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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Fearless Fly on August 28, 2014, 11:26:33 AM
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SO i have broken my 3rd bat in 2 weeks!! After my breaking my kookaburra pro players in the shoulders which i have published in another thread, i broke my gabba custom through the handle and then tonight as I was nearing the end of my 25minute net, i broke my Hammer Beserker through the toe.
Photos of that are to come but is not pretty but will be able to salvage it.
Can anyone offer any suggestions on why this is happening,
I have eliminated balls as at the club i play at we use Kookaburra Regulation "cross out" balls-
Any other suggestions would be great
Photos of break and repair job to come
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Don't hit it with the toe, that should prevent toe damage ;)
How are you storing these bats btw?? It could just be coincidence but 3 bats in 2 weeks is some achievement!
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Sounds like a severe case of bad luck.
Shoulder cracks in bats are common - not your fault
Handles do break - most likely not your fault
Toe damage - we've all toed one before and stoved in the bottom of a bat which lets be honest is a hazard of the game - you can't middle them all......
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Don't hit it with the toe, that should prevent toe damage ;)
How are you storing these bats btw?? It could just be coincidence but 3 bats in 2 weeks is some achievement!
Stored indoors in my home, not left in hot car boots if thats what you were looking at, i look after my bats very carefully and usually any sign of wear i am fixing them and protecting
Sounds like a severe case of bad luck.
Shoulder cracks in bats are common - not your fault
Handles do break - most likely not your fault
Toe damage - we've all toed one before and stoved in the bottom of a bat which lets be honest is a hazard of the game - you can't middle them all......
Thank god someone thinks its bad luck, it is like i am cursed!
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Without reading the post...
Herpies? :-[
After reading the post, leave yorkers in the nets. I do and our fast bowlers think they have the wood on me in that dept. Not the fact I would rather not destroy an expensive bat.
Unfortunately though, sometimes it just happens!
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BTW Thanks for the input ginger,
I dont think it is Yorkers as i think the kooka was just toeing a drive, gabba was just playing a backfoot defense and this hammer was playing an on-drive but still something i might think about
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are they all from one seller/retailer?
similar age may mean they are all on their way out at roughly the same time
any commonalities at all [apart from user of course]
are you lending them to someone
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are they all from one seller/retailer?
similar age may mean they are all on their way out at roughly the same time
any commonalities at all [apart from user of course]
are you lending them to someone
No lending to anyone,
all different makes and from various retailers and all different ages, kooka is less than 3 months old, gabba is 12 months old but only been used a handful of times and hammer is 18 months but again was used for only a season
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The toe of the bat looks like it's seen a bit of damp - have you played on a damp wicket?
How much do you tap the ground as part of your trigger action?
It could be weakened by either of those..
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Do you oil the bats? It could be due to moisture loss with the drier climate over there, which will decrease the longevity. Of course, this doesn't explain the handle... Sounds like you've just been unlucky for the past 2 weeks!
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The one in the photo above is 18 months old and is more dirt covering. no dampness,
I do oil some of my bats, i oiled this one when i reapplied the scuff sheet about 8 months ago
and probably the opposite in regards to tapping the bat in trigger movements, i dont tap hard at all
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Pure bad luck it is then!!
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Need bit more knocking in may be..
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Eh, Sod's law. :-[ You have plenty of Lekkas to use though, how are they going? Would be interesting to see a detailed review on one, mentioning the dimensions and weight, some look enormous!
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Eh, Sod's law. :-[ You have plenty of Lekkas to use though, how are they going? Would be interesting to see a detailed review on one, mentioning the dimensions and weight, some look enormous!
Hi Chad, i would love to do such a review but a few members on the forum would not allow me to do so. Even though i have proven i am not the head of Lekka, i still get emails from forum and non members saying i am the Head of lekka and i am selling false goods. I did do a review of the signature bat i received from James a view months back but with approval of forum bosses i would do a detailed review.
