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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Mattsky on December 28, 2018, 01:23:37 PM

Title: Good vid: designing a bat for the visually impaired
Post by: Mattsky on December 28, 2018, 01:23:37 PM

Really interesting 5 minute video.
The ECB got together with the chaps at Chase and Loughborough university to produce various bat designs based on how visually impaired batters hit the ball.
(Because regular bats get shredded!) Some funky designs result...

https://www.ecb.co.uk/video/650705/what-would-a-new-design-of-bat-look-like-if-created-for-england-s-visually-impaired-team-?tagNames=spotlight-disability&title=Spotlight%20on%20disability%20cricket
 (https://www.ecb.co.uk/video/650705/what-would-a-new-design-of-bat-look-like-if-created-for-england-s-visually-impaired-team-?tagNames=spotlight-disability&title=Spotlight%20on%20disability%20cricket)

Title: Re: Good vid: designing a bat for the visually impaired
Post by: LEACHY48 on December 28, 2018, 01:47:31 PM

Equally good to see chase making a laminate for an international team.....

Title: Re: Good vid: designing a bat for the visually impaired
Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on December 28, 2018, 02:10:44 PM

I was down there last year when the ecb were picking up the bats. Was great to see the bats and hear what they were doing.