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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: 19reading87 on May 02, 2016, 05:45:59 PM
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I just don't see all the fuss about the duckbill profile! I'm not a fan at all! I prefer to have a spine running all through the blade. Surely I can't be the only one to not like them??
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Can't help that it might be the latest must have thing on this forum like (and in no particular order) heartwood, high number of grains, huge edges, concaving, no concaving, off set edges, shorter blades and butterfly stained bats.
Wonder what ll be next?
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Duckbills are not new. Differen versions of duckbills existed for long time.
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I've scored runs using bats with a spine through the toe, I've also scored runs with duckbill profiled bats.
To my mind the duckbill shape only makes the pickup better, it doesn't have any noticeable affect (that I've noticed) on performance or durability.
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I hate them too personally
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I've scored runs using bats with a spine through the toe, I've also scored runs with duckbill profiled bats.
To my mind the duckbill shape only makes the pickup better, it doesn't have any noticeable affect (that I've noticed) on performance or durability.
Agreed.
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I have both in my kit bag and no difference between the two really, spine into toe I current match bat duck bill is net bat but both play and pick up the same IMO
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100per cent not a fan of em
To me it's just not practical for the wickets I play on or the couple of shots I play
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My personal experience with duckbill is that a duckbill with thick toe bat had good pickup and also pings well at bottom compared to one with spine running all way down but with thinner toe at toe edge/ thicker toe at spine. So yes, I always prefer a duckbill if possible.
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I'm not too fussed about the spine running right the way to the toe, I prefer a nice full profile with a gentle spine that fades out towards the toe so it's neither a duck bill or has the spine to the toe of the bat
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May be pick up is better with duckbill profile. But i have stuck to my trusted Kook Kahuna and H4L HellFire bats whose spine runs till the toe ... It somehow works better for me !
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Duckbill does help with pickup. But it is less forgiving than a full profile with thick toe or spine ending in toe. Duckbill is fine for likes of kohli who middle the ball all the time.
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My personal experience with duckbill is that a duckbill with thick toe bat had good pickup and also pings well at bottom compared to one with spine running all way down but with thinner toe at toe edge/ thicker toe at spine. So yes, I always prefer a duckbill if possible.
this, I like a bat with a lower middle and the duck bill just helps make sure it's not too bottom heavy.
Yeah and they are not a new idea been around for years
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Duckbill feels bottom heavy and generates good flow/bat speed. My SM-18 is a duckbill shape and lower part hits well, in fact it pings both high and low on the blade. No issues.
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I've got a few duckbil bats, the pick up on them all is better than non duckbil and toe through to spine.
Never noticed the toe being any worse than that off any other bat own mind.
Like all things in life though, if you don't like something but many many others do, why does it bother you?
Buy a bat that suits yourself and crack on, don't worry about bobs duckbill.
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Agree with reds not a fan, like the spine through toe, purely because I prefer the look!
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I find bats which have a spine all the way in to the toe have a weaker toe due to the concave. You're taking the willow out of the toe and leaving it in the middle of the blade which makes the edges weaker. Not sure why you need willow in the spine area on the toe?
Duck bill profiles usually have a flat toe so I would suggest they are stronger as they'll spread the impact evenly.
They also aid with pickup, they remind me of the old county reflex profile which I used to love.
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Horrible shape but have one for the pick up
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Started to use duck bill profile few years back and definitely helps with pick up especially if you want a low mid bat like I do.