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[tim2000s]

Again, depends a lot on the bat and blade length. For me, mis-timing with a short handle has resulted in not getting enough bat on blade, which results in played on. I think the key point about where on the bat the ball hits when not timing well is that when you hit the upper part of the blade, generally it's likely to be linked to being late on the shot and therefore the bat hasn't really gained appropriate speed, as opposed to towards the toe, where you are likely to be through your shot too early and therefore have attained maximum bat speed, which you would expect to result in a 'bigger' shot.


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[smilley792]

The above probably explain why spliced shots float to bowler/mid on/mid off and a toed shot is skied.

[Blazer]

I have been using a single Newbery GT last season and managed to use all of the bat including the handle  . I managed to get my highest scores and runs in a calender year personally using just the GT. I used to change bats every match according to the surface in 2012 and suffered badly as a result. I decided on sticking with the GT on the basis of it being a hybrid shape (slightest concave , edge thickness than traditional ), being Andy @SAF's favourite shape to replicate (that man knows a thing or two ), main scoring shot ( I cut like a madman) and the best of it was I totally loved the stickers and pick up. My new philosophy with bats is that all parameters such as pitch, weather , opposition, partners, balls are all variable, and the only constant is you and your bat. I like to keep it that way. When you have made enough runs with a certain profile/ bat you build a trust and start focusing on getting runs.

I went from this bat to


to this GT



Just a thought , When India toured the OZ and got beaten badly , players like Sehwag , Dravid , Dhoni had their bats altered in weight , profile , handle length etc. None of them did well. I wonder what could have happened if they did stick to what it was initially.

[jamesisapayne]

God that GT looks good 

I was really tempted by one but seeing Paul from IJC's review about the middle being moved even higher on the cadbury sticker version I decided against it.

Very tempted to get one now!

[uknsaunders]

Well we stuck a crictech sheet on Redders net bat. We had a net at Kenilworth Wardens, a skiddy surface with probably a little less bounce than the average deck unless you dig it right in your half (thoughts reds?). Here's the results from our mixed test:-

[jd312]

Having spoke to a fellow forum member about this, do you really need a low middled bat for a low deck, or visa versa a high middled bat on a bouncy track... Or is it all rubbish science?!

Then the question of what type of middle do you prefer on your bats and what type of wicket is your home ground?

Reds

I'm an opening batsmen. Used a bats with a mid range middle. I like to cut and pull. The best bats I've used have been mid range middle. I also think as the balls new when you bat I always think there a bit of extra bounce.


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[Chad]

Well we stuck a crictech sheet on Redders net bat. We had a net at Kenilworth Wardens, a skiddy surface with probably a little less bounce than the average deck unless you dig it right in your half (thoughts reds?). Here's the results from our mixed test:-

Looks like he'd be better off with a bat with a long middle, like an Amplus. I guess even if you have a bat with an ideally placed sweetspot, you get some invariable bounce which you sometimes just can't adjust to in time.

[crictech]

The impact sheets were really designed to be used for one particular shot at a time. The problem using them in a regular net is you'll get such a mixed bag of deliveries that the ball will hit all over the bat. You'd expect some defensive shots to hit high up near the splice, I guess if they were fuller you'd be driving them.

As for the type of wicket determining where the middle should be, it doesn't, but if you need some more convincing here's a little experiment you can do. Get a cardboard tube out of a kitchen roll and tee up a ball on it. Imagine your going to hit the ball along the deck in between cover and mid off. Is the ball at the perfect height for you? If not, cut a bit off the cardboard tube and repeat until it is. Now rub a tennis ball in the mud, put it on the tee, tape a piece of paper to your bat and hit the ball at your target. The mark will give you a reasonably good idea where your natural impact point is for that shot. Get a few of your team mates to do the same thing. What you'll find is the height of the tees vary from player to player and the marks on the bats are at different heights. All this shows is that for playing this one shot batsman A will hit the ball higher or lower on the bat than batsman B. To simulate a bouncy wicket get a cardboard tube that is 20 cm bigger and put it in exactly the same place as for your first drive. If the ball had bounced this high would you still be playing the same shot?

[13th Man]

I'm going to try that!