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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: junter97 on October 18, 2011, 03:22:30 PM

Title: should i be worried?
Post by: junter97 on October 18, 2011, 03:22:30 PM

basically i was in the nets and someone had a really hard ball, hit a normal drive and this happened:

(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/junter97/DSC_0018.jpg)

(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/junter97/DSC_0017-1.jpg)

(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h412/junter97/DSC_0019.jpg)

the bat has anti scuff on, been oiled properly, knocked in for 2 hours and been used for half a season with no cracks.
So why has it discoloured?

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on October 18, 2011, 03:45:10 PM

Im lost, You've hit a drive off a hard ball and your bat has changed colour? Which bit has changed? The edge or the big square patch below it?

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: langer17 on October 18, 2011, 03:48:17 PM

I'd say it's that white patch on the bat

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: junter97 on October 18, 2011, 03:49:38 PM

Yes, think it was a really poor quality ball, caused massive vibrations when I hit it. Can you not see the pictures? The bit that's changed colour is that big white bit that goes from the middle to the right handers outside edge.

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: Colesy on October 18, 2011, 03:52:17 PM

I would recommend 8 coats of oil to match the colours. Things like this can really ruin the aesthetics of a blade which causes a loss in a players' ability.

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on October 18, 2011, 03:52:46 PM

I can see it. How big was the ball, that goes half way across the bat.

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: Buzz on October 18, 2011, 03:57:52 PM

have you subsequently removed the scuff sheet from the bat?
that mark looks more like someone has take a bit of sand paper to the blade of the bat.

oh and the answer to the question is in the subject line is "no"

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: Cover_Drive on October 18, 2011, 04:15:25 PM

I think it is time for a new bat and that too Newbery Cenkos

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: junter97 on October 18, 2011, 07:23:40 PM

Cheers for all the responses, seems like I was getting worried over nothing. I have nets tommorow so I will see if anything different happens when the ball hits the white patches.

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: 100 not out on October 18, 2011, 07:26:57 PM

Is this Canadian willow?

Title: Re: should i be worried?
Post by: junter97 on October 18, 2011, 07:30:39 PM

haha take a guess!  ;)