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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: seedy on February 05, 2010, 11:22:10 AM
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Shortening a handle is it a straightforward task and can any off the bat makers do it or is it a rehandle job?
Have a new flare dxm from gm and as I sent in a long handle which I used to use they replaced like for like, however I have since switched back to short handle and would like the handle shortened.
Any help?
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Maybe it would be better to send to gm to do the work?
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probably your best bet, then if they mess it up they can send you a replacement...?
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Bump as I've got the same problem!
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buy a short handle in the first place? ;)
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mike ??
you could saw it off not too hard really
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Same solution I guess all, send it to GM? I know that Dan @ Vantage did a shortening of a handle for golders the other week I think... :) - hope that's useful to you mate!
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Saw it with hacksaw.
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It can be shortened, It would be £20 inc return P+P
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can you not saw it and add a little counter balance until it feels right to sort out balancing issues? or is it very much a "send it to ge tit done proffessionally" thing...
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Well its a Pro's bat so unless its an easy DIY job its probably worth sending it off.
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There is a knob of the top of most handles, the main reason I'd get in done in a workshop is that they would remove the binding, cut the top off and then cut off the knob and refit it by drilling dowels down through the top of the handle and then rebind and glue. Doing it at home carrys the risk of having the binding come off or go loose which would effect the performance and lifespan.
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K N O B is the offending word.....
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Mike i take the binding off my bats now and just replace with a certain tape to give me more flex in the handle i hear quite a few do this
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i do pro on my favourite bats
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I'd be interested to hear what tape it is.
I would have thought from a practical point of view, that the binding is also there to support and strenghten the area around the join between bat and handle. I can't imagine that the tape would do this job as well as the binding.......but then again, i dont know what wonder tape is being used!
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it like zink oxide or seem very much like it mate the only reason i do it because my morkel came as like it and talking to a few players they do it too to there bats.
I guess though the handles and the bats are top quality i would not be trying it with a imported bats but i feel a more stiffer flex with the tape and i guess stiffness with elastisity is that were all after.
But hey mine came like that from the players bag otherwise i would have not done it and i have not used it so will not know if it works
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Just looking on the Ayrtek pictures on the group on FB, look like Sanga had a similar idea Seedy! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=89087781237#!/group.php?gid=89087781237&v=photos&so=180
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Players might often build up the bottom hand shape with this tape, but SillyShilly is right, you need the binding on all handles for keeping the handle taut.
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Players might often build up the bottom hand shape with this tape, but SillyShilly is right, you need the binding on all handles for keeping the handle taut.
that a maybe mate but my bat came with the binding removed and when asked i was told to aide flex and a few do it.
I agree ot might not be best practice and make the handle a little less safer so to speak but it like drying a bat
Each to there own
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A lot easier to do if you get paid to use the bat!!!
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dan from vantage did a great job for me, for a good price too-id pm him for a quote if I were you :)
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Just cut most of the top k n o b off, leave about 2-3 mm above the binding. That makes it almost like a sh.
Re tape instead of binding, didnt SS sed to tape up a lot of there handels? In fairness ss hamdeps are rubbish!