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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: edge on March 12, 2018, 02:50:58 PM
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Got a teammates' bat at mine atm to put a scuff on it for them, decent enough stick. Giving it a wave about and a little tap up I think this isn't half bad, picks up a bit light but I like the shape. Pop it on the scales to see what it is and well... The pictures should speak for themselves:
Looks alright for a low grade bat, nice shape and minimal concaving
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Pretty sizable edges, spine is about 63mm measuring as best I can
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On the scales she goes...
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Madness! Imagine the monster this cleft could have made at 2lb11...
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And that’s with a scuff on too!
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Is that a problem with mass market brands? Bats, particularly lower grade, are shaped and pressed as a 'one size fits all' without much attention paid to those clefts that are 'special' in ways other than their appearance.
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I always thought I liked light bats, as I am painfully weak, I have never weighed a bat or specified a weight when buying one I just pick it up and wave it around. I was swinging a couple of bats around at home the other day, one feels super light and the other feels perfect for me. I assumed the super light was 2.6 and the other 2.7/2.8 I put them on the scales and the light one was 2.8 the other perfect weight on 2.9
Seems weight, like age, is just a number!
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Pretty sizable edges, spine is about 63mm measuring as best I can
Is that not measuring more like 54cm? Still nice for The weight regardless. I did have a heavy wknd tho so could be seeing that wrong! :( I like the look of some of the Kooks in the lower grades, there seems to be some nice lookers for grade 2/3s. The Surge is a lovely profile too.
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Pretty sizable edges, spine is about 63mm measuring as best I can
Is that not measuring more like 54cm? Still nice for The weight regardless. I did have a heavy wknd tho so could be seeing that wrong! :( I like the look of some of the Kooks in the lower grades, there seems to be some nice lookers for grade 2/3s. The Surge is a lovely profile too.
Angle of the photo bud, I did put more effort into getting an accurate read of the spine than that! As you can tell from the wider shot, the spine is definitely more than 16/17mm bigger than the edge! 54cm would be enooormous mind ;)
@play-yourself-in 2.8/2.9 is definitely light!
Is that a problem with mass market brands? Bats, particularly lower grade, are shaped and pressed as a 'one size fits all' without much attention paid to those clefts that are 'special' in ways other than their appearance.
Think that's probably a good point, a brand like Kook has more interest in turning the bats out cheap and quick than it does in searching out those special clefts. Not the worst thing in the world for the savvy consumer though as you can seek out super light sticks like this or pick up a bargain, especially with the new laws meaning this cleft couldn't be used to make a mega size bat.
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@edge does it have an A stamp on the shoulder?
Just done a refurb on a mates Aussie Kook. 40mm edge, 62mm spine with new stickers scuff and grip it's at 2.6lbs 😱.
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2.6??
Gotta find a way of drying our wood out
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Mark - used number 2 bat at nets for a couple of bags of balls!
Everyone that picks it up and waves it around think it weighs 2'10-2'12! Nobody has thought it weighed any more and most say around 2'10/2'11.
I put it on the scales and 2'14.5 :o
There are bats out there then genuinely feel lighter than they are and it's nice to find them! :)
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How much value you get for your shots with these light bats? If you are playing on lighting fast outfields, sure they will be fine. Anywhere else, duds!
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How much value you get for your shots with these light bats? If you are playing on lighting fast outfields, sure they will be fine. Anywhere else, duds!
Not true for me. I used a 2.6lb SS Turbo for many years.
Timing can make up for the benefit of weight/mass, also I found I generated a much faster bat speed.
These days I use a wide range of bat weights and don't find much difference between them.
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Mark - used number 2 bat at nets for a couple of bags of balls!
Everyone that picks it up and waves it around think it weighs 2'10-2'12! Nobody has thought it weighed any more and most say around 2'10/2'11.
I put it on the scales and 2'14.5 :o
There are bats out there then genuinely feel lighter than they are and it's nice to find them! :)
Ah cheers Pete
I’ve got a couple more bats finished now, not quite as unique as that one, but hopefully the pick up/balance are as good
And I will figure out,how to upload pics and start a thread with my batmaking efforts
Also, with the making my own tools pics and vids to upload
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Angle of the photo bud, I did put more effort into getting an accurate read of the spine than that! As you can tell from the wider shot, the spine is definitely more than 16/17mm bigger than the edge! 54cm would be enooormous mind
:D Ha ha, 54cm would be some chunk of willow.....as I said, heavy weekend!
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Not true for me. I used a 2.6lb SS Turbo for many years.
Timing can make up for the benefit of weight/mass, also I found I generated a much faster bat speed.
These days I use a wide range of bat weights and don't find much difference between them.
You must be a very good timer of the ball. I can never get any value with light bats. Maybe, I didn't use good light weight bats.
I wonder what's the weight of Rohit Sharma's bats? He is probably the best timer of ball of his generation.
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Bats that feel lighter than scale weight = heavy handle?
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Bats that feel lighter than scale weight = heavy handle?
Dont think we can generalize like that. Had a TON bat with very thin handle that broke. Got it replaced with a thick handle and the pickup became worse. So I guess it depends on a lot of factors and not just the handle/weight at the top..
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@edge does it have an A stamp on the shoulder?
Just done a refurb on a mates Aussie Kook. 40mm edge, 62mm spine with new stickers scuff and grip it's at 2.6lbs 😱.
Nope, stamped E. Who knows what that means mind.
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I think the E stamp is for English market, A for Australia.
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I got an Aldred back end of last year - was adamant i wanted it as light as possible around 2.8 to match my old bat. Got it home picked it up and it felt spot on. Put it on the scales and its 2.12 but just picks up so well - probably better than any bat i've owned.
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Good that you're happy with it.
Paul knows what he's doing, but 4 ounces off your specified weight is a lot to me.
Unless it gained a fishtank-full of moisture during transit!
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4oz s extra?
That's ridiculous- but I'm glad you are happy with it.
I ordered a custom Newbery Mjolnir SPS back in the day at 2lb 7ozs, and it came through at 2lb 12, and with a massive lump across the blade. Needless to say it went back...
The replacement was 2lb 10oz, but it was better than the last one, so I stuck with it.
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actually i might be doing him a disservice by saying 2.8 - in fact i think most of the bats have ranged from 2.9 upwards but still i was surprised at the weight of it - but it picks up so much better than any other bat i've ever used and it is heavier than all of my other ones - i had a gray nicolls dynadrive and it picked up far heavier than the aldred and thats why i wanted a new one - it just felt way too heavy for me!