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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Tom on December 17, 2017, 02:05:57 PM

Title: Bat Wraps
Post by: Tom on December 17, 2017, 02:05:57 PM
What the hell are these? Stick your bat in a bag and pour boiling water over it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzsvg2B7TU4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzsvg2B7TU4)

https://batwraps.com/ (https://batwraps.com/)
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on December 17, 2017, 02:11:52 PM
I saw these on Twitter this morning and think they're great!

I can see why people may not be so keen, but it would be a way to stand out from everyone else, wouldn't it.

I'm more curious as to what they look like after a net. Would the ball destroy the wrap, and would it start to come away after a few edges?
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Post by: csnew on December 17, 2017, 02:30:05 PM
Love them! Something different.

Not sure how the one size fits all works
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Post by: Woodyspin on December 17, 2017, 03:49:04 PM
I litterally had a conversation with @tom line about something bery similar, but as for protection and preservation like a scuff sheet.
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Post by: springbok45 on December 17, 2017, 03:53:46 PM
One of the Adelaide players in the wbbl had one one her bat in the last couple of days, saw it on the highlights

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcg2q4DHh_V/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcg2q4DHh_V/)
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: thedevil on December 17, 2017, 04:08:35 PM
Wonder if you could put this on and then simply trim front off leaving just patterned back and it wouldn’t leave any residue ?

Everyone just needs a classic kook graphite design  :o
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Post by: roco on December 17, 2017, 04:14:30 PM
Weird and wonderful
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Post by: Neon Cricket on December 17, 2017, 04:17:10 PM
Surely these won’t meet the MCC regs? It’ll break the labelling regs if nothing else?
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Post by: velvetsky01 on December 17, 2017, 04:21:56 PM
Iv just been sick in my mouth! Disgusting
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Post by: GDP1964 on December 17, 2017, 04:31:47 PM
Surely these won’t meet the MCC regs? It’ll break the labelling regs if nothing else?
.  My very first thoughts although of late I have seen quite a few Brands that exceed the 40% set out by the ICC so maybe not
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Post by: roco on December 17, 2017, 04:47:48 PM
Maybe not suitable for internationals but in domestics they would get away with them like the Stanford black bats and spartan gold bat
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Post by: cjicricket on December 17, 2017, 04:55:09 PM
Im sure the kids in junior club cricket would love the options these could offer!
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Post by: InternalTraining on December 17, 2017, 05:13:22 PM
Unless it was an aluminum bat, I wouldn't use it. :D
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Post by: The Cricket Boutique on December 17, 2017, 05:34:41 PM
Why?
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Post by: imogzyboy on December 17, 2017, 06:53:21 PM
I fancied one but they don’t ship to the uk
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: liscon12 on December 17, 2017, 07:22:00 PM
.  My very first thoughts although of late I have seen quite a few Brands that exceed the 40% set out by the ICC so maybe not

I didn't even know there was regs regarding stickers on the bat
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: brokenbat on December 17, 2017, 08:26:44 PM
Looks great. Amazing for kids, charity events, friendlies etc. 
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: Biggie Smalls on December 17, 2017, 10:44:30 PM
It's a sign of the end times ! Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh !
Repent for salvation , the end is nigh !
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: Woodyspin on December 17, 2017, 11:49:27 PM
I didn't even know there was regs regarding stickers on the bat

Same for shoes in test cricket think thats 60% white if i remember?
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: Hoover on December 18, 2017, 12:10:25 AM
I litterally had a conversation with @tom line about something bery similar, but as for protection and preservation like a scuff sheet.
In the '80s I bought 2 bats from the Stuart Surridge factory in Witham. They applied a full length transparent sleeve over he entire blade and heated it to shrink it. First "facing" I ever saw. After 60 odd games in England that season the bat broke up and sounded like an empty plastic "milk bottle" hitting the ball. :)
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: Tom on December 18, 2017, 12:37:37 AM
Whilst they breach all MCC laws, those laws can be overruled at a competition level which the Big Bash is indeed doing.
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: Boondougal on December 18, 2017, 09:00:03 AM
I like it.. bit of fun and definitely could be a way to get kids into bats...I guess you could make a sleeve with a design on the back and clear on the front and no doubt its not that much different than a scuff sheet.

Great for charity match's, club fun days and other "branded events" where a bit more flare adds to the over all impact of the game / event.
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Post by: Alvaro on December 18, 2017, 09:10:21 AM
Do you reckon Kook could bring back the Beast as a bat wrap?

That would be cool.
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Post by: InternalTraining on December 18, 2017, 03:25:59 PM
Hehehe.

I can't believe "Boof" endorsed such a goofy product.

Well, to each their own. If people like it, great. Use it. I just think that a lot better, more effective products are sidelined because of the "look" factor and here is a silly product all about "looks" getting traction in the market.

"Something's wrong with the world today and everybody knows its right." - Aerosmith.
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: sarg on January 01, 2018, 12:28:10 PM
Apparently the Bat Wrap inventor lives here in Adelaide, so I intend to try one out.

Anyway, I cannot remember seeing this myself, but over a few beers with a old teammate he told me 20years ago Newbery had a cover that was applied with a hairdryer and at season end the owner would just cut it off and go again, no glues. this seems to preceed stickon scuff and be after the old pigskin covers used before that. Can anyone enlighten me?

Link perhaps?
Title: Re: Bat Wraps
Post by: Wickets-then-runs on January 03, 2018, 11:36:32 AM
Apparently the Bat Wrap inventor lives here in Adelaide, so I intend to try one out.

Anyway, I cannot remember seeing this myself, but over a few beers with a old teammate he told me 20years ago Newbery had a cover that was applied with a hairdryer and at season end the owner would just cut it off and go again, no glues. this seems to preceed stickon scuff and be after the old pigskin covers used before that. Can anyone enlighten me?

Link perhaps?
yes mate, i had one on my GM Maestro back in the mid 80's. It was a plastic sleeve you would slip over the blade and heat with a hair dryer and it would shrink tight. Never really took off from what i remember. It was called heat shrink or something equally original. I bought mine from GCCCat the time.