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Equipment => Bats => Reviews => Topic started by: adb club cricketer on July 19, 2017, 05:10:28 AM
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Not sure how much of the info is accurate, but the article goes in depth about the weights and exact sweet spot locations of several Ind players' bats.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-may-have-to-change-bat-to-stay-within-rules/articleshow/59660160.cms (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-may-have-to-change-bat-to-stay-within-rules/articleshow/59660160.cms)
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Those are extremely light bats (all sub 2.8lbs).
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Article seems like rubbish - 12 inch sweet spot? Really? Kholi using 2.5? Come on.
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1160g is 2lb 8.9oz, the decimal of 2.55lb is two and a half.
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2.5 pounds means '2 and a half pounds'
Half a pound is 8 ounces.
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Ah my mistake - makes more sense now still firmly disagree on a 12 inch sweet spot though
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Ah my mistake - makes more sense now still firmly disagree on a 12 inch sweet spot though
Its pretty common and an easy mistake to make, and the biggest con going on ebay when people buy 2.6 or 2.7 bats expecting a feather and they end up with heavy clubs. Seller technically hasn't mislead anyone of course, but they know what they are doing. Always get a photo of the bat on a scale when buying from ebay or bedroom seller types.
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Not sure how much of the info is accurate, but the article goes in depth about the weights and exact sweet spot locations of several Ind players' bats.
[url]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-may-have-to-change-bat-to-stay-within-rules/articleshow/59660160.cms[/url] ([url]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-may-have-to-change-bat-to-stay-within-rules/articleshow/59660160.cms[/url])
This is a very good article! The weights are in grams and you need to convert to pounds and ounces to get accurate picture of their weight. Dhoni, for instance, uses a bat between 2-11 to 2-12.8. If you've seen pictures of Kohli's bats, you will notice that there is a lot of meat behind the sweet spot. They also get the pingiest bats and anyone who's used "pro" bats will agree that they ping everywhere.
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This is a very good article! The weights are in grams and you need to convert to pounds and ounces to get accurate picture of their weight. Dhoni, for instance, uses a bat between 2-11 to 2-12.8. If you've seen pictures of Kohli's bats, you will notice that there is a lot of meat behind the sweet spot. They also get the pingiest bats and anyone who's used "pro" bats will agree that they ping everywhere.
I have used a pro bat (in fact 2) yes it was very good but no it did not have a 12 inch sweet spot
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Ya, seen so many buyers get conned when they hear 2.7 lbs. Even here on the forum, many people make that mistake: Remember 2.7 lbs is not 2 lbs 7 oz, as simple as that. Best way as Vitas said is to see pic of bat on scales or ask weight in grams so you can calculate yourself:
Approximately, here are the values for common weights, every 30 grams adds 1 oz approximately, and easy to calculate for any weight if you remember just one entry like say 1160 grams = 2 lb 9 oz.
1100 grams = 2 lb 7 oz
1130 grams = 2 lb 8 oz
1160 grams = 2 lb 9 oz
1190 grams = 2 lb 10 oz
1220 grams = 2 lb 11 oz
1250 grams = 2 lb 12 oz