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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: Andythomo21 on December 11, 2014, 08:48:36 PM
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Advice needed, maybe from one of forum sponsor/bat makers on here?
A mate of mine holds his bat low down on the handle and complains about the top of the handle digging into his lower arm.
He is contemplating sawing a small amount off the top of the bat handle. Will this affect the bats performance at all?
I know the answer is buying a bat with a SSH but he already has the bat now so this isn't an option.
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Just take the saw to it!
Had an ex minor counties player who'd do this to all his bats and the ball went miles (but he could probably find the middle of a fence post!)
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Thanks mate. Advice appreciated.
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Had the same problem before I had a bat made with 1 inch shorter handle so I used to cut I inch of the top of the handles it never seem to affect the balance or the pick up also know other players who have done the same as far as I am aware without any problems.
Before you saw off the top of the handle I would apply tape around the binding just below where you want to cut as this will help prevent the binding from fraying.
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Our overseas last year used to cut the end off. I almost cried when he got a brand new gray nics LE and took a hack saw to it. He had a rubber nobby thing that he put on the sawn off end. Don't know where you get these from though
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out of a vending machine in a pub toilet
cost £2 I think
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i had been debating about the impact of cutting an inch off the handle so this is a timely thread. definitely going to give it a go on an older bat first.
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out of a vending machine in a pub toilet
cost £2 I think
Always sensible to wear protection when batting at the crease ;)