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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: norbs on May 21, 2010, 08:51:58 PM

Title: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: norbs on May 21, 2010, 08:51:58 PM: When would a 4 grain bat be better then a grade 1 or Grade A+++++ or 5 Stars, yadda yadda, bat?
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: niceonechoppy on May 21, 2010, 08:56:34 PM: I asked this question the other day, a team mate has a Fisher bat from aus when he went there 2 years back and he bought a g1 bat for around £200, it had 4 grains, with no heartwood. Surely as a 4 grained bat isn't as cosmetically present as a 7-15 grained bat? In terms of performance, it is determined by pressing surely?
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: Howzat on May 21, 2010, 08:57:21 PM: Oh dear... I sense another pressing lecture? ;)
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: niceonechoppy on May 21, 2010, 08:58:37 PM: I don't mind, all part of the education which Is CBF.
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: norbs on May 21, 2010, 09:01:19 PM: Quote from: Leo on May 21, 2010, 08:57:21 PM
Oh dear... I sense another pressing lecture? ;)

Nothing about pressing but if you think it is answer the question!
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: norbs on May 21, 2010, 09:44:45 PM: No answer, pressing might be relevant or is it another assumption?

Who grade's a bat on performance or via the mallet....... there are some bats on here, based on the owners opinion, that go like trains, surely they must know?

Edit: Anyone hand pick there bats, they should have a clue for this question?
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on May 21, 2010, 10:19:44 PM: Not sure but the 4 grain slazenger sxi my bro had was a top range model and goes well...simply because it has 4 grains doesn't warrent writing it off as drift wood surely??
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: AlRidd on May 22, 2010, 08:27:33 AM: It would be better if the profile and pick up and handle shape and type and all the other little things suited the owner perfectly.
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: petehosk on May 22, 2010, 08:48:44 AM: I reckon that the 4 grainer would be better for long life? Or is that a generalisation?
We are always hearing that the multigrained bats tend to play well from the off? But don't have long life expectancy? Play hard and die young?
And that the lesser grained variety take longer to play-in to performance mode. I know that the Laver I normally use is around 7 grains and has taken a while to play-in, but now its playing superbly well. And that it feels as if it will last longer than the 30 grainers?

Or am I completely wrong?
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: norbs on May 22, 2010, 08:54:33 AM: Good work Pete almost there!
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: petehosk on May 22, 2010, 09:56:06 AM: Ok - so longer life and better performance for more of it's life? ???
Title: Re: When would a 4 grain bat....
Post by: peplow on May 22, 2010, 06:29:13 PM: didnt matt hayden have a 3 or 4 grainer in one match he played...something tells me he did, could be completely wrong!!