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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Joe on November 13, 2011, 09:03:02 PM

Title: Take away the twine
Post by: Joe on November 13, 2011, 09:03:02 PM: I heard a lot of pro's do this. Why? Surely that can be no benefit at all, removing the twine from the handle...
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Colesy on November 13, 2011, 09:06:00 PM: I think it gives more flex in the handle which some people prefer. Others, like de Villiers prefer a stiffer shaft (set up for someone) so he only has two springs as opposed to the normal 3.
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: jw17 on November 13, 2011, 09:06:48 PM: Moment to laugh at 'stiffer shaft'. Thank you.
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Joe on November 13, 2011, 09:09:08 PM: From the moment I first saw de Villiers I knew he would like a nice stiff shaft ;)
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: uknsaunders on November 13, 2011, 09:09:15 PM: Twine is supposed to strengthen and stiffen the handle/splice area. Don't they normally do it to make the handle more whippy?
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Blazer on November 13, 2011, 09:16:07 PM: To make it whippy, Mike hussey does it to his bat, so does Michael Clarke . I cannot back it up as I heard it from commentary and from a video of players bats. KP, Hayden, Hussey's bats were shown in that video.
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Ryan on November 13, 2011, 09:32:12 PM: Quote from: Colesy on November 13, 2011, 09:06:00 PM
I think it gives more flex in the handle which some people prefer. Others, like de Villiers prefer a stiffer shaft (set up for someone) so he only has two springs as opposed to the normal 3.

hahaha so many jokes not enough time :D
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: bigboy on November 13, 2011, 09:33:57 PM: makes the handle a bit thinner too.
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Ryan on November 13, 2011, 09:46:00 PM: I prefer more girth tbh cant do with a skinny handel. Just doesnt feel right.
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: thebigginge on November 14, 2011, 11:44:11 AM: In all my time here I know of only 2 players that asked for it, by the time they reached there next order they had ditched it!
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: uknsaunders on November 14, 2011, 11:48:08 AM: might sound stupid but has anyone every asked for the twine to be put on twice - very stiff handle I guess.
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Simmy on November 14, 2011, 12:10:08 PM: rob was telling us some pro's want it taken off and then just use electrical tape on the handle sounds strange
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: uknsaunders on November 14, 2011, 12:13:35 PM: makes sense if they want a very thin handle, the insulating tape could help to stiffen it without the girth.
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Post by: Red Ink Cricket on November 14, 2011, 12:16:03 PM: be interesting to see what difference it actually makes. i must admit ive never noticed/paid attention to the stiffness of the handle with 2 or 3 rubbers in it etc. is it that noticeable? then again i do have 2 and a half grips on the bat so may not notice the difference
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: langer17 on November 14, 2011, 12:18:21 PM: Hussey does it to make the handle as thin as possible because he has little hands.

http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/husseys-cricket-bat/x25iz02
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Howzat on November 14, 2011, 01:27:57 PM: Quote from: uknsaunders on November 14, 2011, 11:48:08 AM
might sound stupid but has anyone every asked for the twine to be put on twice - very stiff handle I guess.
Only when I had a bat where the handle was too thin
Title: Re: Take away the twine
Post by: Hads45 on November 15, 2011, 12:54:04 PM: I did it to one of my bats. I have weirdly started hitting it a little better since i did it however my bat did recently crack through the shoulder..