Topic: When does a Bat come to life? (Read 3789 times)

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 24, 2013, 09:07:26 PM »

The bat that has taken the longest to get going in my collection is the Warsop by far, had about 3 hours on the mallet 10 plus net sessions at about 30 mins a time a 2 games and I would say its still got a way to go.

Personally I know a bats opened up when you play a shot and you don't feel it come out the bat but when you look up the fielder is chasing it to throw it back the bowler. I don't mean some huge heave I mean a proper shot and the balls just gone.

FattusCattus · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2013, 06:55:01 AM »

Ahhhh! - but which bat came to life the quickest Chris?

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 25, 2013, 11:34:13 AM »

Quote from: FattusCattus on October 25, 2013, 06:55:01 AM

Ahhhh! - but which bat came to life the quickest Chris?

The AJK I have flew from ball one with very little knocking in and prep work , I also scored a ton with the Newbery thruxton I got in there �100 offer and didn't knock that in at all, the thruxton was probably the best bat straight from the off closely followed by my GN X181 and GN Maverick players bats they both went very very well and they had about 30 mins each on the edges. Personally I don't knock my bats in a lot a prefer to net with them to get them going and I do check no one has a bat breaker ball at nets before they bowl.

armie · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2013, 07:14:04 PM »

Depends on a given bat and even how the manufacturer presses them. Most Pakistani bats, for example, in my experience need not a lot of knocking in and a couple of hours are enough, sometimes less. However,they need to be played in to be safe. As mentioned numerously, the amount of grains should have some impact as well.

ogroupleader · « **Reply #19 on:** November 02, 2013, 11:40:38 PM »

I've heard this talked about a lot on this forum and until very recently had never experienced it. I have used a lot of bats but I don't think I had ever scored more than 200 runs with any given bat before moving on to the next. So the bats the went really well from the start would get more of a run than the bats that didn't go so well.
My Thruxton SPS used to jar badly on mishits and had a very hollow feeling on the upper third of the blade. The ball still hammered when you found the middle but it wasn't ever that soft feeling you get when you find the sweetspot of other bats. I have only used it sporadically over the last year. Not many net sessions and had only used it in 4 innings where it had clocked up 200 runs.
I used it last game and notched up 98 with it and the difference in the way it feels now compared to just a few weeks ago is amazing. The sweetspot has gotten bigger. It now feels sweet when you find it. There is no more jarring. That hollow sensation has gone and the power this thing generates is just unbelievable.
So the answer to the question is 300 runs.

tim2000s · « **Reply #20 on:** November 03, 2013, 12:00:15 AM »

Quote from: ogroupleader on November 02, 2013, 11:40:38 PM

I've heard this talked about a lot on this forum and until very recently had never experienced it. I have used a lot of bats but I don't think I had ever scored more than 200 runs with any given bat before moving on to the next. So the bats the went really well from the start would get more of a run than the bats that didn't go so well.
My Thruxton SPS used to jar badly on mishits and had a very hollow feeling on the upper third of the blade. The ball still hammered when you found the middle but it wasn't ever that soft feeling you get when you find the sweetspot of other bats. I have only used it sporadically over the last year. Not many net sessions and had only used it in 4 innings where it had clocked up 200 runs.
I used it last game and notched up 98 with it and the difference in the way it feels now compared to just a few weeks ago is amazing. The sweetspot has gotten bigger. It now feels sweet when you find it. There is no more jarring. That hollow sensation has gone and the power this thing generates is just unbelievable.
So the answer to the question is 300 runs.

Or simply, when your form and timing improved, all of a sudden your bat got better

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ogroupleader · « **Reply #21 on:** November 03, 2013, 03:50:17 AM »

nope. My Recoil Players still feels average. Mongoose mmi still smashes it. I can be objective about a bat's performance. And just for the record I am ALWAYS in form.

Ryan · « **Reply #22 on:** November 03, 2013, 09:19:52 AM »

For me the most important thing after pressing is the middle position, you can have a very well pressed blade but if the middle isn't in the right place for your playing style then you won't get on with the bat.

The crictec sheets are ideal for this. I always thought I suited a low profile bat until I used a few crictec sheets. A massive eye opener.

TangoWhiskey · « **Reply #23 on:** November 03, 2013, 05:04:54 PM »

Quote from: Ryan on November 03, 2013, 09:19:52 AM

For me the most important thing after pressing is the middle position, you can have a very well pressed blade but if the middle isn't in the right place for your playing style then you won't get on with the bat.

The crictec sheets are ideal for this. I always thought I suited a low profile bat until I used a few crictec sheets. A massive eye opener.

100% agree with you. I used to have a high middled bat that pinged, but I didn't really score too many runs with it. It broke and I got a new bat which had a lower middle and all of a sudden it seemed I couldn't stop scoring runs with it even though it didn't have as good a ping.

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