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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: pacman75cricket on June 21, 2010, 10:58:11 AM

Title: Refurbed Bat
Post by: pacman75cricket on June 21, 2010, 10:58:11 AM

Hi,

I have just removed face applied at start of season to a brand new bat, due to enforced layoff & fact that get tiny nicks I have removed tape and face sanded and oiled, question do I need to knock the bat in again

Title: Re: Refurbed Bat
Post by: Alvaro on June 21, 2010, 11:31:09 AM

no

Title: Re: Refurbed Bat
Post by: Cakes on June 21, 2010, 07:43:44 PM

if you have sanded a little off then no, but if you sanded a lot off it may be worth doing another hour or so.

Title: Re: Refurbed Bat
Post by: turnitayard on June 22, 2010, 09:28:29 PM

why is that cakes?

Title: Re: Refurbed Bat
Post by: tommy2tink on June 23, 2010, 06:34:48 AM

Knocking in compresses the top layer of the bat; he may have sanded it away if he sanded it a lot.

Title: Re: Refurbed Bat
Post by: pacman75cricket on June 23, 2010, 08:51:34 AM

Removed face and ver light sanding so I take it knocking in not needed just tapped a few balls and thought it had left seam mark, may have been softer due to recent application of oil.