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Title: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: OllieWalker39 on November 09, 2017, 10:47:02 AM: Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but has anyone else noticed Cook's bat has the inside shoulder totally cut away?

Bizarre - any reason why?
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: liscon12 on November 09, 2017, 11:43:39 AM: Due to his bottom hand grip I think, he's had his bats done like this for the past couple of years.
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: northernboy1987 on November 09, 2017, 12:42:38 PM: Yeah I noticed it a while back, I think it's because his bottom hand is absolutely choking the shoulders
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: moonball on November 09, 2017, 12:48:03 PM: Niall O'Brien does the same. What a top bloke he is by the way.
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: Biggie Smalls on November 09, 2017, 02:20:30 PM: From memory he reckons the glove padding on his thumb bashes the shoulder , causing his gloves to wear , but more importantly, it would get his bottom hand grip out of position/slip etc .
As others have said , its due to extreme bottom hand choking grip .
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: InternalTraining on November 09, 2017, 02:27:52 PM: Hmm...I never saw that.

@OllieWalker39 , got pics, bruh? :)
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: OllieWalker39 on November 09, 2017, 02:56:20 PM: I can never attach them! But I'm sure someone could be kind enough to on my behalf!

Can't believe it's taken me so long to notice..!
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: northernboy1987 on November 09, 2017, 03:14:39 PM: Quote from: OllieWalker39 on November 09, 2017, 02:56:20 PM
I can never attach them! But I'm sure someone could be kind enough to on my behalf!

Can't believe it's taken me so long to notice..!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39384846 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39384846)

Lead pic in this article shows it
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: Canners on November 09, 2017, 03:39:18 PM: Quote from: northernboy1987 on November 09, 2017, 03:14:39 PM
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39384846[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39384846[/url])

Lead pic in this article shows it

Queue everyone sawing their shoulder off now :)
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: InternalTraining on November 09, 2017, 04:34:56 PM: Quote from: northernboy1987 on November 09, 2017, 03:14:39 PM
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39384846[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39384846[/url])

Lead pic in this article shows it

cool, thanks!
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: petehosk on November 09, 2017, 05:06:32 PM: Right - older GN bat, saw, light sanding, black marker pen and ebay!! Genuine Cook bat - surely it would even make more than £510 the Buttler bat made? ;)
Title: Re: Alastair Cook - Bat Inside Shoulder
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on November 09, 2017, 05:28:40 PM: Quote from: petehosk on November 09, 2017, 05:06:32 PM
Right - older GN bat, saw, light sanding, black marker pen and ebay!! Genuine Cook bat - surely it would even make more than £510 the Buttler bat made? ;)

I believe from memory Cook has done this for years, played at Maldon CC a few season before last which is his club and a couple of his bats in pavilion had the shoulder missing, for someone like me that chocks the handle maybe I’ll give it a go on an old bat.

On a separate not that possible Butler Bat was mental money anyone else got a verve a sharpie and want to put a swear word on top of the handle