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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: thaman303 on January 06, 2011, 05:59:05 AM

Title: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: thaman303 on January 06, 2011, 05:59:05 AM
whats your views on most pro prefer their bats with bat facing or without it.
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: punter_legend on January 06, 2011, 06:02:51 AM
whats your views on most pro prefer their bats with bat facing or without it.

What's the point ? they get new bats when they want anyway so mayaswell make best until the bat breaks and get a new one


that's my view  :(
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: sgcricket on January 06, 2011, 06:04:54 AM
in my opinion they do....all of them have their favourite bats, which they only use in matches. and they want those bats to last as long as possible.
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: roco on January 06, 2011, 06:10:28 AM
Well most prob do but not all as when I was talking to rob pack he said Freddie was a bat bully just beat them to death which is pure Fred lol but then there are players like sachin
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: Canners on January 06, 2011, 08:27:52 AM

do you think having a pro face on your bat affects rebound properties at all?
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: 100 not out on January 06, 2011, 10:18:16 AM
it is so thin. . . .that even if it does. . .it will be negligible.

i reckon the fibre glass one (criss cross type) is the lightest and best, but its the ugliest and hardest to remove.
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: Canners on January 06, 2011, 10:30:48 AM
is it just me or does a natural bat (no face) sound better?
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: Buzz on January 06, 2011, 10:36:45 AM
is it just me or does a natural bat (no face) sound better?
Possibly - although quite often when an amature player uses a bat with a facing it is likely that the bat has been knocked in at a shop - which can mean it has been pressed again - as a result it will be duller. Plus Pros by their very nature will time the ball better than the rest of us mear mortals - hence the bat will sound better in a pro's hands.

I remember watching Graeme Hick back in the day, when he hit the ball there was a sound like a gunshot. Brilliant.

Loads of pro's use a facing on a bat, it will make a marginal impact on the performance of the bat, but the benefits of using the cover massively out way this.  These include protecting the bat's face, sealing in moisture, saving you from sanding and oiling etc
Title: Re: bat facing on pro bats
Post by: will5210 on January 06, 2011, 10:42:38 AM
I think the extended lifespan of Tendulkar's bat should prove they're worth using, & don't affect the performance.