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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: GarrettJ on May 15, 2012, 07:21:23 PM

Title: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: GarrettJ on May 15, 2012, 07:21:23 PM

I would like to turn a round handle into a thicker oval handle for the bottom hand. I have stuck some pieces of bat rubber to the twine and it has worked out ok. Anyone tried this before and have some better alternatives besides a rehandle of the bat?

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: roco on May 15, 2012, 07:38:27 PM

Cover drive has pictures of how to do this as its pretty simple to do with putting a half grip cut in half on back of handle

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: GarrettJ on May 15, 2012, 07:46:20 PM

cheers Roco

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: roco on May 15, 2012, 07:48:40 PM

Just cut a grip in half across then cut vertically and stick on back then grip over top and round is oval as that's what I told cd and worked for him

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: Cover_Drive on May 16, 2012, 03:26:20 AM

Thanks to Roco, here it is;

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20111231-00730.jpg)

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20111231-00732.jpg)

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: Talisman on May 16, 2012, 06:57:58 AM

I do know for another method used sometimes which is to add layers of tape at the base of the handle and then to over bind with twine which gives a more real feeling to the handle, you can then build up a little more with tape if needed. This will last as long as the bat if done well.

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: charlie15 on May 16, 2012, 09:25:08 AM

CD, how does it feel, thinking of doing this with my bat, but it looks like it could feel a little unnatural?

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: roco on May 16, 2012, 09:26:40 AM

I do it as I told cd how to and feels fine and I'm fussy when it comes to handle/grip set up

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: Talisman on May 16, 2012, 09:30:29 AM

You shouldn't need to on todays post....

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: Simmy on May 16, 2012, 09:34:30 AM

or u could just take the twine of and rasp the side of the handle to make it oval then use to grips to thicken it lol

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: uknsaunders on May 16, 2012, 09:35:52 AM

insulating tape in strips going up the handle. Add to top and bottom according to feel:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zni-m1ExCrQ/T3jFRXj4t2I/AAAAAAAAE5g/nYlBFpRAtNg/s53/DSC_1013.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pZaMI3PPv4Q/T3jFT8M2ErI/AAAAAAAAE5o/JZLN7gmceD4/s194/DSC_1014.JPG)

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: roco on May 16, 2012, 09:44:53 AM

Quote from: Talisman on May 16, 2012, 09:30:29 AM

You shouldn't need to on todays post....

Hopefully not if they turn up that is ;)

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: Blazer on August 30, 2012, 06:05:44 PM

Sorry for opening an old topic. A round handle can also made into oval using aero grips cut into strips and attached vertically.

Title: Re: Creating a home made oval handle
Post by: GarrettJ on August 30, 2012, 06:19:41 PM

i tried the above and it didnt work, it was too bulky.

So i put some tape on it like shown and it was much better