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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: mohawks94 on September 06, 2018, 04:17:39 PM
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B3 have been great since my new bat this season broke, and sent me a choice of two clefts to choose from to make my new one. I'm interested to know which one people would choose and why to see if opinions line up with my own!
https://flic.kr/p/29rgMYa
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They’re both stunners, one on the left for me as I’m not a huge fan of millions of grains or heartwood, but I’d be happy with either.
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Left, because I prefer a look of <50% heartwood
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Heartwood and grains for early trampolining. Right one!
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1842/43605540405_60f2557778_b.jpg)
I'd be tempted by right but then choose left, I reckon. Or I'd ask the maker to choose whichever they thought would be best.
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Personally Not a huge fan of heartwood so id go for the one on the left
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I'll throw it out there that when I showed my mother she thought the one on the right as it looked prettier.
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1842/43605540405_60f2557778_b.jpg)
I'd be tempted by right but then choose left, I reckon. Or I'd ask the maker to choose whichever they thought would be best.
Took me a good couple of hours to make my choice, asked about five different people for opinions.
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Whichever is lighter in weight, I am guessing that will be the one with less heartwood portion.
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The one on the left for me
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One on the left
And I'd ask for the handle to be put in the bottom so the heartwood would be on the right handers inside edge (but that's just me)
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One on the left personally, one on the right is just tad too much heartwood. How did you get in touch with them mate and how much is it costing you if you don’t mind me asking
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Left one and as @WalkingWicket37 said select heartwood on outside edge
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Left one and as @WalkingWicket37 said select heartwood on outside edge
Just out curiosity why is it preferable to have it on the outside edge?
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Left one and as @WalkingWicket37 said select heartwood on outside edge
I said turn it upside down so the heartwood was on the inside edge... ;)
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I'm glad that everyone seems to be agreeing with my logic. I went with the one on the left, because of less heartwood. I very nearly went with right because the strip of heartwood is a straighter line, but decided that the grains were still gorgeous on the left and I didn't want so much heartwood.
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Personally the one on the left.
Can I also ask what grade or Stripe are these two clefts from B3 please
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3 stripe LE soulman
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3 stripe LE soulman
Really? Just goes to show the difference in grading between companies I guess
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Really? Just goes to show the difference in grading between companies I guess
Thought exactly the same surprised it’s there top graded clefts
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I'm glad that everyone seems to be agreeing with my logic. I went with the one on the left, because of less heartwood. I very nearly went with right because the strip of heartwood is a straighter line, but decided that the grains were still gorgeous on the left and I didn't want so much heartwood.
Nope heartwood's great, no problems with that at all - just preferred the grains on the other one.
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Left one likely best.. do you get a discount if get both?
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Don't know, I'm only getting the one on the left! Don't need two more!
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Both of them look good, But for me I would trust the batmaker to choose the best - you have to trust the people who deal with clefts etc on a daily basis.
Thats why you pay good money to a good batmaker.
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Just out curiosity why is it preferable to have it on the outside edge?
It' will help prevent edge damage as heartwood is harder.
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It' will help prevent edge damage as heartwood is harder.
But the ball is just as likely to hit the inside edge as the outside edge, no?
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It' will help prevent edge damage as heartwood is harder.
Know you're just repeating a common opinion, but Hardwood is drier and crack more easily in my experience.
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But the ball is just as likely to hit the inside edge as the outside edge, no?
Only if you've got an unusually balanced technique and face equal amounts of inswing and outswing, which is unlikely! I know I certainly take more damage on one edge than the other.
@Kulli both are right I think, heartwood is certainly harder (a good thing if you ask me), but also definitely drier and more brittle.
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But the ball is just as likely to hit the inside edge as the outside edge, no?
I don't think so. All the bats I have for repairs/refurbs of teammates tend to have more damage on one edge than the other (usually the inside one, if that says anything?)
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Inside edge - playing across the line/slogger
Outside edge - not getting to the pitch of the ball
No idea of the truth of it but that's what I was always told.
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i'd want one with less heartwood in it.
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Inside edge - playing across the line/slogger
Outside edge - not getting to the pitch of the ball
No idea of the truth of it but that's what I was always told.
So if you don't bother getting to the pitch and slog, you're in between the two and will middle everything? :D
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For me the one on the left. Good decision made
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Heart wood is magical properties for big hits!
I wish I could buy that cleft and have Tim Keeley shape it into an amazing bat for me. :D