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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on December 16, 2014, 08:19:05 PM
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Evening all
Following on from an earlier thread, here's how I added weight to my mallet.
I drilled holes and added lead fishing weights, will see if this lasts or if I wasted my fishing weights!
I started off making a hole for my lead fishing weights to go in.
This resulted in a lot of smoke and not a lot of progress...
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/3AF3FE49-2A79-4977-A96C-C326386D869C_zpsoxbqeaek.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/3AF3FE49-2A79-4977-A96C-C326386D869C_zpsoxbqeaek.jpg.html)
Finally got a hole in there
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/71A306B5-0172-411C-980D-B35FC38B6C43_zpsaz6yiatz.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/71A306B5-0172-411C-980D-B35FC38B6C43_zpsaz6yiatz.jpg.html)
And added a 3oz lead weight.
I tested it fit first
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/5463026C-CCEE-4BE1-8B5F-DFD465BDE151_zpse1k8vhdz.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/5463026C-CCEE-4BE1-8B5F-DFD465BDE151_zpse1k8vhdz.jpg.html)
Then stuck in there with shoe goo
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/65350558-AB65-4A50-92C7-E70CCDEB3FA8_zpstncyzr3h.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/65350558-AB65-4A50-92C7-E70CCDEB3FA8_zpstncyzr3h.jpg.html)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/DC98E60F-1073-42DA-A898-009A9CD13839_zpsvfr3swd9.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/DC98E60F-1073-42DA-A898-009A9CD13839_zpsvfr3swd9.jpg.html)
And wiped away the excess goo
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/A4E227CC-BABA-4B7F-A97F-9A3ADBAF7B2A_zpsejucrbde.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/A4E227CC-BABA-4B7F-A97F-9A3ADBAF7B2A_zpsejucrbde.jpg.html)
As it went too smoothly I added an extra 1oz underneath
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/9E54ABCE-B3CF-4E13-91B8-794551F6E00B_zpsnmtaki9e.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/9E54ABCE-B3CF-4E13-91B8-794551F6E00B_zpsnmtaki9e.jpg.html)
Which cracked the mallet, so I added a dowel
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/4AC2E4F7-43C0-4464-831F-A40DB70BFFF2_zpsyyjx2ci6.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/4AC2E4F7-43C0-4464-831F-A40DB70BFFF2_zpsyyjx2ci6.jpg.html)
Finally I covered my mess with some tape!
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/A13D6D8A-77D4-4E3A-AA2C-78D0AAD113C2_zpsxah2jyyv.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/A13D6D8A-77D4-4E3A-AA2C-78D0AAD113C2_zpsxah2jyyv.jpg.html)
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/FE8A4197-7394-4FA8-8AB2-D52AFE512144_zpsc3f8fvuz.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/FE8A4197-7394-4FA8-8AB2-D52AFE512144_zpsc3f8fvuz.jpg.html)
At the end of all that the mallet is 497g, whick is still 138g lighter than my mallet/cone combo. D'oh!
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I use the standard light mallet and it regularly cracks my new bats. My recent Red Ink has many cracks on the bat face. Am I hitting too hard or do I need a mallet with a larger head for an even contact?
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I use the standard light mallet and it regularly cracks my new bats. My recent Red Ink has many cracks on the bat face. Am I hitting too hard or do I need a mallet with a larger head for an even contact?
Do you oil to bat first?
Could be knocking too soon after oiling.
Could be hitting too hard too quickly.
Could be a new mallet required.
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All bats should crack.- not split
Hit the face evenly edges at a 45 degree angle.
Don't knock the bat in when it is wet
Don't knock the bat in when it is very dry.
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^^ that's a lot of work for adding 4 oz. Knocking is a pain though irrespective of how much ever it brings one closer to his bat [emoji12]