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Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: FattusCattus on November 13, 2013, 08:24:04 PM
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I know this has been asked in the past, but nothing's coming up for me on the search box.
Do people recommend one type of mallet over another, I'm sure I've heard of Lignum Vitae as being better - any views?
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I know this has been asked in the past, but nothing's coming up for me on the search box.
Do people recommend one type of mallet over another, I'm sure I've heard of Lignum Vitae as being better - any views?
I've got an M&H one - the heavy duty one and it's waaaayyy better than the cheaper, lighter versions. It's much heavier and makes the knocking in process a lot quicker.
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This is the thread for the Lignum Mcvitie
I bought a Gray Nicolls delux mallet, very good, the short handle makes the hitting a lot precise.
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I know this has been asked in the past, but nothing's coming up for me on the search box.
Do people recommend one type of mallet over another, I'm sure I've heard of Lignum Vitae as being better - any views?
If anyone has Lignum Vitae helmet which they want to sell, plz pm me or point me to where I can buy one
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I've got an M&H one - the heavy duty one and it's waaaayyy better than the cheaper, lighter versions. It's much heavier and makes the knocking in process a lot quicker.
+1 for the m&h, these mallets are brutal
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Paul at itsjustcricket covers this in his knocking in video on YouTube if you can find it.
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Here it is: How to Knock in Your Cricket Bat - Part 1 of 2: Selecting the Right Mallet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZkIV6jz8h4#ws)
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Check our website Bruce. We sell the m&h type. They are the best available. Will put in a free tin of dog wax as well !!!
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Any hardwood mallet will do the job.
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If anyone has Lignum Vitae helmet which they want to sell, plz pm me or point me to where I can buy one
There are some on eBay, they range from £15-£50. Carpentry tool sites have them too
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three or four section of bat grip on the handle softens the grip and takes the vibration of out knocking in a bat.
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Apparently lignum vitae mallets are around the £300 mark!!
The GN Deluxe mallet is still my favourite...
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I seem to remember seeing something about nylon headed mallets. Not sure what the benefit over a hard wood mallet would be though?
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I can't remember which batmaker it was I visited that said you want to avoid hardwood mallets as they are too harsh on the blade and use a ball on the stick as that is exactly what the blade will be facing. Seemed logical to me.
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Problem with a ball on a stick mallet is the ball is always a cheap crap one. Hard as a rock. Exactly the type of ball you should avoid batting against at all costs.
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Problem with a ball on a stick mallet is the ball is always a cheap crap one. Hard as a rock. Exactly the type of ball you should avoid batting against at all costs.
Agree there unless - you get a good ball and make your own mallet ;)
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wouldn't you have to avoid the seam when using a ball as a mallet though
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wouldn't you have to avoid the seam when using a ball as a mallet though
You nail the ball onto the stick through the seam, so you can avoid using the seam
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Seeing as how most manufacturers recommend a knocking in process that ends with facing throw downs in the nest as leather hitting is ultimately the best thing that will get a bat to open up, surely the ball on the stick should be used after the initial work is done with a mallet to finish off the knocking in process and help to open up the bat?
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lignum vitae is an extremely dense, heavy, hard wood. I can't imagine that any cricket ball headed mallet would be harder. Lignum used to be used to make bowling woods due to its durability and weight, also for ship's bearings. I used to use small pieces to make certain types of fishing floats . Its main attribute for that job is that it sank, thereby making a faster cocking float that cast well and required minimal additional weighting down the line. It is an absolute pain to work with though, being so hard that it quickly takes the edge off any tools used.
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Thinking about this, I do a bit of hobby engineering and was wondering if using something like white acetal for the head and a aluminium handle would work?
Could be a little project to try out.
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Check our website Bruce. We sell the m&h type. They are the best available. Will put in a free tin of dog wax as well !!!
I've been looking for one of this type of mallet for a few weeks, is this offer available to other forumites?! ;-) (if you don't ask you don't get...)
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I can't remember which batmaker it was I visited that said you want to avoid hardwood mallets as they are too harsh on the blade and use a ball on the stick as that is exactly what the blade will be facing. Seemed logical to me.
Nonsense mate. As long as you go careful at the beginning a harder/heavier mallet will get your bat knocked in faster, and in all honesty who actually enjoys knocking in?
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Will put in a free tin of dog wax as well !!!
Can you use the way from any dog or do only certain breeds produce a wax suitable for cricket bats?? ;)