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[Neon Cricket]

My Jedi that had 17 grains has just expired after about 500 runs,,,ping was very nice,,bat always felt nice and soft when ball struck it, ,but, 500 runs and a few nets is a little disappointing

No where near enough IMO - how long did you have the bat for? That's the problem with lots of grains though, lovely ping but they don't always last (although 500 runs is very low)

[trypewriter]

Bout 8 to 12 thick straight clean grains

My Jedi that had 17 grains has just expired after about 500 runs,,,ping was very nice,,bat always felt nice and soft when ball struck it, ,but, 500 runs and a few nets is a little disappointing

My new Aldred has about 12 grains and just feels epic an hopefully should last me a few seasons of hacking

Ha ha - sounds like me! 

[magicman84]

The more the better (15+), I want a bat that will ping from the word go and not take half a season or even longer to open up. I find the more grains the bat has the more likely the bat is to perform early on. I understand they do not last as long, but if you look after them they should easily be able to last 1000 runs + nets.

[Northern monkey]

I probably didnt help the bat, by lending it to my son, while he was winter training at Somerset,,not a big fan of Bola balls at 80mph! But needs must

I do have another of these bats with 19 grains, but the sweet spot is tiny, so I've not used it

My Affinity spectre has 8 very thick straight grains, and that bat is just one big sweet spot !
And my sons Affinity carbine has around 15 grains,,and again that bat is something else,,with a very long middle!

I guess,,,to a certain extent, grains really don't affect bat performance
It's purely visual

[tushar sehgal]

Having owned bats with various number of grains I don't think there is much of a difference, atleast not enough for someone at my level to notice. Had a 29 grainer that played well but have also had 8 grainers that played just as well, only thing in common was that these were all rated top of the line for their brands at the time.

Here are my two match bats, both are equally good but there is a difference in number of grains.
14-15 odd grains on this one BR LE


9-10 on the Salix


Another one that feels just as good off the mallet and hasn't seen a ball yet is M&H which has 7 grains


I think every bat is different, 2 bats with same # of grains will have different performance so its difficult to compare 2 bats with different number of grains or what number is ideal. Its all about what pleases your eyes and does it match the price tag attached to it.

[Neon Cricket]

Largely it comes down to the pressing, depending on how skilled the bat maker is with their pressing makes a huge difference to the bat overall

[Northern monkey]

Mr Sehgal,,,that's a very nice collection of bats you have there!

[AverageCricketer]

More grains is better performance initially and less durability. Less grains, same performance more or less after opening up, and longer durability. So it depends on patience and budget. Personally, grains don't matter, as long as there aren't to many blemishes.

[tushar sehgal]

Mr Sehgal,,,that's a very nice collection of bats you have there!

Thank you sir it is significantly lower now from 26 in december to about 8 now. Would like to reduce a bit a more but not too bothered at the moment as all great bats.

anyways back on topic, for me anywhere from 9-15 is great but its just not all about the number of grains. You can have a really ugly looking grainy bat, they need to be pleasing to the eye.

[Marc28]

I always thought the more money you spent the better bat you were getting in response and performance and looks and yet it's not like that at all,

Some low end bats looks stunning and I'm sure after some work will open up and perform brilliantly,

Personally I like between 8-10 grains

[simonmay5]

This my match gun with very thing grains I so impressed with how well the thin grain bat has played

[Northern monkey]

Ha ha,,, I know that Uzi bat is awesome ,,,but that is just too nice to use???

[Marc28]

Simon how many bats you got this year and yes thats a looker for sure

[simonmay5]

I always thought the more money you spent the better bat you were getting in response and performance and looks and yet it's not like that at all,

Some low end bats looks stunning and I'm sure after some work will open up and perform brilliantly,

Personally I like between 8-10 grains

It's very true I have a low end spartan and it's a real gem it's in my match kit with my Uzi pro that's how much I rate it

[simonmay5]

I picked three top bats all with different grains but all preform very well