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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: 19reading87 on June 04, 2015, 07:58:58 AM
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Going off to topic, light bat vs heavy bat. I was wondering what everybody's match bat weight was.
Weight :
Reason for desired weight :
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Weight: 2'10
Reason: Basically it's the heaviest bat that I can use while still maintaining technique. I do have a spare bat at 2'11.5 which i use for T20s - no real need for me to keep my technique as tight. It's amazing the difference an ounce and a half makes to my ability to stay in control of the bat.
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Touch over 2'9, touch heavier than I used before this bat but it feels good and has been scoring me runs.
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Weight: 2.13
Reason: Bought it online advertised as 2.10, then mysteriously it turns up at 2.13. Still, it picks up well and i don't get tired using it so i'd say its probably about right!
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2lb 10.5oz
I like that weight! Too light and I feel like the bat isn't there, too heavy and it's harder to play of touch shots. 2.10-2.11 is about the sweet spot for me, plenty of bat for the big shots but still comfortably in control if I'm just pushing a single or whatever. Happily used a 2.14 for a few years when I was mostly batting 7/8 and hitting at the end of innings, then moved gradually up the order and found extra bat speed and a little more control with a lighter bat improved my all-round play.
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2.8
Found I tend to be late on the ball with anything heavier.
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weight - 2lbs 11 with a double thickness grip on, and extra bottom hand binding (around 2lbs 10 otherwise)
reason - because that was the weight of bat that canners (Blank Bats) sent me after I crossed his palm with paypal silver
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Weight : 2.8lbs
Reason for desired weight : I seemed to have damaged my elbow in winter nets using a 2.11 bat, so I was struggling for a while. My preferred weight previously was always 2.10 ish, but it's really about the pick-up.
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2lb11.5 with an extra layer of binding on the bottom half of the handle, 2 bits of grip over the knobbly bit of the handle, a ripple grip and a scuff sheet!
Reason - when I'd finished playing with grips, scuffs and the handle that's my 2lb9 bat ended up and it just feels "right". Both my current bats weigh the same with that setup
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Weight : unsure, i never used to weigh my bats but i know they were always under 3lb
Reason for desired weight : because it feels right in my hands
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2lb 4 ounce G.N Harrow
Reason: Old Age.
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2lb 8.5oz - triple gripped due to newberys skinny handles. Reason being it offers up the opportunity to play all shots that my ability will allow.
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2'8.6oz on my b3, 2'9oz on the Icon, 2'10 on the Tempo. I would stick to the lighter weights but sometimes you need a bit of extra wood to get it away on a slow deck. That said the b3 I have in it's current spec could probably go an 1-2oz heavier because the pickup is so good.
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Don't know - some days it feels heavier than others...
I like it, the middle is good.
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2lb9oz to 3lb5oz
Reason: I'm not fussy
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Weight: 2'14
Reason: Used some very heavy bats in the past, up to 3lb 8oz. Found that the perfect combination of bat speed and size is around the 2'14 mark :)
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Using 2.10 from last 5 years, just feel right.
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Using a 2.11.5 bat, 43 mm edge 70mm spine, preferred specs.
Though with my kind of luck get to use a new bat everyday...
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2'8.5
Reason: sq sports had a g1 h4l for £160 and it happened to be 2'9.5, after treating it terrible and getting it refurbed and the stickers removed, it's 2'8.5
I've said somewhere else I'm sarting to think the weight isn't the most important thing in the world, if your bat speed is higher with less weight or slower with more weight, it balances is out to an extent. Having a good quality bit of wood and being used to timing the ball with it hugely outweighs what's the perfect weight as an issue. If you think in ounces, 2'9 is 41 ounces, do you really think having a 46oz as opposed to a 41oz bit of wood, including the handle, grip, toeguard and scuff sheet is going to revolutionise how you bat?
I think slightly heavier, 2'11 ish would be perfect for me, but as I'm used to my bat and I can hit sixes with it, I'm not swapping it for the cost of a) lots of money and b) having to start all over again getting to know a new bat.
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Weight: Nearly 2'11.
Reason: It's a Laver and Wood, so it's been on the gains. (Bought off eBay and was advertised lighter) Far too heavy for me considering my stature (should be using 2'7/2'8), however it means I get a bit more oomph behind some shots.
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2'8.5
Reason: sq sports had a g1 h4l for £160 and it happened to be 2'9.5, after treating it terrible and getting it refurbed and the stickers removed, it's 2'8.5
I've said somewhere else I'm sarting to think the weight isn't the most important thing in the world, if your bat speed is higher with less weight or slower with more weight, it balances is out to an extent. Having a good quality bit of wood and being used to timing the ball with it hugely outweighs what's the perfect weight as an issue. If you think in ounces, 2'9 is 41 ounces, do you really think having a 46oz as opposed to a 41oz bit of wood, including the handle, grip, toeguard and scuff sheet is going to revolutionise how you bat?
Yes actually.
41oz =
2-3oz for grip stickers, 6-8oz for handle (I'm guessing, need a batmaker to tell me really) = let's say 10oz of non willow = 31oz.
