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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: mp07 on June 07, 2017, 03:02:03 PM
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Hello,
Not sure if there are some other threats out there regarding oiling bat vs. not oiling new bat, but want to see what are the advantage and disadvantage of oiling and not oiling new bat. Thanks!
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I like to oil my bats and wait a while before putting on a scuff. There's different views from everyone, but this is why I do it:
- Allows you to round the edges more smoothly with a rolling pin
- Brings out the grain and makes it more defined
- I like to knock in before scuffing, and oiling helps prevent some cracking damage that may occur during knocking
- The above point makes it much easier to do a more thorough job without worrying as much about cracks
- Almost becomes like a little ritual after you've done it on a few bats
Disadvantages include:
- Unnecessary if you're going to scuff first, as the scuff sheet prevents moisture from leaving via the face anyways
- Have to wait a while to apply a scuff sheet if you oil first
- Some finishing compounds make it so that oil doesn't quite fully absorb into the surface of the willow, which often requires a wipe and sand to solve
- If you're not careful, you can over-oil (Extremely rare)
- Heartwood doesn't absorb the oil quite nearly so readily, so can often take some extra time/wiping to dry off
I like to really give the edges a good round and do most of the knocking without a scuff on. Then after about a week, I'll pop the scuff on and give it a final 20 minutes of knocking before using. I would ALWAYS oil the exposed areas of a bat, I just feel it is a worthwhile and easy procedure to do which helps protect your bat against rain and moisture. Hope this helps!
TLDR: If you scuff, not necessary to oil the face, but oil the exposed areas of the bat. If you don't scuff, do oil or wax before use/preparation.
^Gorgeous bat btw
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The main objective of oiling is to preserve the life-span of the bat, surely?
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I am planning on applying the facing after good knocking and applying oil on the back only. I don't see most PROs oiling the bat these days. Trying to get the maximum performance
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These days? I've being hearing 'pros don't oil their bats' for over thirty years!
Evidence - much of it gathered on here - suggests to me things are going the other way, if anything.
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...I don't see most PROs oiling the bat these days. Trying to get the maximum performance
PROs get their bats for free and don't care if they break them.
In my experience, oiling does not diminish the performance of a bat.
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I don't oil my bats.
Stick a scuff on and head to the middle.
They don't last long, need lots of repairs. But I also hit some massive sixes, and being rather talentless, I'm gonna say slot of it is down to the bats(but not necessarily the lack of oil)
So to conclude, mine is a pointless post........
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I do not oil any of my bats. If I break one it is an excuses to buy a new one (or five)
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I do minimum prep on ny own bats, usually the same as Smiley,
I'll get a new one, coat of bat wax just to seal it, scuff sheet and bowling machine net before a match.
I don't keep my bats in a car though and always in covers so little chance of them getting heated enough to dry them out, guess oiling depends on the conditions of which you play and keep the bats
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I always oil, knock in thoroughly and scuff. I remove the scuff, sand and reoil at the end of each season and rescuff. I keep my equipment in as pristine a condition as possible out of respect to the maker and their craft. As a former cabinetmaker myself I would be distraught if someone who had bought my work didn't treat it respectfully.
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oil or no oil, thats one nice looking bat
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Have a look here - https://b3cricket.com/latest/help/cricket-bat-preperation/
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Have a look here - https://b3cricket.com/latest/help/cricket-bat-preperation/
I'd have used a colon rather than a semi-colon after varied. ;)
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Your new bat as a moisture content oiling with raw linseed will help the bat retain it and help dispel moisture wetness
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Julian Millichamp liked it. Geoff Boycott didn't.
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I'd have used a colon rather than a semi-colon after varied. ;)
er.. I wouldn't have. ;)
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All of the MRF bats I have seen are very dry and prone to cracks. Your's look slightly dry too, I would suggest some oiling for it.
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I've gone back to oiling with linseed oil
Not a fan of wax
Bit of oil on it like the great jm shows on his vid
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All of the MRF bats I have seen are very dry and prone to cracks. Your's look slightly dry too, I would suggest some oiling for it.
Glad you posted , my friend just gave me a MRF genius to knock in for him. I havnt knocked a bat in for years
It's a lovely bat and huge for the weight, looks dry to me thou. Are they pre-prepared at the factory or does it need proper knocking on service like a shop provides?
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Glad you posted , my friend just gave me a MRF genius to knock in for him. I havnt knocked a bat in for years
It's a lovely bat and huge for the weight, looks dry to me thou. Are they pre-prepared at the factory or does it need proper knocking on service like a shop provides?
From what I've seen of them, the middles are normally all good but the toe will be soft and edges sharp and square, so I'd say smack the toe and round the edges, with a scuff sheet should be good to go mate
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Indeed, need lots of knocking in to be safe to play, very soft willow, but perform from word go.
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I've never oiled a new bat. I oil them after a seasons use.
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oiled bats age gracefully.
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Linseed oil is the smell of some of my favourite childhood memories! These days i love the smell of a good bat wax even more !
I agree with chads post, solid advice.
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Related question. For oiling, I hear two kinds of suggestions.
1) Oiling only the face of the bat -- 3 times, 24 hours apart each time
2) Oiling edges and the back side
#2 sounds weird to me, any recommendation?
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Related question. For oiling, I hear two kinds of suggestions.
1) Oiling only the face of the bat -- 3 times, 24 hours apart each time
2) Oiling edges and the back side
#2 sounds weird to me, any recommendation?
You wouldn't /shouldn't do #1 . If you are not applying a scuff you would do #1 and #2 together . If you wanted to apply a scuff after doing #1 and #2 that's one option , if you wanted to apply a scuff before oiling then you would do #2 only .
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Always felt there's no real need to oil the back of a bat.
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Always felt there's no real need to oil the back of a bat.
I think this is always going to be a debating point. Personally, I do it because of the rain - yes, the finishing compound should keep the back of the bat free from any moisture intake, but not all the time, and it wears off. If you refurb a bat, I think it's almost a necessity to either wax or oil the back to help prevent moisture intake or escape.
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what about putting Extratec all over the bat? therefore no need to ever oil the bat?