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[smilley792]

No, I meant 3 ounces.

No you meant 3lb


There is 16 oz in lb. so a bat can't be 2.16oz. It would be 3lb!

2.14
2.15
3
3.1
Etc etc

[GarrettJ]

Adding extra grips adds ounces to the correct end of the bat. I have two gm absorba grips on my own bat

[Kulli]

Adding extra grips adds ounces to the correct end of the bat. I have two gm absorba grips on my own bat

Yup, I an understand removing grips to change the feel, but not the deadweight, unless you bat for so long each innings that you exhaust yourself!

[kal_m]

No you meant 3lb


There is 16 oz in lb. so a bat can't be 2.16oz. It would be 3lb!

2.14
2.15
3
3.1
Etc etc

For some reason I weighed the bat and noted the weight as 2.16.

I was just trying to make a point that I reduced the weight of the bat by 3oz after removing a grip and the stickers.

[brokenbat]

i know the marginal weight seems really tiny, but sometimes these minor differences DO make a difference. for example, when i roll down my grip, and roll it back up, so there is an extra amount sticking out above and beyond the top of the handle, the pickup feels noticeably lighter!.

[kal_m]

i know the marginal weight seems really tiny, but sometimes these minor differences DO make a difference. for example, when i roll down my grip, and roll it back up, so there is an extra amount sticking out above and beyond the top of the handle, the pickup feels noticeably lighter!.

Is that true? Having the grip stick out a bit makes the bat feel lighter? This is the first time I'm hearing this. Will give it a try

[GarrettJ]

All the weight of a bat is in the bottom half, so it is in the best interest of the batsman to get some weight at the top of the handle, hence the reason for some batsmen having a big bulge   

[kal_m]

Just some pics of grips with different weights....

[brokenbat]

Is that true? Having the grip stick out a bit makes the bat feel lighter? This is the first time I'm hearing this. Will give it a try

it is for me. the more it sticks out, the lighter (marginally) the bat feels.

[FattusCattus]

Really?

The more mine sticks out, the less likely I am to leave the house!

[kal_m]

One problem I've had and will have with the grip sticking out is that it feels like a long handle (psychological) which I don't prefer.

[brokenbat]

here's an experiment you can do. make it stick out a lot. feel the bat.. then cut off the excess (instead of smashing it back down). and feel the difference.

i am also assuming the sickos here are going to have a field day with this post.

[procricket]

Some diesel smelling sub continent grips weight is under 1oz

[uknsaunders]

I can see everybody taking scales to their local cricket shops and weighing grips!

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[Batoff]

Pah, why worry about an oz or two. You aren't Michael Hussey.

Grip it and rip it.