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[WalkingWicket37]

Err, yeah.

Seems mad to me banging a new bat on concrete but each to their own...

[Gingerbusiness]

Seems mad to me banging a new bat on concrete but each to their own...

Saw Arran Brindle knocking in the edges of one bat with another. That doesnt seem right either...

[ajmw89]

At my parents where the workshop is, my mum has a granite rolling pin.  If she's out, I usually knick that and roll the edges.  Otherwise, it's the bathtub or bathroom sink I use.  Takes a couple of minutes

[joeljonno]

Saw Arran Brindle knocking in the edges of one bat with another. That doesnt seem right either...

Yeah, I see that quite a lot too.

[Pitbull]

How much knocking in did you give it Pitbull??

Barely any to be fair which serves me right as I wasn't too impressed with it at first, suppose I rushed into using it, but it's performing really well now. Mine did seem like it was a pretty hard bat.

[Seniorplayer]

My view is that when a bat is sold as ready play it will be okay but further  knocking in by hand will give the willow a final Hardening if this is done correctly it will eventually extract the best possible performance from the blade.

[TopShot]

Every bat is ready to play. All depends on what you want to do with it and how long you want it to last.

Personally, my bats get. Scuff sheet and a bit of banging the toe on concrete the go and use it.

What kind of sorcery is this? You must go through like 10 new bats every season....

[aussie.kooky]

There is a retailer in Western Australia that uses a Kangaroo Leg bone to get the edges rounded as its shape actually compliments the shape of a bat face. The lengths some people go to I guess.

[TangoWhiskey]

There is a retailer in Western Australia that uses a Kangaroo Leg bone to get the edges rounded as its shape actually compliments the shape of a bat face. The lengths some people go to I guess.

This isn't unusual. When I was in the Newbery shop Lewis showed me their cow shin bone which does the same thing.