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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: uknsaunders on February 24, 2016, 03:56:47 PM

Title: Where is the Middle on your Bat?
Post by: uknsaunders on February 24, 2016, 03:56:47 PM
Would be interesting to know where people have their middles, their height and the type of bat.
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Post by: Woodyspin on February 24, 2016, 04:38:01 PM
Mid - low, 6'4", oblivion e41.
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Post by: WalkingWicket37 on February 24, 2016, 04:39:59 PM
Wouldn't have a clue, I only use the toe and the edges  :-[
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Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on February 24, 2016, 04:47:47 PM
Used the crictech sheets, and measures all the cracks in my bat, was around 14 to 20cm so had a bespoke bat made at b3, with the bulk and middle put here. Used the b3 last season and had my best season ever.
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Post by: ProCricketer1982 on February 24, 2016, 04:49:55 PM
Below the top and above the bottom 🙈🎣🙈🎣🙈🎣🙈
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Post by: simonmay5 on February 24, 2016, 04:54:00 PM
I really could not tell you as I have to many bats 🙈
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Post by: uknsaunders on February 24, 2016, 05:12:14 PM
Took a couple of rough measurements and it's around 220mm

Mid to high middle,  5'7 -  f18,  rk, red ink, b3.
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Post by: Akewstick on February 24, 2016, 05:20:03 PM
Is there a way of calculating this to the millimetre? or do you just measure to the thickest point?
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Post by: uknsaunders on February 24, 2016, 05:33:22 PM
Is there a way of calculating this to the millimetre? or do you just measure to the thickest point?

Either look at the spine or tap up with a mallet. It only has to be to the nearest cm, not to the mm  ;)
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Post by: StillNotOut on February 24, 2016, 05:36:20 PM
Mid to Low middle.

5'7

Red Ink Custom X3, SS Ton Players, MRF Genius X and an Adidas Pellara wet bat


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Post by: Thesmiff on February 24, 2016, 05:38:24 PM
Low middle 6'2" Newbury samurai Cadbury refurb
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Post by: Kevtheplumber on February 24, 2016, 05:59:21 PM
I'm 5'7. Both my slazenger weighing 2-8 and Aldred at 2-14 are 220mm from toe.


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Post by: Woodyspin on February 24, 2016, 07:04:17 PM
Used the crictech sheets, and measures all the cracks in my bat, was around 14 to 20cm so had a bespoke bat made at b3, with the bulk and middle put here. Used the b3 last season and had my best season ever.
I like this idea alot
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Post by: Seniorplayer on February 24, 2016, 08:19:05 PM
Halfway up from the bottom of the bat
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Post by: FattusCattus on February 24, 2016, 08:20:05 PM
I have never found it.
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Post by: procricket on February 24, 2016, 08:21:45 PM
two inch from toe to around just under the sticker.

Paul Aldred did a video on it but the bulk is placed slightly higher on most of my bats due to wanting a good pick up but with lower density it allows me to move where i like and with tricks like bigger shoulders and heavier handles i can place it where my cracks where from the season below..
https://youtu.be/2f2xHD4VyR4 (https://youtu.be/2f2xHD4VyR4)

(http://i67.tinypic.com/cknqu.jpg)
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Post by: tejasapatel on February 24, 2016, 09:14:39 PM
I have never found it.
That's what she said..
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Post by: TheGerbs on February 24, 2016, 10:22:37 PM
This is exactly what I'm contemplating at the moment. I'm also 5'7 and I am itching to buy an F18 from IJC. But I don't want spend more than £150 as it'll be a second match bat/ net bat.
So I agree that pressing has a lot to do with the size of the sweet spot thus harder pressed/lower end bats will have a smaller sweet spot. Therefore bat shape is more important as you need to have the most wood behind the area where you hit the ball...right?


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Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on February 24, 2016, 11:39:37 PM
This is exactly what I'm contemplating at the moment. I'm also 5'7 and I am itching to buy an F18 from IJC. But I don't want spend more than £150 as it'll be a second match bat/ net bat.
So I agree that pressing has a lot to do with the size of the sweet spot thus harder pressed/lower end bats will have a smaller sweet spot. Therefore bat shape is more important as you need to have the most wood behind the area where you hit the ball...right?


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Personally if I had a £150 budget I get a 1 stripe from B3 or red ink and ask for the sweet spot/middle to be put where you hit the ball.
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Post by: InternalTraining on February 25, 2016, 03:27:35 AM
From 6 inches (15.27 cm) to 11 inches (27.94 cm) from the toe of the bat. I play on Astro pitches. I am 5'6''. This is one of my designed bats:

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=32770.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=32770.0)

Here is another:

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=32189.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=32189.0)
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Post by: procricket on February 25, 2016, 08:07:13 AM
This is exactly what I'm contemplating at the moment. I'm also 5'7 and I am itching to buy an F18 from IJC. But I don't want spend more than £150 as it'll be a second match bat/ net bat.
So I agree that pressing has a lot to do with the size of the sweet spot thus harder pressed/lower end bats will have a smaller sweet spot. Therefore bat shape is more important as you need to have the most wood behind the area where you hit the ball...right?


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Not true at all with the harder pressed stuff i would say they are gang pressed lots of the time ie (no consideration for willow variants).
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Post by: SteffanLangholz on February 25, 2016, 08:10:24 AM
150mm - 250mm middle (biggest bulge lowest)

Shotty astropitches with very variable bounce. Mainly a front foot player, working purely in soft hands and drives.

Oh, 1.80m tall!
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Post by: uknsaunders on February 25, 2016, 12:46:59 PM
Would be interesting to know who uses a bat with the middle 240+ mm.

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Post by: dcullen8 on February 25, 2016, 01:10:53 PM
Both h4l and b3 are 230mm from the edge of the toe, im 5'7.

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Post by: aussie.kooky on February 26, 2016, 06:03:21 AM
Quite low in my GM Octane , More mid in my Kookaburra Onyx
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Post by: SOULMAN1012 on February 26, 2016, 10:35:26 AM
Mine are all mid placed middle so around 200mm from toe but all have very long middles as my main shots are driving and pulling as a top order bat.