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[LEACHY48]

Hi guys, had a quick search for this, but what are the pros and cons of both these? I have heard that the fibre sheet reduces performance less? what are the opinions on the forum?

thanks

Jake

[WalkingWicket37]

Prefer a clear sheet, easier to remove and you can still see the face of the bat.

[Alvaro]

I think that the fibre glass is thinner, so weighs less, and therefore preferable in that sense. I suppose if it's thinner then it should have less effect on performance as the barrier between bat and ball is reduced.

However, it is a bugger to remove and looks crap, so the clear, thicker sheets are more appealing to me, as I like how my bats look and I refurb the bats myself.

P.s. The effect on performance is bound to be so marginal though. Hit it in the middle and it'll still go!

[LEACHY48]

I agree mate, i like a clear sheet, but I was recently told that fibre sheets are good so thought i would ask.

[jwebber86]

i use a clear sheet with the reinforced edges.

[GarrettJ]

Marlon Samuels, Chris Gayle and virat kholi use fibre sheets so I'd say there must be something good with them

[joeljonno]

They are generally a lot thinner, more flexible and do just as good a job, if not better, than thicker clearer ones.

I use them for my lower grade, already quite ugly, bats. In fact, I prefer them in everything except the look.


What's the point of paying top dollar for a bat to hide the one thing that you really pay for, the looks.


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[procricket]

Aaron Finch uses fibre sheets the reason they do is because there lighter and do not mess with balancing issues.

[Alvaro]

Loads of the Australians use them.
Clarke, smith, Johnson, Rogers...

[tom line]

I have used both the clear ones seem to be thicker and weigh about 2 times as much as fibre sheets and also are easily removed where as the fibre sheets offer much greater less clacking etc and a more permanent solution most likely why pros tend to use them

[Seniorplayer]

Clear sheets have a more negative  affect on performance than fibre and can be better to remove,fibre sheets do not last as long as clear sheets.

[LEACHY48]

so to summarise,      fibre: better protection, lighter, lesser effect on performance, more flexible and cheaper       whereas----    Clear: look good

thats pretty much it right?

[patriotscreen]

so to summarise,      fibre: better protection, lighter, lesser effect on performance, more flexible and cheaper       whereas----    Clear: look good

thats pretty much it right?

Bingo!

[Blank Bats]

the looks dont get you any runs.
if you can get the same job done by adding less weight, then i think its worth it.

[tim2000s]

Makes sense. And if you aren't the one refurbing your bat then you don't care how hard it is to remove...