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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: SelectCricket on September 02, 2013, 06:22:12 PM

Title: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: SelectCricket on September 02, 2013, 06:22:12 PM
Broke my Biggest Kahuna in the nets batting against some rubbish quality balls.
Massive chunk came off the bottom (same happened to two others).
Got it repaired by a guy at Doosra Sports in Leicester, and what a genius he is.
This is the 2nd bat I've had repaired with this 'bandage like' wiring and it works so so well!

Anyone else seen it?

(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii537/SelectCricket/photo-8_zpsc03e9ff6.jpg)
(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii537/SelectCricket/photo-7_zpsd28133e6.jpg)
(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii537/SelectCricket/photo-9_zpsccb1c5be.jpg)
(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii537/SelectCricket/photo-11_zps0b0ee39a.jpg)
(http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii537/SelectCricket/photo-10_zpsd1b8f857.jpg)

Note: Bat was 3lb and before using it, I got it reduced to 2lb 11oz by V Sports
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: Sam on September 02, 2013, 06:34:21 PM
Is there any glue in the crack mate? Looks a bit vulnerable if it got hit to me  ???.
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: SelectCricket on September 02, 2013, 06:38:00 PM
Quote from: Sam on September 02, 2013, 06:34:21 PM
Is there any glue in the crack mate? Looks a bit vulnerable if it got hit to me  ???.

I was thinking it looked bad on photo.

There is a lot of glue in there and it is very firm, just bad photography lol
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: csnew on September 02, 2013, 07:20:03 PM
The old guys use to do this to broken bats or the toe.
Bind some sort of string at the bottom.
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: Blazer on September 02, 2013, 07:28:45 PM
Raquet strings they are I think. We used to do that back in India. They are quite sturdy depending on quality of string and how tight they are wound. I would have put a bit of tape on the face to stop cricket ball from scuffing the string.
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: SelectCricket on September 02, 2013, 07:40:19 PM
I will be putting a scuff sheet on, cheers.

It is so tight, it's unbelievable, talk about skill!
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: mr_wickets on September 02, 2013, 08:00:47 PM
I've seen this on some onhand bats around the oxford area. They seem to go pretty well with this stuff on them.
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: SelectCricket on September 02, 2013, 08:15:37 PM
Quote from: nwillam12 on September 02, 2013, 08:06:58 PM
Have they glued that piece in?

Yep.
Top job
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: FattusCattus on September 02, 2013, 08:24:35 PM
Didn't they used to soak the string, and as it dried out it contracted super-tight?
Title: Re: Anyone Seen This Before?
Post by: The Palmist on September 02, 2013, 08:43:19 PM
Quote from: Blazer on September 02, 2013, 07:28:45 PM
Raquet strings they are I think. We used to do that back in India. They are quite sturdy depending on quality of string and how tight they are wound. I would have put a bit of tape on the face to stop cricket ball from scuffing the string.
Yep got my first Kashmir Willow BDM bat repaired a few times like that. Badminton Strings indeed and the poor bloke in shop seem to do all by hand. With the new fibre glass tape, didn't realise anyone will still bother with this string binding.