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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: johnnyw on November 14, 2013, 08:25:51 PM

Title: Whats this mark?
Post by: johnnyw on November 14, 2013, 08:25:51 PM

(http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx98/johnnyw18/5D7DAFB8-2333-4FBD-9B89-D7B886C30084-3382-00000300FB47C64C_zps362b4094.jpg) (http://s745.photobucket.com/user/johnnyw18/media/5D7DAFB8-2333-4FBD-9B89-D7B886C30084-3382-00000300FB47C64C_zps362b4094.jpg.html)
What is this mark on the bat? Is it a butterfly stain?

Also what grade do you think this bat is. I bought it straight from a manufacturer in India

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: jamesisapayne on November 14, 2013, 08:30:25 PM

Looks like a small butterfly or bar stain to me - take a look at http://www.cricketbatwillow.com/imperfections-in-willow (http://www.cricketbatwillow.com/imperfections-in-willow)

Looks a nice blade :-)

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: GarrettJ on November 14, 2013, 08:31:55 PM

Is it a smooth shiny mark? they probably said it was grade 1

Reckon it is grade 2 purely because of the mark.

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on November 14, 2013, 08:32:51 PM

that looks a beauty!

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: Vulcan Cricket on November 14, 2013, 08:34:11 PM

Take closer please

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: johnnyw on November 14, 2013, 08:37:43 PM

I will get a close up pic inside the hour. I have not got a clue what the mark is. The blade is completely clean on the back and around the splice

Will reveal the grade and price later

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: Blank Bats on November 14, 2013, 08:40:13 PM

Run your palm over the area is it raised compared to the rest of the face?

Does it go into the hitting zone?

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: Dan W on November 14, 2013, 09:02:39 PM

It's the flash of your camera reflecting back

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: johnnyw on November 14, 2013, 10:09:46 PM

The bat is not raised when I rub my hand over the mark

Here is a close up pic but its hard to get a pic without daylight and using a flash
(http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx98/johnnyw18/47CAD880-7099-468E-A6A3-B45755D5D0EE-3509-0000032354433316_zpscc12a45b.jpg) (http://s745.photobucket.com/user/johnnyw18/media/47CAD880-7099-468E-A6A3-B45755D5D0EE-3509-0000032354433316_zpscc12a45b.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: Vulcan Cricket on November 14, 2013, 10:16:01 PM

dont look like butterfly mark to me

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: Buzz on November 14, 2013, 10:33:25 PM

looks like little water stain.
I do love a bat with character!

I bet it is a go-er.

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: johnnyw on November 14, 2013, 10:37:37 PM

This bat was sold to me as a Grade 4

Title: Re: Whats this mark?
Post by: cricketbadger on November 14, 2013, 11:09:23 PM

Quote from: johnnyw on November 14, 2013, 10:37:37 PM

This bat was sold to me as a Grade 4

so it was a bargain? looks a nice stick taking the face only into account