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Simmy

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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #60 on: December 16, 2011, 10:53:54 AM »
Quote from: Buzz on December 16, 2011, 10:19:01 AM
about right.

:lol:

that is more the truth yes! lol
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #61 on: December 16, 2011, 11:04:00 AM »
being a bit harsh on the big lad here. Having witnessed a Simmy 100 (we made him retire after 20 overs lol) and a few other knocks I can confirm he finds the middle and the edges.

Middle of the toe and splice mind you.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #62 on: December 16, 2011, 11:17:35 AM »
Quote from: Number4 on December 16, 2011, 10:27:09 AM
I think you will find most do this

Thanks for earlier suggestion.

Puma/Blueroom is pretty much the only brand I have seen whose esges are rolled, even lower end ones which are made in India have edges rounded etc exactly same how top end ones are.

Not sure if Rob finishes all of lower end bats as well
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #63 on: December 16, 2011, 11:21:54 AM »
Quote from: Cover_Drive on December 16, 2011, 11:17:35 AM
Thanks for earlier suggestion.

Puma/Blueroom is pretty much the only brand I have seen whose esges are rolled, even lower end ones which are made in India have edges rounded etc exactly same how top end ones are.

Not sure if Rob finishes all of lower end bats as well

I know Julian Millichamp bones the edges with horses shin bone and pretty sure Laver does as well
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #64 on: December 16, 2011, 11:22:54 AM »
Quote from: Cover_Drive on December 16, 2011, 11:17:35 AM
Thanks for earlier suggestion.

Puma/Blueroom is pretty much the only brand I have seen whose esges are rolled, even lower end ones which are made in India have edges rounded etc exactly same how top end ones are.

Not sure if Rob finishes all of lower end bats as well
Humm - I cannot speak for Asian brands, but almost uk brands roll the edges - it is part of finishing the bat.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #65 on: December 16, 2011, 12:26:02 PM »
Quote from: Buzz on December 16, 2011, 11:22:54 AM
Humm - I cannot speak for Asian brands, but almost uk brands roll the edges - it is part of finishing the bat.

Quote from: Number4 on December 16, 2011, 11:21:54 AM
I know Julian Millichamp bones the edges with horses shin bone and pretty sure Laver does as well

Hmm - Actually the Puma/Blueroom edges are 'more' rounded than like of Screaming Cat, Laver & Wood etc

Maybe Laver & Wood, Screaming Cat etc are also rounded BUT probably not as rounded as Puma/Blueroom ones.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #66 on: December 16, 2011, 12:34:07 PM »
Here ya go CD... This vid shows Julian boning the egdes at 2.36m

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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #67 on: December 16, 2011, 12:56:22 PM »
Pretty sure you'll find them rolling the edges in this video from Bellingham and Smith. As has been said before it looks like it's an elephants shin bone!

http://www.bellinghamandsmith.co.za/media
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #68 on: December 16, 2011, 05:29:54 PM »
Quote from: Number4 on December 16, 2011, 12:34:07 PM
Here ya go CD... This vid shows Julian boning the egdes at 2.36m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiyNeql7Jmg&feature=player_embedded#!


Yes, I know he does it but the edges are more rounded on Puma compared to Screaming Cat, will try to get pictures and show this.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #69 on: December 16, 2011, 05:37:12 PM »
Yeah the edges are very very rounded on Pumas. I round off the edges by just hitting the edges at a 45° angle, like it says on the Laver website.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #70 on: December 24, 2011, 07:41:12 AM »
I'd bump this again :).

Today I got my Redback Paradox LE (and long awaited mallet ;-) :P) and as soon I got it I took out Dukes ball I have and checked its ping so after that I started knocking and knocked the bat whenever I was able to throughout the day (still not fully knocked) so at the end of the day I again bounced the ball and saw clear difference between before knocking and after, again as I said its not fully knocked but there is big difference in ping.

It is quite amazing to see how big of a difference knocking makes.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #71 on: December 24, 2011, 02:14:39 PM »
hmmm interesting thoughts.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #72 on: January 07, 2012, 06:22:22 AM »
Bump again :).

So since James Laver and Julian Millichamp both suggest that when knocking bat we should hit mallet hard enough on the face so it causes indentation over the face and then evening it out.

So while doing this I have seen cracks forming which I'm told are perforamance cracks.

Discuss.
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #73 on: January 07, 2012, 06:34:30 AM »
Indentations happen; but cracks should not really develop; if they develop too quickly then either the pressing is just too soft or there might be compression damage but I will go for the former.

Just to add: the indentations too should not be too overwhelming.
« Last Edit: January 07, 2012, 06:37:40 AM by kaustav »
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Re: Knock your bat in properly....
« Reply #74 on: January 07, 2012, 07:46:27 AM »
I've never been able to hit a bat hard enough to make a dent, apart from soft pressed kashmir bats.
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