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[bigswingnoding]

I bought a GM octane f2 808 5 star. it has gm now but it still sounds dead. if i just play it in at the nets will it improve or should i give it some mallet time?.

[Vitas Cricket]

Some GM bats can take a while to play in and get going. The term 'open up' is banded around on the forum but you are not trying to cause crazy paving across the face (eventually resulting in the face falling off) just soften the wood up a little.

As a general trend, the more you use a GM, the better it gets. So get to the nets and start hitting.

[bigswingnoding]

Ok thanks i have been using it in the nets but just am worried the toe is going to crack or break. but i tell you the middle pings like a gooden  aha

[ProWannabe88]

Ok thanks i have been using it in the nets but just am worried the toe is going to crack or break. but i tell you the middle pings like a gooden  aha

Try using the middle more often then 

[bigswingnoding]

Try using the middle more often then 

aha lol you own blue room ?

[smilley792]

I borrowed a mates recently that's had a good 6months use. Middle was awesome, but areas still felt unknocked in.

Maybe give areas you think aren't quite open some more abuse with a bat mallet, to move the process on.

And maybe fibre tape the toe. As a 2nds teamer did open the toe in the nets of his not very old zona he'd purchased,

[bigswingnoding]

I borrowed a mates recently that's had a good 6months use. Middle was awesome, but areas still felt in knocked in.

Maybe give areas you think aren't quite open some more abuse with a bat mallet, to move the process on.

And maybe fibre tape the toe. As a 2nds teamer did open the toe in the nets of his to very old zona he'd purchased,

ok thanks mate