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[sloggerroz]

Just a quick question really, tryed to do a search but couldnt find anything.
Is the width of grains due to how fast the tree has grown? Ie a bat with 20 grains the tree has grown quickly and a bat with 6 grains the tree has grown slowly.
Is that right?

[Karan62]

as per my knowledge yes as each cleft is roughly the same width and the grains can only differ due to the speed of the trees growth

[tim2000s]

Just a quick question really, tryed to do a search but couldnt find anything.
Is the width of grains due to how fast the tree has grown? Ie a bat with 20 grains the tree has grown quickly and a bat with 6 grains the tree has grown slowly.
Is that right?

Other way round.

[Six Sixes Cricket]

This is school boy stuff. A grain represents a year of life in a tree. 6 grains, six years old. 20 grains, 20 years old.

[NathRobbo88]

Just a quick question really, tryed to do a search but couldnt find anything.
Is the width of grains due to how fast the tree has grown? Ie a bat with 20 grains the tree has grown quickly and a bat with 6 grains the tree has grown slowly.
Is that right?

A bat with 20 grains has taken longer to grow than a bat with 6 grains. I think each grain signifies a certain length of time the tree has grown.

[sloggerroz]

Cheers fellas,  yer obvious, feel a bit daft now.

[wilkie113]

It may be obvious to some mate but it wasn't to you, that's what the forum is for so don't be afraid to ask questions

[ItsJustCricket]

Also, a bat with more grains comes from higher up the tree. They are not necessarily older. I didn't actually know this until I saw Andrew Kember on Monday...

[Chad]

Also, a bat with more grains comes from higher up the tree. They are not necessarily older. I didn't actually know this until I saw Andrew Kember on Monday...

I don't think many people did! Although if you think about it, it does kind of make sense, as trees are narrower higher up.

[sloggerroz]

Does this mean that better bats come from the top of the tree in most cases?

[ItsJustCricket]

Does this mean that better bats come from the top of the tree in most cases?

Better looking bats, but not necessarily better bats...

[sloggerroz]

Ok, thanks Paul.

[Karan62]

i am 100 prcent sure this has been asked before but ... can a bat have 1 grain and more importantly has anyone seen a bat with one solitary grain ?

[Gelds]

On grains, what are peoples preferences regarding them? Do you like a tight grain or a wider grain? I personally have always gone with a narrower grain but for no reason other than asthestics.

[Wedge2408]

On grains, what are peoples preferences regarding them? Do you like a tight grain or a wider grain? I personally have always gone with a narrower grain but for no reason other than asthestics.

Personally I've always like around 10-12 even grains, I think it looks quite nice.