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[calcurtis98]

I've been watching Paul at IJC do his top five bats in store and just by looking at it he knows where the sweet spot is, is the sweet stop where the meat of the bat is?

And, secondly, what is Concaving? It's always talked about yet I have no idea what it is.

[Buzz]

I've been watching Paul at IJC do his top five bats in store and just by looking at it he knows where the sweet spot is, is the sweet stop where the meat of the bat is?

Answer = no it isn't where the main amount of wood is. frequently it is just below that point.

And, secondly, what is Concaving? It's always talked about yet I have no idea what it is.

Concaving is where there is wood scraped out of the back of the bat to give a high spine, but also big edges.

e.g.

[psrinivaskarthik]

Concaving is where there is wood scraped out of the back of the bat to give a high spine, but also big edges.

e.g.

How does these shape effect the performance [qualities of the bat] ?
is there any pros/cons of these shapes ?

[Cumbrian Pete]

Ah, that's one big can of worms you've just opened up right there!  Lots of discussion on the merits of concaving on this site if you use the search function.

[SLC]

Whoa, I'd always assumed concaving referred to the shape of the face, ie whether its slightly bent or not.

[calcurtis98]

Answer = no it isn't where the main amount of wood is. frequently it is just below that point.

Concaving is where there is wood scraped out of the back of the bat to give a high spine, but also big edges.

e.g.

Thanks for clearing that up Buzz 

[EaglesCC]

Whoa, I'd always assumed concaving referred to the shape of the face, ie whether its slightly bent or not.

Perhaps you are thinking of the 'Bow'

I've always thought concaving was purely to be able to give a higher spine and edge size to the bat whilst keeping it a certain weight. No performance benefits as such... (unless you only use the very middle and edges of a bat) 

[Seniorplayer]

Perhaps you are thinking of the 'Bow'

I've always thought concaving was purely to be able to give a higher spine and edge size to the bat whilst keeping it a certain weight. No performance benefits as such... (unless you only use the very middle and edges of a bat) 

Also the ones i have seen tend to have a narrower middle