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back on the thread, clamped up and e6000 applied
will tape up once it has cured
(http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag230/jaknight14/20140829_110455_zps0e6e6139.jpg)
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Hi Chad, i would love to do such a review but a few members on the forum would not allow me to do so. Even though i have proven i am not the head of Lekka, i still get emails from forum and non members saying i am the Head of lekka and i am selling false goods. I did do a review of the signature bat i received from James a view months back but with approval of forum bosses i would do a detailed review.
Oh sod that mate...if you have a decent bat regardless of what brand do a review. I've only had one lekka, was tpx, and it played really well. James has a unique sense of humor, sometimes ppl don't get him but he has always been very helpful to me so can't fault him.
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Oh sod that mate...if you have a decent bat regardless of what brand do a review. I've only had one lekka, was tpx, and it played really well. James has a unique sense of humor, sometimes ppl don't get him but he has always been very helpful to me so can't fault him.
very true Tushar and maybe another thread at a later date. Im just hoping my bat is going to mend, I dont understand how i keep breaking them
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It's quite simple guys cricket balls are hard willow is soft something has to give I must say it's quite strange to see the back of your bat break there when the ball would have hit the face of the bat ?
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Sorry looking further down the split is from the face side
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Yeah is a face split mate,
Is more a post of frustration I understand the nature of our game with hard ball and soft timber is bound to happen, but 3 bats in 2 weeks........luck doesn't seem to be on my side!
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Fly, do you not put a bit of something between the bat and the clamp to try and prevent marks? From experience, those clamps leave "teeth" marks that are a pain to sand out.
Also, I've been using original gorilla glue, the stuff that expands when you wet it. Best stuff I've used, don;t get it on your skin though!
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Fly, do you not put a bit of something between the bat and the clamp to try and prevent marks? From experience, those clamps leave "teeth" marks that are a pain to sand out.
Also, I've been using original gorilla glue, the stuff that expands when you wet it. Best stuff I've used, don;t get it on your skin though!
Hi mate,
The black clamps are padded so no need for wood, i have placed wood on the side where the crack is but i didnt on the other side purely by mistake and the fact i will be taping over it as i think if i take off the fibre sheet i could do more damage to the bat,
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I have the same type of clamp and they still leave marks if I don't put a buffer in between (Maybe I do them up too tight)
I find putting a bit of wood or rubber also helps even out the pressure on the crack
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I have the same type of clamp and they still leave marks if I don't put a buffer in between (Maybe I do them up too tight)
I find putting a bit of wood or rubber also helps even out the pressure on the crack
Possibly too tight, have the wood for the steal clamps as they do leave marks, it will likely be my number 2 bat as it looks like i have saved my kooka which i posted about week or so ago.
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2 weeks from hell have just got worse. Welcome bat number 4 to the list of broken bats. Isnt as serious as they others but nonetheless a (insert language) debacle.
Pics to come shortly
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That needs a bit of mallet work and it'll be fine.
Still a kick in the teeth though.
(And what was my advice about not using the toe?? ;) )
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yeah mate will be fine but a massive kick none the less!
I should listen to the forum!
can anyone else better breaking 4 in 2 weeks,
Now that should be a thread
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yeah mate will be fine but a massive kick none the less!
I should listen to the forum!
can anyone else better breaking 4 in 2 weeks now that should be a thread
I once managed 3 brand new woodworms in 3 innings.
After the 3rd one they decided it was something i was doing and refused to replace it :(
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3 in as many innings!
What were you doing or was it rather the aftermath of knicking off early ;)
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3 in as many innings!
What were you doing or was it rather the aftermath of knicking off early ;)
All split up the middle lol!
First one dug out a Yorker, 2nd one middled a drive that trickled back to the bowler and the bat was in half! Third one a corner came off the toe haha.
I can say I played my part in woodworm going bust by keep getting replacement bats! :D
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All split up the middle lol!
First one dug out a Yorker, 2nd one middled a drive that trickled back to the bowler and the bat was in half! Third one a corner came off the toe haha.
I can say I played my part in woodworm going bust by keep getting replacement bats! :D
Im not surprised, you see the odd one here in AUS as they sell them on a popular online shop, since they have come back though they dont seem as good as what they were