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[Kippa2209]

I've found that the Indian bats I've picked up have more wood scooped out the back and have a very low middle (assume because of low desk Indian pitches!) you guys had the same??

[cesare_in]

I've found that the Indian bats I've picked up have more wood scooped out the back and have a very low middle (assume because of low desk Indian pitches!) you guys had the same??

My RNS T20i has a higher middle compared to the other Indian manufacturers. Reason being that they sell more in Australia (bouncier decks)??

[ProWannabe88]

 

Bat's moisture content goes up and down all the time. Not by much but leave your bat in the car during winter and it may add an oz in weight. Playing with it during a heatwave and it may lose a bit of moisture. .

here's one for you then Saunders old chum. Buy a bat from the sub continents... lower moisture content (In theory) and leave it in your car over the winter - gains moisture content (In Theory). If you are lucky you will have a Mahoosive bat which will now last longer (In Theory). Ha ha If only the science and reality was that simple. You'd see car boots full of willow driving to and from work. 

It's right though, the fundamentals at least. One bat I have was just under 2.9 when it arrived with me. Been in the back room where we get a lot of condensation when the dryer is going (the Mrs is dead for putting it there by the way) and the bat now weighs over 2.10 and it hasn't ever been touched 
Note - The bat has been in there over 12 months so the weight increase did not happen over night. It's a slow process.

[Blank Bats]

the question is does added moisture (or weight) penetrate deep into the timber or sit on the surface and vice versa

[MD2812]

Maybe some of the sponsors on here will be able to provide more insight into the following:

The batmaking factories show the clefts drying out directly in the Pakistan Sun.

I am sure either from a GM Factory tour, or video they said they keep their clefts sheltered at all times from direct sunlight.

Do other brands on here have theirs in/out of sunlight when drying them out?

[Kippa2209]

My RNS T20i has a higher middle compared to the other Indian manufacturers. Reason being that they sell more in Australia (bouncier decks)??

Yeah I assume that's the reason for the middle position. Apparently the Indian and Australian markets are linked quite closely. Let's of the Indian brands do a lot of business over there so could explain that.