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[tim2000s]

I just want to brandish my weapon as soon as possible so would rather someone else did the hard work for me...!

[mdl_1979]

My recent tendency (last 4 years) has been to buy a new bat for each season, so to be honest I don't really bother, particularly when I am using a scuff sheet.

[Cover_Drive]

Sun is also a primary cause of willow aging, so after that if you oil it will get dark.

However, I think if you sand it down and refurb it with a power sander etc it won't get dark if I'm not mistaken.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong

[GarrettJ]

oil 4 times a season, sanding each time...... no scuff. Im convinced it absorbs the energy waves and reduces the ping. im waiting for a performance enhancing laminate effect scuff cover to come out then i will purchase one.

i like to knock my bats in at various locations, the crazier the better. Once spent 20 minutes in a public toilets knocking (No Swearing Please) out of my bat with a wooden mallet until a policeman turned up. It was quite a strange moment in my life.

[Joe]

oil 4 times a season, sanding each time...... no scuff. Im convinced it absorbs the energy waves and reduces the ping. im waiting for a performance enhancing laminate effect scuff cover to come out then i will purchase one.

Interesting, I have noticed that a bat performs worse off the mallet after scuffing also...

[Ryan]

I can't see or understand that any change would be noticeable between using/ not using a scuff sheet. I won't use a bat without one.

[Joe]

I can't see or understand that any change would be noticeable between using/ not using a scuff sheet. I won't use a bat without one.

Neither will I, but still...

[Talisman]

Oil has been used to seal/season many types of wood, it was used to seal in the moisture in the willow. However now we have the reverse and we want the moisture out of the bat which is the main reason we have anti scuff as it keeps a dry face together. Knocking in is best on untreated wood, the process of creating a thin hard layer is not aided by softening the very surface you are trying to harden.

[LEACHY48]

I always used to oil my bats, but now, I just put a sheet of anti scuff on it, give it an hours knocking in and hey presto! I am surprised that some people have found that an anti scuff sheet reduces ping, as personally I have never found that (touch wood)

[LewisA]

Does it have a role to play in preventing cracking when knocking in dry bats? I have noticed sometimes knocking in bats which appear to be dry that knocking in creates edge cracks. Does a light coat of oil 'elasticate' the fibres and prevent this?

[Talisman]

Does it have a role to play in preventing cracking when knocking in dry bats? I have noticed sometimes knocking in bats which appear to be dry that knocking in creates edge cracks. Does a light coat of oil 'elasticate' the fibres and prevent this?

No, it is oil and not glue, the sap is the natural way to keep it flexible.