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charliemott

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Knowing Your Bat weight
« on: June 03, 2014, 01:30:03 PM »
Just been browsing through topics and saw that alot of people are using scales.

Surely is it not what feels good? As with pick up - say my Bradbury picks up like a 2.8 but I am almost certain it is much heavier...but it isnt an issue, as it feels great.

Am I alone on this? I know Mike Hussey keeps a set of scales in his bag, is it just an OCD thing for people?
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2014, 01:35:14 PM »
My octane feels right.
Last year I used a 2lb10 bat.

I put my octane on the scales and it's 2lb11.5

I haven't gone and bought a lighter one, it's just nice to know the weight (and edge size + spine height etc.)
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2014, 01:36:58 PM »
Quote from: CameronPye94 on June 03, 2014, 01:35:14 PM
My octane feels right.
Last year I used a 2lb10 bat.

I put my octane on the scales and it's 2lb11.5

I haven't gone and bought a lighter one, it's just nice to know the weight (and edge size + spine height etc.)

This is fair enough. I guess I meant more to the point of when you buy one. Does the weight play a crucial part or is it what feels best. Obviously you need to know if the bat is light medium or heavy, but then I think it is what feels best...
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2014, 01:37:44 PM »
Definitely just an OCD thing..... :D :D
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2014, 01:38:11 PM »
If you know the shape then knowing weight can help if buying online, if buying on a shop you should never weigh the bat, buy purely on feel. I bought a Laver last year and thought that the special shape would be toe heavy and so lowered the weight, it came and was too light so wasted £200.....
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2014, 01:48:32 PM »
Weight is important. Even if a bat has a lovely pick up and feel light the weight of the bat will still effecting things like bat speed, your ability to play cross bat shots and your ability to bat for long periods of time without losing your shape and technique.
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2014, 01:54:16 PM »
purely on feel and shape of the handle. My bats usually are 2.9-2.11 as i dont like light bats or heavier ones. Only last year did i realise you could get a 2lb 6oz mans bat!!!
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2014, 01:55:51 PM »
Must have an affect throughout the length of your innings though?

If you had a 2'12 bat which felt 2'8 but were batting for 6 hours i'd guess it would feel heavier as you got tired?
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2014, 02:06:54 PM »
most ive batted for is 3 hours  .... 6 hours wow!!!!
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2014, 02:08:25 PM »
Quote from: GarrettJ on June 03, 2014, 02:06:54 PM
most ive batted for is 3 hours  .... 6 hours wow!!!!
I'd struggle to bat for 6 balls at the moment, let alone hours!  :D
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2014, 02:11:55 PM »
Apart from giving a fair idea of which bat to buy online , it also helps to know if you got a big bat for the given weight such as the low density willow.
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2014, 02:16:44 PM »
It is purely up to the individual. 

There is no right or wrong answer. 
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2014, 02:17:24 PM »
Until last season I thought I was batting with a 2lb10 bat... weighed it and it came in at 2'14.

For me, the weight issue is 50% what's in your hand and 50% what's in your mind.

The weight distribution on a bat is the key factor - this is where the OCD comes from. Moving the weight towards the pivot will always improve pickup (Amplus etc), and that's what people refer to when quoting weight (Which we all know has very little to do with pickup what so ever).

Bats should always, in my opinion, be picked up and felt for themselves. Weight is fairly irrelevant as pickup and feel is what most people are actually interested in. If one bat is 2lb10oz, it does not mean it will pick up the same as other 2lb10oz bats.

(To be honest, in coming to this conclusion, I have been through more bats than I am sure many of you have been through in a lifetime. :-[ )
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2014, 02:17:42 PM »
There must be a element of psychology involved. When I was looking for a new bat at the start of the year I picked up a  GM purist and the owner of the shop said guess how heavy it is? I played a few shadow shots with it and guessed 2'9 when she told me it was a 2'12 I couldn't believe it. Knowing it was a 2'12 immediately made me think I couldn't use it properly in a game. Ended getting a 2'10 icon that picked up beautifully feels like a 2'7/ 2'8. Silly really
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Re: Knowing Your Bat weight
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2014, 02:30:41 PM »
Agree Ginger, it is psychological... how can 20 grams spread over 1.2kgs really make a difference?

My opinion is that if you can pull a genuine quick in front of square and cover drive a loopy off spinner off the next ball then the bat is the correct weight... waiving a bat around the store like Luke Skywalker is no substitute.

I think the guys in the fixed weight camp have found their perfect weight and religiously stick to it. 

The 'picks up like a 2lb 9oz' guys are probably more easy going and just adjust to their bats weight over the course of a few nets and games.

Both camps end up in the same place, it is just down to personalities.
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