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toby176

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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #30 on: April 08, 2014, 11:28:53 PM »

That chase is bloody skinny, did you ever have any problems with it?
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #31 on: April 08, 2014, 11:55:17 PM »

That chase is bloody skinny, did you ever have any problems with it?
Never had a problem with it at all mate
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #32 on: April 09, 2014, 12:11:02 AM »

Wow! What are specs on that bat Cameron? It looks ridiculously skinny in those pics..
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #33 on: April 09, 2014, 05:39:01 AM »

I'll dig out a couple of skinny toes later.

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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2014, 07:21:45 AM »

I've personally found that the thickness of the toe doesn't matter, and I would rather reduce the weight at the bottom of a bat while maintaining a low middle, thus the toe itself can be relatively thin. I don't know that it matters unless you are facing a professional seemer who will be hurling down 80-90mph yorkers at you. Willow is surprisingly strong at times...
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #35 on: April 09, 2014, 07:34:02 AM »

Wow! What are specs on that bat Cameron? It looks ridiculously skinny in those pics..
It weighs 2lb8 with one grip, stickers & scuff sheet.

As for measurements I'll get some tonight after work
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #36 on: April 09, 2014, 08:29:06 AM »

I've personally found that the thickness of the toe doesn't matter, and I would rather reduce the weight at the bottom of a bat while maintaining a low middle, thus the toe itself can be relatively thin. I don't know that it matters unless you are facing a professional seemer who will be hurling down 80-90mph yorkers at you. Willow is surprisingly strong at times...
Completely agree. And bats of yore with slimmer toes than many now didn't used to break when Lillee was hurling his thunderballs at them!
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #37 on: April 09, 2014, 08:37:57 AM »

my mh distinction had a thin toe, lasted a 3 seasons and thousands of runs.

Eventally it split when i drove a yorker in my first pre season net. I think it had dried out over the winter in my house.

I always put a piece of tape around the bottom of the bat though.
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #38 on: April 09, 2014, 08:47:16 AM »

I've always thought a toe if split 3/4 or if it's split all the way is the same thing, therefore why would you get a thicker toe and more weight in an area rarely used?

Isn't a thinish toe with lammitoe a pretty old compromise?
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #39 on: April 10, 2014, 04:10:39 PM »

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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #40 on: April 10, 2014, 04:15:04 PM »

Love that chase camp
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #41 on: April 11, 2014, 04:23:08 AM »




Aii? Is that an autograph bat?  :o

Whats the story fella
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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #42 on: April 11, 2014, 09:23:20 AM »




That's very thin on the right handers inside edge!

Or is it a trick of the light?

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Re: Is a skinny toe really a risk?
« Reply #43 on: April 21, 2014, 08:03:41 AM »

Thought I'd add my pictures of a skinny toe.  There's a 5p for reference here.  The bat was made by one of the best, so I trust he knows what he is doing...



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