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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Cover_Drive on September 07, 2011, 04:04:08 PM
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Yesterday chatting with a forummer during Englands game he said I have too many bats and they would dry, however, I do use them whenever I get a chance to.
So my question is that should I oil them yearly to keep them in best possible moisture state?
Cheers
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i thought every 6 months kept them in there best condition from past experience.
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I do mine at the start and end of the season
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It will depend somewhat what the climate is where you are and how warm you tend to keep your bedroom.
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JOn,
I'm in Canada and as you know in winters we get lots of snow and it would touch to -20 or so.
My room I would say is usually around 25ish degrees Celsius
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I find loads of people bats here in Oslo are super dry because they keep the houses so warm and dry over the cold winters.
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Standard room temp is 22/23 degrees
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I always give mine a light oil once every couple of months through the season and once during the middle of the winter. Then a quick re-furb about a month before the season and they're good to go. Had a few bats go very dry over the winter a few years ago and they were never quite the same
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So is it better to keep bats somewhere where they don't get too hot? Only ask I have a massive space in my garage sort of under where the stairs are in my house.
Might be cooler rather than warm there, is that better? Presumably it will stop the bat losing moisture which sounds like the best thing.
Cheers, sorry if this is a daft question but it's something that I'd never really considered before, usually I just bung my kitbag wherever there is space.
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When you consider that the raw clefts are left outside to air dry in some places, willow with no tree attached will naturally dry out over time. Keeping the bat at a lower temperature will reduce this process, and care with oiling should help to retain moisture.
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Bloke at my club oils his bat before every innings, and plays a minimum of twice a week
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Bloke at my club oils his bat before every innings, and plays a minimum of twice a week
That may be overkill...
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Yep that's what you'd think but the bat goes like a train...
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Yep that's what you'd think but the bat goes like a train...
Which suggests that he's not too bad a batsman...
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i oil once before the season and once at the end. If i bat in the rain and it gets wet ill sand down and apply a very small coat. other than that i leave them as they are. during the season its mostly in my car in my bag but winter wise its at the back of my garage
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A very light oiling every month is good for the bat as it will retain the natural moisture gained during the previous weeks but as most players these days have many bats then a player should never be in need of a fully prepped blade for battle.
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interesting
I thought oiling mine once a month was not the best thing for it so i stopped, might continue with it.
Is keeping my bat in the garage a good idea over the winter?
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over oiling can make the bat rot.
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Do you post anything worthwhile? Or do you feel it's your god given right to correct everyone's grammar. It's dull!
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Trawling through pages of illiterate garbage is also dull.
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Cd I've been having a think about this thread and have come to the conclusion that you face a dilemma.
Assumed facts:
You've got what? 20 or so top bats.
From your comments, I take it that you do not get to play much, or at least don't get to play as much as you would like.
Without going over old ground, you're unlikely to score 2000 runs a season.
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You face a problem linked with time. Assuming you will consume one bat per season, or if you cycle all of them, 1/20th of a bat's life (based on a good bat being good for 1000 runs, and you scoring 1000 runs a season), you have 20 years worth of bats. Now although that sounds good on paper, there are a few problems. Firstly, as the thread describes, storing them in a bedroom at a constant 25 degrees will do them no good, oil or not. They will dry out.
Second, logistics. Although life may be peachy living at home at the moment, the day will come when you will move out and rent or buy, with or without a partner. It is unlikely that 20 odd bats will be welcomed on the journey.
Thirdly, an issue of modernism and fashion. Your bats are clearly nice but what will you think of them in 5, 10, 20 years time? Would you be as happy to have 20 bats from 20 years ago in your collection today? The trouble with having so many is that technology and popular thought will move on. Had you bought a collection only 5 years ago it would all be about traditional shapes, thin edges and no concaving. Now look at your bats and how different they are from that. Now think to 5 or 10 years in the future. Bats will move on. They will be different and yours will sadly appear every bit as antiquated and 10 year old bats look now.
Unless you are planning to use them as display pieces, I honestly advise you to consider thinning the selection while they retain some value.
Jon
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Trawling through pages of illiterate garbage is also dull.
Then I'd suggest you ask to have your account deleted if reading this forum is such a bind for you.
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interesting
I thought oiling mine once a month was not the best thing for it so i stopped, might continue with it.
Is keeping my bat in the garage a good idea over the winter?
I'm interested by what bat you use to have got all them runs mate....
