 01, 2011, 03:12:20 PM
Yeah that's right
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: Howzat on August 01, 2011, 03:16:04 PM
Its the scalloping on the back of the bat
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: anywhere_for_6 on August 01, 2011, 03:23:00 PM
Quote from: Leo on August 01, 2011, 03:16:04 PM
Its the scalloping on the back of the bat

isn't that called a bow??
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: Kulli on August 01, 2011, 03:25:37 PM
Quote from: Leo on August 01, 2011, 03:16:04 PM
Its the scalloping on the back of the bat
Why's it called scalloping, I always thought that was decorations carved in a scallop shape?
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on August 01, 2011, 03:26:41 PM
no the bow of the bat is the curvature to its face from toe to handle, concaving is how much or a curve there is on the back of the bat the more concaved it is the lighter it will be as a general rule as more wood has been removed from it.
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: johnnyw on August 01, 2011, 08:42:32 PM
(http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx98/johnnyw18/DSCF0311.jpg)
Thats concaving....
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: johnnyw on August 01, 2011, 08:43:22 PM
(http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx98/johnnyw18/DSCF0315.jpg)
Thats a bow...hope that explains it abit
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: Howzat on August 01, 2011, 10:48:42 PM
Quote from: Kulli on August 01, 2011, 03:25:37 PM
Why's it called scalloping, I always thought that was decorations carved in a scallop shape?
Not sure, pretty sure most batmakers refer to it as scalloping but the term concaving seems to have been favoured on the forums!
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: Stewie-Kidd on August 03, 2011, 12:15:09 AM
Does anybody know what the advantages of concaving are?

Because personally I cannot really see the benefit of having it.
Title: Re: Concaving! What does it mean?
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on August 03, 2011, 01:24:39 AM
Quote from: Stewie-Kidd on August 03, 2011, 12:15:09 AM
Does anybody know what the advantages of concaving are?

Because personally I cannot really see the benefit of having it.

Concaving = Reduction of weight whilst keeping edge and spine size intact.