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Your perfect bat....
« on: December 29, 2011, 09:44:31 PM »

What would your perfect bat be... How would you have it exactly like you wanted.

Weight
Number of grains
Middle position
Short handle/long handle
Oval or Round Handle
Heartwood/no Heartwood
Butterfly knots
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2011, 09:47:39 PM »

Weight:2.12
Number of grains:14
Middle position:low
Short handle/long handle:short
Oval or Round Handle: oval
Heartwood/no Heartwood: no
Butterfly knots: no
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2011, 09:51:45 PM »

Weight: 2.11 before grip combination.
Number of grains:10
Middle position: High
Short handle/long handle:short
Oval or Round Handle: Thick Oval Handle
Heartwood/no Heartwood: No
Butterfly knots: Yes
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2011, 09:53:48 PM »

Weight: 2.10
Number of grains: 12 +
Middle position: Mid to Low, Extended
Short handle/long handle: SH
Oval or Round Handle: Oval at the bottom
Heartwood/no Heartwood: No
Butterfly knots: No

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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2011, 09:57:23 PM »

Weight:2.11 with a chevron and thick ribbed.
Number of grains: 10-14
Middle position: Low
SH or LH: SH
Oval or Round handle: Round
Heartwood or no heartwood: Heartwood, a 2cm strip on the RHers outside edge.
Butterfly knots: no!
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2011, 10:02:23 PM »

Weight:2.12
Number of grains: 6 to 20
Middle position: Lowish
SH or LH: SH
Oval or Round handle: Oval
Heartwood or no heartwood: Not worried
Butterfly knots: not worried
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2011, 10:05:22 PM »

Weight:2.9
Number of grains: 10 - 15
Middle position: low/mid
SH or LH: SH
Oval or Round handle: Oval
Heartwood or no heartwood: Don't mind
Butterfly knots: dont mind
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2011, 10:11:41 PM »

Weight: 2.9 finished
Number of Grains: 8-12
Middle Position: Middle (Elongated middle preferable - tells you something about my talent.. ;) ).
SH or LH: SH
Oval or Round Handle: Oval
Heartwood or no Heartwood: Yes, on the right hander's outside edge (maybe for the last 2 grains or so...)
Butterfly knots: Preferably knot.

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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2011, 10:15:44 PM »

Butterfly knots: Preferably knot.
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2011, 10:36:15 PM »

Haha I'm that bored today I have to resort to awful jokes like that. :(

Wondered who was gonna spot it first though lol ;)
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2011, 10:55:25 PM »

Weight 2.10
Number of grains 12
Middle position Mid-low
Short handle/long handle SH
Oval or Round Handle Oval
Heartwood/no Heartwood Only slight
Butterfly knots No

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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2011, 10:57:17 PM »

Weight: 2.11
Number of grains: 15+
Middle position: Mid-low + LOTS of concaving, like a KG or BAS bat
Short handle/long handle: SH + 2 thick grips
Oval or Round Handle: Round
Heartwood/no Heartwood: No
Butterfly knots: No
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2011, 12:56:30 AM »

Weight: 2'9 finished with feather light pickup
Number of grains: 8+
Middle position: mid to high
Short handle/long handle: SH with a shortened blade (inch off)
Oval or Round Handle: Thin at the top, getting a little thicker towards the bottom  - Oval
Heartwood/no Heartwood: don't care
Butterfly knots: don't care
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2011, 07:42:58 AM »

Weight 2lb12-14
Number of grains 6+
Middle position mid-low but long
Short handle/long handle sh
Oval or Round Handle semi oval
Heartwood/no Heartwood not fussed
Butterfly knots yes please
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Re: Your perfect bat....
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2011, 07:48:49 AM »

Weight: 2.7
Number of Grains: 11
Middle Position: Mid but extended lower down
Short Handle/Long Handle: SH
Oval or Round Handle: Oval
To Heartwood or not to Heartwood: No
Butterfly Knots: No
Bowed: Yes



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