Thanks Chad. Not had to do this on a bat yet but worthwhile knowing. Something new for the forum to be pinned in the future?
Ah right, just find it something useful to know how to do, as if you have
I have never found lead tape to be more effective than rings cut from thick grips.
Personally I have not seen a pro using lead tape yet.
Ask batmakers and they would all tell you to use grip and tape.
As for cost, if we can spend £300 on a bat then a £5-£6 to get it to the desired pick-up shouldn't hurt.
Haha, yes, I wouldn't mind using £5-6 to get a desired pick up, but your original point was not to waste money on lead tape.
The point I'm making is that lead tape is more dense, therefore won't 'poke out' as much for the same weight of grip added onto the end of the bat. Essentially another way of skinning a cat. Good thing about grips is that you can add smaller amounts of weights in rings, but it will stick out more. Saying that, you could easily do a mixture of both, or even get slightly thinner lead tape. I'm sure if you asked a batmaker which was the most efficient way, they would probably say both ways work. All you're doing is adding weight onto the end of a handle! Also still more cost efficient for the weight added.
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