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Cd I've been having a think about this thread and have come to the conclusion that you face a dilemma.
Assumed facts:
You've got what? 20 or so top bats.
From your comments, I take it that you do not get to play much, or at least don't get to play as much as you would like.
Without going over old ground, you're unlikely to score 2000 runs a season.
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You face a problem linked with time. Assuming you will consume one bat per season, or if you cycle all of them, 1/20th of a bat's life (based on a good bat being good for 1000 runs, and you scoring 1000 runs a season), you have 20 years worth of bats. Now although that sounds good on paper, there are a few problems. Firstly, as the thread describes, storing them in a bedroom at a constant 25 degrees will do them no good, oil or not. They will dry out.
Second, logistics. Although life may be peachy living at home at the moment, the day will come when you will move out and rent or buy, with or without a partner. It is unlikely that 20 odd bats will be welcomed on the journey.
Thirdly, an issue of modernism and fashion. Your bats are clearly nice but what will you think of them in 5, 10, 20 years time? Would you be as happy to have 20 bats from 20 years ago in your collection today? The trouble with having so many is that technology and popular thought will move on. Had you bought a collection only 5 years ago it would all be about traditional shapes, thin edges and no concaving. Now look at your bats and how different they are from that. Now think to 5 or 10 years in the future. Bats will move on. They will be different and yours will sadly appear every bit as antiquated and 10 year old bats look now.
Unless you are planning to use them as display pieces, I honestly advise you to consider thinning the selection while they retain some value.
Jon
Jon, I have not agreed with you much in past but you have nailed it in this post. It really really got me thinking.
To be honest, for past 15 days I had been thinking the same about bats, I mean each year something new comes out and this will get old and as you said after 5 years I will not like this nor I would like to use them. I mean even today when someone from this forum post a picture of 5 year old bat let alone 10 years I say 'Yuck!' and I just brush it off!
Now I am seriously considering in selling some of my bit, however, one of the problem I would say is that since I am in Canada not many here would buy top end bats such as Laver & Wood for 300+ Pounds so if I list them here I will have to lower the price by a margin of 30ish quids to accomodate the shipping cost.
In few days time you will see a thread by me in for sale section, very soon indeed.
At last, I wanted to thank you for this top post, keep it up buddy :)
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Jon I live in Canada and our winter is obviously very long so at the end our cricket season is of 4 months, 16 games, 16 weeks plus playoffs which are in cold weather. Then it is indoors for like 6 months.
So not too much cricket as you guys suggested.
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I'm interested by what bat you use to have got all them runs mate....
I have a few pcitures of the monster ........... I have used bats that have belonged to some big name test players before but this beats them all by a long long way ...
(http://)
how do i attach pictures?
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Upload them to flickr or photbucket, then stick them in the image code (above)
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here is a sneak peak ............ see if you can guess the make and model
the face of the blade ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130467375/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6131014878/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6131014878/in/photostream/
monster edge .... size of a 1 pence coin!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130463207/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130463471/in/photostream/
profile....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130463645/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6131012936/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6131013974/in/photostream/
concaving
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6131013646/in/photostream/
grains lifting ... sanded it by hand, should i use a sanding machine??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130462095/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130462885/in/photostream/
for those of you that got this far .....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130466519/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6131015592/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130467195/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67335654@N02/6130465215/in/photostream/
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Guessed right :D
What does it weigh in at? Looks a big'un.
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2lb 10 it feels light though.
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how long did it take before it really got going. . . .???
how much life left in it??
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Always felt like a nice bat, took a little while to get used to the handle and it still flies off the middle ...... But I can't remember how it compares to when I first got it. Think this next season will be it's last then it will be relegated to the shed. I don't really go to nets and if I do I don't bat with a proper bat.
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I have found the answer to all our cricket bat problems !!!
Is this for real ............. anyone heard of such a monitor??
http://www.youtube.com/user/cricketgear#p/u/4/YT-XltFT1Mw
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I have found the answer to all our cricket bat problems !!!
Is this for real ............. anyone heard of such a monitor??
[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/cricketgear#p/u/4/YT-XltFT1Mw[/url]
Of course..It is just a moisture level meter
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are the readings this man is on about accurate?
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I believe so
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I have heard from mates that have bought older bats from 2 years ago, Slazs and Kooks of the net that did not and have not performed as they should. These were brand new yet were probably not stored well.