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[19reading87]

Having spoke to a fellow forum member about this, do you really need a low middled bat for a low deck, or visa versa a high middled bat on a bouncy track... Or is it all rubbish science?!

Then the question of what type of middle do you prefer on your bats and what type of wicket is your home ground?

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[400notout]

That would be me. And I don't buy into it nearly as much as companies seem to promote it. Just my opinion.
Decks lowish currently, used to be better. I use a high middled stick, no issues

[Alvaro]

Didn't the crictech sheets prove 400no's point?

[Giraffe208]

I imagine the height of the player will also impact it slightly. The same bat could be used by people potentially 4-5 inches different in height and hit the ball in different places

[wilkie113]

Also depends how you play, if your go after bowling and attack on the front foot, surely you'll hit the ball lower on the bat, than waiting back, and playing it late as it's got more time to get higher

[SOULMAN1012]

Personally I don't by into it at all really. I use a higher middle bat for 2 reasons. Firstly I'm an opening bat and ball is harder so will bounce a little more on most tracks. But mainly I'm not the tallest bloke so that's a factor but mainly because a higher middle bat just picks up better and that's a known fact due to better distribution of the wood and haveinh the bulk of weight in the middle of the blade will make it better balanced. The other thing to consider is that in the main middles in most bats and models are quite long now anyway. You also being on here have the option of custom made for very decent price so you can ask for a long middle which will suit all needs anyway.

There isn't really a bat with a middle 2inches from toe or 2 inches from splice that I'm aware of and in my view most of mine play well lower in the blade or slightly above main sweet spot.

[WalkingWicket37]

You tend to hit the ball higher up than you think anyway.
I use a mid middles bat but am mainly a front foot player (and had previously used lower middles bats).

At the end of the day I think sticking to one bat and knowing where the middle is helps, as then you slightly adapt to find the middle and you play accordingly.

[smilley792]

I'm sire it's a placebo effect, but I roll with it.


I, am attacking batsmen, try to get on front foot and hit over the top. So like my middles low low low. But have a few mid middle bats.


On arrival for midweek prem game, we was told due to weather it was artificial. And the oppo had a rapid attack. I was not middling anything, wasn't getting it off the square.
First 9 balls. 5 runs.
Switched to my mid middle bat. And was out for 52 of 27 balls.

Probably all in my head but it worked.

[WalkingWicket37]

I'm sire it's a placebo effect, but I roll with it.


I, am attacking batsmen, try to get on front foot and hit over the top. So like my middles low low low. But have a few mid middle bats.


On arrival for midweek prem game, we was told due to weather it was artificial. And the oppo had a rapid attack. I was not middling anything, wasn't getting it off the square.
First 9 balls. 5 runs.
Switched to my mid middle bat. And was out for 52 of 27 balls.

Probably all in my head but it worked.

This!
"It's the bats fault I'm not scoring runs, bring me another one"
Love it haha

[uknsaunders]

http://www.custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=15684.0

http://www.custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=26133.0

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[Chad]

I don't know, I feel that it does factor in somewhat. What Wilkie said is true, it depends on what kind of a batsman you are, and I guess the kind of pick up you like should reflect the middle position you go for. My batting has changed a lot recently, and I've found that I have been hitting the ball higher than usual. Whether this is because of a slight change in my batting, or because of the slightly bouncer surfaces in the nets, I'm not too sure.

I personally feel you will hit the ball a little higher at times on bouncer pitches, but you will instinctively adjust as you spend more time batting, and same goes for low pitches. You will adapt to the conditions, rather than letting the conditions change where you hit the ball on the bat.

[uknsaunders]

I don't know, I feel that it does factor in somewhat. What Wilkie said is true, it depends on what kind of a batsman you are, and I guess the kind of pick up you like should reflect the middle position you go for. My batting has changed a lot recently, and I've found that I have been hitting the ball higher than usual. Whether this is because of a slight change in my batting, or because of the slightly bouncer surfaces in the nets, I'm not too sure.

I personally feel you will hit the ball a little higher at times on bouncer pitches, but you will instinctively adjust as you spend more time batting, and same goes for low pitches. You will adapt to the conditions, rather than letting the conditions change where you hit the ball on the bat.

That was the crictech point. You instinctively adapt to the surface and get lower when it doesn't bounce. Essentially you still hit the same place on the bat but you legs and arms do the work.

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[19reading87]

Surely using on of those sheets indoor doesn't give a true reflection of how you hit the ball? Balls natrually bounce more inside

[uknsaunders]

Would be interesting to see how height relates to middle position. I'm like chris and hit it higher up the blade. By that reckoning, do taller people use low middles?

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[uknsaunders]

Surely using on of those sheets indoor doesn't give a true reflection of how you hit the ball? Balls natrually bounce more inside

It varies. I think wardens indoor nets bounce lower than most decks I played on last year. Ball skids on instead of sticking and bouncing. Same with Warwick school but that's due to lack of pace. Headingley nets certainly do bounce more than normal wickets.

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