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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: InternalTraining on September 16, 2016, 03:07:02 AM
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Folks,
What are the pros and cons of having cambered v/s flat faced bats? Is one better than the other in terms of power delivered to shots, directional control, and the durability of the bat face over many seasons?
Most of the bats I own are flat faced and give me plenty of directional control in my shots. I have noticed that my most used flat-faced bat has indented a little in the strike zone, in fact the bow of the bat feels a little enhanced.
Thoughts? Experiences?
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Flat faced would make the bats look bigger but also makes the edges weaker due to the sharp edges. Flat faced bats usually have more scalloping from my experience to make the edge size really pop as well.
I hear some people say the cambered face also means the ball deflects a bit more rather than the direct hit of flat.
I'm sure there's more to it but those are my ideas off the top of my head.
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in fact the bow of the bat feels a little enhanced.
Before bats were manufactued with a bow, they would become bowed with heavy use. Hence a favourite bat would be said to have a 'lovely bow'.
I suspect it makes negligible difference. Like most stuff discussed on here.
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I suspect it makes negligible difference. Like most stuff discussed on here.
LOL.
I have to make a choice tomorrow between two bats and you can guess what's the difference between the two. :)
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Before bats were manufactued with a bow, they would become bowed with heavy use. Hence a favourite bat would be said to have a 'lovely bow'.
I suspect it makes negligible difference. Like most stuff discussed on here.
But flat faced means I hit more 6's, right? ;)
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Will a flat faced bat not be as quick through the swing as a rounded face?
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I imagine the physical difference is so marginal as to not exist, so use whichever you like the look/feel of better.
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I've found that the flat face bats are great when you middle them but not so so much when hitting off centre. Camber faced bats are bit more forgiving and easier on the wrists. Just what i have found.
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I prefer round face bats, they are more durable in my opinion.
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Do we not all hit it bang in the middle every time so in theory it shouldn't make any difference. ;)
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I am predominantly off side player & play lot of cuts. I feel I tend to end up with lot of edges with round faced bats, with flat face its much better.
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I have never noticed any significant difference whatsoever, and in fact have never even thought of it as a possible difference when I bat, and I hit a lot off-centre!
Pick up stick, check balance and pick up is ok, hit sphere with stick.
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hmmm....went from rounded face bats to modern style flat faced ones about two years ago. first time I had a flat faced one I looked at it, used it once and sold it on ebay(yes stupid) thinking it was a gimmick
bought another couple of flat faced ones and now they are my match bats.....all 2 of them :)
can't say ive noticed myself much difference apart from the high edges crack and damage like hell, so lots of tape needed.
don't know if it's in the mind or not but now i'm used to the flat faced ones maybe a bit - the ball seems to go where I expect it to if you see what I mean....especially in defence...
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I have never noticed any significant difference whatsoever, and in fact have never even thought of it as a possible difference when I bat, and I hit a lot off-centre!
Pick up stick, check balance and pick up is ok, hit sphere with stick.
After you've paid for it, I hope.
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I reckon it doesnt do alot, much prefer the camber on a bat. Looks cooler.
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After you've paid for it, I hope.
I'd be lucky to middle it - even in a shop.
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The way my teammates bat there flat face bats soon have a camber
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I find flat face bats better due to following reasons
1) I certainly have more control on direction
2) The face of bat looks and feels wider compared to F7 camber which somehow tends to look narrower, so the confidance definitely helps that I can get bat to ball.
3) off centre hits have some results whereas cambered bats off centre hits are generally drop dead.
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Cambered faces allow you to run the ball off the near-edge ie through third-man etc . They are more durable . When i hit a ball out of the centre with a cambered bat it just feels like the convex shape is making the shot feel sweeter in the hands , not pingier ...but it feels pingier . But flat face gives better feedback ie ball always tend to go where you think it will . For whatever reason , my favourite bats pickup wise are all cambered . But my favourite 'weapon' bats are all flat faced .
Ultimately, not that much difference. ...if the flat face bat feels better and you're prepared to bone/knock in edges more (and possibly do a touch more run in repairs) then just go with that bat .
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I remember when Salix first offered flatter faces, the theory behind there bats and the shaping that went into them was more power due to more wood behind the whole blade so value for off centre shots. We did get more returns that first year mainly with edge damage as clear most do not knock bats in and with the sharper edges it caused more early damage. They are back to rounder faces now for this simple reason I believe
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Never understood that.
"Here is a flat faced bat with square edges! Please round the edges before use"
Players don't round edges
Many returns due to edge damage.
Company drops flat face bats.
Why didn't the manufacturers round the edges before sale? and prevent a huge amount of returns.
And don't give me the "big edges sell" nonsense, as returning to cambered face bats knocks of the similar amount of edge size as rounding a flat faced bat would anyway.
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Never understood that.
"Here is a flat faced bat with square edges! Please round the edges before use"
Players don't round edges
Many returns due to edge damage.
Company drops flat face bats.
Why didn't the manufacturers round the edges before sale? and prevent a huge amount of returns.
And don't give me the "big edges sell" nonsense, as returning to cambered face bats knocks of the similar amount of edge size as rounding a flat faced bat would anyway.
The edges were rounded on all Salix bats but still saw a much higher return ratio then they had seen I previous years before offering flat faced. I stopped working there at the end of the first season when the torque and HitsHard bats were being offered in flat face