Now let's say approx 20% is in the shoulder/splice and is doing nothing more than balancing the bat = 6oz
Which leaves 25oz actually in a useful hitting area (including the toe). If you stick 5oz on that area, it will make a difference as it's a 20% increase in mass/weight.
Even with a less extreme example, 1oz probably won't make a difference but 2-3oz in weight should pack a noticable punch. How you balance the bat to pickup like a 2'9 is another matter.
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Weight : 2lb 11,5oz
Reason : My usual weight was 2lb 7-10oz depending on pickup/profile but I'm using this BB Butterfly because the mid profile hides its weight and its a BB so it performs. While batting I look down and see the butterfly stain and smile to myself.
Weight relative. Used a 2,10 Vortex in the nets which I thought was my max then went over to the 3lb Big Hitter without much adjustment. Then I went back to the Vortex, it felt like a twig.
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2.7
I prefer to use lighter bats because of a problem with my wrist that's plagued me since I was in primary school, plus I like to play a bit later so having the extra speed helps a lot.
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my current range is 2'10 to 2'13 but anything in the 2'11 is my preferred
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2.9-2.10 with mid to high middles.
Tried 2.6-2.8 bats and was just too early on everything.
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I generally have no idea how much my two bats weigh. I have a Newbury GT 5 star (Vitas) and a Kook impulse hurricane (Uzi) they just felt right when I picked them up. Am I making a mistake? I think it's my ability that holds me back more than anything!
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My toro,s 2.11 ish with scuff sheet and a coupla grips on,(picks up like a twig tho)
But rest of my bats are 2.9 on the nail,(no ca bats were mentioned)
Might even go lighter next season, as I'm getting old and my wrists/elbows are knackered
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Quite surprised how heavy most of these are so far, maybe it's s forum full of dirty sloggers!
2.8 Kook Ricochet picks up like a feather.
Have used a few different weights but feel a lighter bat gives me more control/range of shots. I've tried low middle bats and can't get on with them. Great for driving but anything cross batted and my timings out
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2.15
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2.11
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2.14-3.2
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2.8
Reason - I am feeble
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2.9, find it easier to play a wider range of shots with a marginally lighter bat
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2.7 - 2.9
It allows good bat speed and a good amount of wood in the blade.
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2.10 single GM control grip
Reason - simply I bought this on pick up and feel and weighed after I had paid. My bats range from 2.8 to 2.10 but all feel excellent to me hence owning them. I don't buy of pick a bat with a specific weight in mind.
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2.14 I like the weight and feel it has.
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Massive 2.7lb
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I generally go for 2.9 if ordering of the internet. Current bat is an Aldred and he sneaks a bit of extra weight in them as he goes on pick up. I think my current one is around 2.11 but picks up close enough and it is very good.
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2.12-2.13
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2.12-2.13
too heavy for you, seen you bounced out ;)
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Always gone for 2.8, with a couple of grips that's up to 2.11-2.11.5. My B3 has been around that weight and suited me fine.
However, bought a B3 Mullanator, only a 2 stripe, pre season with a view of trying a club of a bat for T20 games. With extra grip it weighs in at nearly 2.13. Used in a Saturday game last week, scored 49 and it felt fantastic, pings superbly too. Pick up of the higher middle makes it feel much lighter, so I really don't worry about the weight, just how it feels...
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2.13/2.14
I was using 2.9/2.10 a few years back(used to be an opener) and when I got my current match bat, it felt lovely in the hands and I didn't have issues adjusting to the heavy weight. The thick edges gives me the psychological boost.Besides I bat at #5/6 and more often than not spinners/gentle medium bowlers would be operating.
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My match bats are all 2lb 10 to 2lb 11 and all have mid-height middles and long blades. Why that weight? Because the bat I got on with best and scored the most runs was that weight!
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2.6-2.7
Reason, lack of anything that would be considered upper body strength.
I am considering going up to 2.10 ish though because I believe the light weight is perhaps making my swing not as straight as good be.
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Current Match bat is 2lb 9oz
However it is slowly dying on me. 3 years old now and cracks, Dents, Chipped wood everywhere. The middle still goes. So it will keep going until it snaps in my hands.
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Weight: 2.14
Reason: Bat feels lovely in the hands and I believe a heavier bat helps hit the ball further for those of us who aren't blessed with perfect timing.
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2.11 with two grips, scuff sheet.
I had the bat copied that my brother had which felt perfect for me in terms of pick up. I was suprised by the weight the copied bat came out at as I would usually look for something in 2.8 / 2.9 region but it just feels right to me.
Just goes to show, feel over weight.
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2.7
Reason: I play late and play the cut and hook, so need a light bat.
Here is the hot tip: Aussie legend Dougie Walters who blasted test match centuries in a session THREE times, did so with bats weighing 2.3! He confirmed it in a TV interview recently.
Remember, he scored at a cracking rate on grounds that mostly did not have boundary ropes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQvK0G6Qfw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQvK0G6Qfw)