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Title: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Colesy on June 28, 2010, 05:09:29 PM

I'm watching the test match now and I am a bit suspect about the size of his bat. I know he's a big guy but that is huge!

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Tom on June 28, 2010, 05:10:50 PM

He does use 3lbish bats, they're the most unwieldy lumps ever. 2" longer blade on them too so they don't pickup light

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: roco on June 28, 2010, 05:16:31 PM

I heard he uses 3lb bats and he is a big boy so if anyone can weild one he would

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Beachcricket on June 28, 2010, 07:01:44 PM

3lbs!!! No wonder he crushes it down the ground.

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: roco on June 28, 2010, 07:07:41 PM

Pollards not doing bad with his 2lb10 at the mo

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: procricket on June 28, 2010, 07:20:17 PM

a 3lb monster would take  me a day to play a shot

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: jamferg on June 28, 2010, 09:15:51 PM

I suppose they could be laminates so would look huge in comparsion to 'normal' bats

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Talisman on June 28, 2010, 09:18:24 PM

Lamination does not increase size, just increases power.

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: roco on June 28, 2010, 09:19:15 PM

Ahhh I thought both nice to know

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: procricket on June 28, 2010, 09:19:56 PM

were talking moisture contents

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Talisman on June 28, 2010, 09:23:03 PM

Or natural density.

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: jamferg on June 28, 2010, 09:31:31 PM

Quote from: Talisman on June 28, 2010, 09:18:24 PM

Lamination does not increase size, just increases power.

ahh didnt know that..they always look massive so assumed they were engineered to be bigger rather than pingier..you live and learn

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Liam-SCCC on June 28, 2010, 09:33:46 PM

surely if you stick a lump of wood on the back of a bat to make a laminate then it makes the bat bigger!

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: procricket on June 28, 2010, 09:35:47 PM

it not a full bat then added wood i think it best mike or somebody explain better than me

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: jamferg on June 28, 2010, 09:37:16 PM

here we go!  ( sorry ! ;-)  )

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Talisman on June 28, 2010, 09:47:58 PM

It's all on here somewhere in detail.

Title: Re: Chris Gayle's bat
Post by: Huckster on June 28, 2010, 09:53:41 PM

But if people on here know, how come...