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Wide grainer comes to life
« on: February 09, 2015, 07:42:50 AM »
I purchased this 6 wide grained Mongoose Torq off eBay(Milletsports) in May 2014 in a moment of drunken madness. It was 2.11 when It arrived and had an nice light pick-up. As the season was five months away i spent ages slowly knocking it in, but it always felt a bit flat off centre and higher up the blade.





In January I changed the scuff sheet and repaired a few surface cracks, polish and oil and, and some applied shoe goo. I reweighed it then and it was 2.11. Made no difference after a bit more knocking so i stuck it on the gun rack and moved on to my other bats.

Today I picked it up after leaving it in the shed over a 39 degree weekend. It felt lighter and the response off the mallet was impressive, nice rebound and a whip like crack from deep in the timber. Surprised I weighed it and it was now 2.93. Nearly 2 oz lighter!



Now this is more blind luck than sheer brilliance that I caught this, but it appears the reduction in surface moisture has helped harden the surface and improve the ping. It's staying in the house now btw.

Does this sound right? Do others have experience with wide grain timber coming to life after they lose moisture?
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2015, 11:10:24 AM »
Being that the bat has 5 wide grains the willow would be only around  5 years old and therefore have plenty moisture.
As the moisture content decreases it  as become lighter as it becomes lighter the sound off the mallet can also change for example think of the sound harder heartwood bats make compared to  softer sapwood bats.
 Pretty certain though the bats performance as improved due to the extra preparation it as recieved.
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2015, 11:59:19 AM »
Streaky and Procricket at B3 talk a lot about stiffness in the blade being a key factor to performance. 1.7 ounces isn't seen as a massive amount, but that's about 48 grams, which is a fair amount of water to lose from a bat. Not 100% sure I'm correct, but drying can cause more stiffness in the blade, while sacrificing longevity.
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2015, 12:26:17 PM »
I always thought the more liquid you had circulating round your wood, the stiffer it got!  ;)
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2015, 01:16:49 PM »
I am seeing something similar as well. I was trying to reduce the weight on a bat. I stored it near the house furnace for a couple of months. It is now an ounce or two lighter, but the ping has improved tremendously. It's like a trampoline now.
Maybe we are on to something here...
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2015, 11:38:36 AM »
Ok shed is ready. 41 on Saturday. Send your bats over by the weekend. Lol
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2015, 12:33:12 PM »
Just to make the point that in the past forum members have tried to reduce the moisture content in their bats and while there is a minor improvement in performance there is a significant reduction in the life of the bat.

I think I read somewhere that most pro bats have their moisture content reduces below 10%, whereas bats for normal customers are around 12% - and that is to improve longevity of the bat.

Some of the Pakistani bats have a moisture content around 5% - so don't expect it to last!
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2015, 12:43:26 PM »


Just given my wide grained Spectre a winter clean up ready for nets, goes like a rocket after a good bit of knocking in and a few games use


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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2015, 12:57:50 PM »
This wide grained taps up well, not finished abusing it with a mallet yet though!

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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2015, 01:03:41 PM »
Quote from: Buzz on February 10, 2015, 12:33:12 PM
Just to make the point that in the past forum members have tried to reduce the moisture content in their bats and while there is a minor improvement in performance there is a significant reduction in the life of the bat.

I think I read somewhere that most pro bats have their moisture content reduces below 10%, whereas bats for normal customers are around 12% - and that is to improve longevity of the bat.

Some of the Pakistani bats have a moisture content around 5% - so don't expect it to last!
Yes U.K. batmakers aim for 10% moisture content.
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Re: Wide grainer comes to life
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2015, 11:02:16 AM »
Bought a 'spare' GN100 Scoop at the weekend. 2lb 10oz, £160. Happy chappy. :o)

It has 6 grains (my current scoop has 10), but I'm hoping it'll last 3/4 seasons. The face is so clean, not a blemish.

I'm in no massive rush to put into a match situation yet (I reckon there may be another season left in my current one), so I've got plenty of time to inject some life into what is traditionally a more durable, rather than pingable number of grains.

*tried to upload photo, failed miserably*
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