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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: ben147 on March 05, 2015, 12:46:53 PM
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Im new to posting on here so i hope this is in the right place for it,
Every year i seem to get the same problem in the nets my bat breaks, i know its recommended to get a net bat but i struggle to justify having 2 bats to myself due to bat prices.
Am i just unlucky that my last 4 bats have all broken in my first netting session of the season? is it the way i store them in the off season(in a room with constant cool temperature but isnt damp)? or is it just simply indoor netting?
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people use cheap balls, they cause issues
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Buy a really cheap net bat then?
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As SLC says - I picked up a really cheap slazenger sports direct special for about £10 (in a sale, reduced from the lofty highs of £20 if I remember).
It's a bit lighter than I normally use with a bit higher middle, but I don't care about it so it can get bashed around, borrowed etc.
re you bats breaking - cant really help I afraid. Cheap balls could defo be a factor though. do the club not have loads of old matchballs that can be used?
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If it is a bat that is used one season, stored, then breaks the first net of the new season it is most likely how you store it or the balls that are used.
How do they break? Is it a piece of toe coming off, a split down the blade, the splice coming apart?
Depending on the breakage may give you further information as to why they break.
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Yes you are unlucky to break a bat every year Ben. If its any help i never take my match bat to nets
Because has Pro cricketer has already said you cannot trust the quality of the balls used also you are more likely to toe end a yorker. Even if your bat doesn't break you can still cause damage.
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Also hitting a yorker to an extent in nets won't help. If you think the hard surface has no 'give' thus if you trap a yorker to some extent with your bat the damage is all going to be transferred to your bat rather than the hard floor. Just a thought.
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i do think a cheap net bat may be the way forward for me even though i never liked the idea of practicing with a different bat to the one i use in matches
And they all seem to break with a crack through the toe or edge
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Which bats have you been using ?
Cheap quality balls , aggressive shot making during nets can cause bat breakage. Do you guys have full pitch length in nets or shorter length which will lead to more pace during bowling ?
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you have stored it in a place that is too hot or too dry
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I splashed out on a £25 MSR as a net bat.
I'm not risking one of my decent sticks against £3 sports direct balls on a hard floor.
You say you can't jutify a net bat due to the price, but if it saves having to buy a new bat every season surely a low range MSR/sports direct special/cheap Kashmir thing is a wise investment?
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Which bats have you been using ?
A Slazenger was G2 willow cant remember the details, 2 Warrior's (local brand in Wakefield)both were very good bats but opted for a change after they both broke after a season, most recent a GN Powerbow gen X players select
Full length pitch
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Opps dont know how its all ended up in the quote, like i said im new haha
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Go on eBay MSR, you can buy a good performing butterfly for 30quid in any weight.
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Which bats have you been using ?
A Slazenger was G2 willow cant remember the details, 2 Warrior's (local brand in Wakefield)both were very good bats but opted for a change after they both broke after a season, most recent a GN Powerbow gen X players select
Full length pitch
And do you knock your bats?
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Yes they have all been knocked in plus i have used them all for season with no issues before they break
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It does sound like a combination of issues... storage, had floor, hard ball and if your like me it takes me until the last game of the season to get my timing right so the first net is never a pure display of well executed technique
I would go with everyone else recommendations and either pic up an older bat of eBay or go for an MSR, you never know, it might allow you to try a bat shape that you wouldn't naturally go for.
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i do think a cheap net bat may be the way forward for me even though i never liked the idea of practicing with a different bat to the one i use in matches
And they all seem to break with a crack through the toe or edge
If you do get a bat get one similar in weight and pickup to the one you use in matches then there shouldn't be that much difference when practicing.
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If you do get a bat get one similar in weight and pickup to the one you use in matches then there shouldn't be that much difference when practicing.
Or as many on here would advocate just buy lots of different bats - you can never have enough :)
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Well even though my bat breaking is very annoying at least i got to go bat shopping after that was always fun
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Rubbish balls aren't just for indoors. I have made one oppo change the ball as I deemed it a lump of concrete and likely to break several bats. If you can't really have a word with the oppo, ie. not replacement ball, then you take your net bat out.
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This cheap ball stuff amazes me. I've played at two clubs in 26 years and only even seen old Kookaburra match balls. If anyone has tried to use their own they have immediately been told to pit it away and share the club balls. Must be a UK thing.
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Would it also have something to do with the dryness of the bats you are using?
These bigger volume per weight bats that us mere mortals can normally buy, there has to be a compromise somewhere and that could be with the moisture content.
Try a butterfly with as little as possible heartwood in it as a experiment and see how you get on.
(plus take the advice of avoiding smashing yorkers and hitting rocks as already mentioned).
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Its not too much of a bad thing after all, its given me an opportunity to order a custom Hunts County from Vitas, wont be taking it into the nets though !