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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: joeljonno on February 11, 2014, 12:13:28 PM

Title: Dead????
Post by: joeljonno on February 11, 2014, 12:13:28 PM

Hi guys

Want your opinion on this,  I have only seen the one picture myself, but I think it is probably beyond saving.

This bat is about 18 months old and was bought and (supposedly) knocked in at Lorimers at the start of last season.  Used for most of the summer before this happened.  As you can see, the crack is a big one, although not all the way through the bat (it doesn't show on the front).

Is there any chance this could be saved or should it be binned right now?  I am hoping to see it in the flesh in a couple of weeks.

Also, what is the main reason something like this would happen?

(http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag13/joeljonno/temporary_zps30be7cb3.jpg) (http://s1296.photobucket.com/user/joeljonno/media/temporary_zps30be7cb3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: TangoWhiskey on February 11, 2014, 12:15:41 PM

Looks pretty terminal to me, but then some of my teammates have actually fixed crack with nails and screws and continued to use them for years so what do I know!

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on February 11, 2014, 12:18:34 PM

Send it to Salix mate, we will tell you if it can be fixed or not. Looks bad tbh mate. Probably napped from a Yorker I would guess. Hard to fix these properly when the run up the middle of the bat especially by the spine .

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: joeljonno on February 11, 2014, 12:24:44 PM

Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on February 11, 2014, 12:18:34 PM

Send it to Salix mate, we will tell you if it can be fixed or not. Looks bad tbh mate. Probably napped from a Yorker I would guess. Hard to fix these properly when the run up the middle of the bat especially by the spine .

Thanks, I was hoping someone was going to say that. I think it may be gone, but I have only seen the one picture myself.  If I can get hold of it personally, I will send it on to see what the experts say.

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: dancardiff on February 26, 2014, 07:56:30 PM

I would say it's done aswell mate but send it off as there is always a chance that the experts can fix it!

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: RossViper on February 26, 2014, 09:13:45 PM

50, 50 at best.
where are you based?

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: joeljonno on February 26, 2014, 09:22:57 PM

Quote from: RossViper on February 26, 2014, 09:13:45 PM

50, 50 at best.
where are you based?

York.

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: RossViper on March 02, 2014, 08:30:55 PM

if there's anyone from the forum that's near by - i don't know anyone up that way, then pop it into them, failing that, you could send it back, hard line.

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on March 02, 2014, 09:20:02 PM

Send it to Ryan, he's close by. Plus he won't charge a fortune telling you yes or no!

Title: Re: Dead????
Post by: Blank Bats on March 02, 2014, 09:26:39 PM

Pretty much anything can be fixed.

The point is will it last and how reduced will the performance be.