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[thecord]

Having seen a couple of threads suggesting that Redback bats take quite a long time to knock/play in I wondered if anyone else had experience of this? Is it a general trait of Redbacks a bit similar to the Charlie French bats that have been discussed on here of late?

Any feedback greatly appreciated, just wondering how patient I might need to be with the one I bought at the end of the season

[Johnny]

Laver's are notorious for taking a while to play in too aren't they?

[Cover_Drive]

Laver's are notorious for taking a while to play in too aren't they?

Correct.

[thecord]

So I hear, not had the pleasure of owning one yet though.
Don't mind showing I bit of patience just want to be aware of it before I give it its first run out so I am not disappointed!

[Johnny]

Well I have no Redback experience, but with my Laver it did feel noticeably kind of stiff - at the time I put that down to the carbo handle too, though in retrospect it might have partly been due to the pressing too. I don't think that affected performance though. Although the bat felt a bit 'tinny' when you struck the ball it still flew! Over time the feel of the bat got better and better (partly as I got used to it's stiffness maybe) and at its peak it performed as well as felt sublime

[Maverick79]

Redbacks do take a while to get going through a lot of knocking in and then quite a bit of time of playing in on the bowling machine. I think is to do with how Gary presses them but once they have been played in they really fly. My Paradox LE still hadn't really got going when I sold it - I just ran out of patience with it. 

[thecord]

Cheers for the feedback mate. Mine was apparently destined for a pro before I nabbed it so might be pressed to be a bit more instant but I will certainly bear this in mind. Any idea how much knocking in you gave yours?

[jamferg]

No wonder know one has a clue about knocking in! Pressing creates a hard layer.knocking in replicates a hard layer yet a soft layer absorbs energy.. yet a stiff( hard pressed),unknocked bat feels dead and the pros use almost unpressed bats that fly.. oh and to compond this the thin layer mirroring a firmly pressed bat) of a laminate acts as a trampoline... HELP!!!!!!!!

[Maverick79]

Quite a while. Gary pre-knocked it for me but I don't know for how long and further knocking in was recommended in the region of a round 10 sessions of 10-15mins.

The blade did feel quite stiff and I must have knocked it in for around 2-2.5 hours in total before I was advised to get on the bowling machine with it to try and open it up.

[Howzat]

I've had three and they have all gone like rockets from the word go!

[thecord]

Looks like it varies then, will have to pick up the knocking in pace before first indoor nets at the end of the month and see how it goes

[Maverick79]

I've had three and they have all gone like rockets from the word go!

The way I batted last year, maybe I just didn't find the middle 

[tim2000s]

My LE paradox feels pretty good from the  off.

[Cover_Drive]

I don't know how much knocking my Paradox LE will require but I can say when I started to knock it the face got indented and it is still not even so it will take sometime before it is evened out.

[thecord]

Yea mine is the same at the moment after a couple of hours knocking in, all good things come to those who wait