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[psrinivaskarthik]

Hi,

I have a hard pressed bat [GN100 Scoop], i have knocked in for 6-8 hours, and have been using in nets for few months now.
This bat has not yet "opened-up".

can i use garment steamer's steam on the face of the bat to looses up the wood [hoping to reverse the actions of the hard press done in the factory] ?
they let the bat to air dry for couple of days, oil it and do the knocking in process again.

Will this above mentioned process help speed up the process.
or are there any other suggestions to speed up the process of opening up on hard pressed bats like the new scoop.

Just do not want to give-up on this excellent piece of wood yet.

[Kal]

I'm afraid there's no shortcut on this. I too have a hard pressed bat and am loosing all patience with it.  May be best to let others use your bat in the nets etc. Apparently the bat will get better the more balls it hits... Though being a forum member I can see a replacement coming soon.

[thecord]

Water + cricket bat = bad

[psrinivaskarthik]

I'm afraid there's no shortcut on this. I too have a hard pressed bat and am loosing all patience with it.  May be best to let others use your bat in the nets etc. Apparently the bat will get better the more balls it hits... Though being a forum member I can see a replacement coming soon.

LOL can see this too....

if i decide to buy a new bat, i will still try the above on Scoop to see what happens.
My Prediction: The face of the bat will swell a tiny bit, but with oiling and knocking it in, should be back normal.
the question here is will it improve the performance ? [Since i am using steam, not water. this process should not have a huge impact on the moisture content in the wood and hence should not degrade the performance; Fingers crossed ]

[tim2000s]

Frankly get it being used.  Steam *is* water and will not do your bat any good.  Getting it well used will.

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[psrinivaskarthik]

Frankly get it being used.  Steam *is* water and will not do your bat any good.  Getting it well used will.

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With all do respect Tim Steam is not water.
using water is like taking the bat into the swimming pool[or shower], using steam is like taking the bat to a sauna.
i do agree to the point that neither of them are good to the performance of the bat, BUT they are not the same.

[Jenko]

Technically though steam and water are the same as they share the same chemical compound don't they, they are just in different forms? Just sayin'

[Montys Beard]

Bunch of cricket badgers say to not steam your bat. My advice is don't steam your bat.

From my understanding true steam is actually invisible. The "Steam" from a garment steamer is actually the water vapor condensing back into tiny droplets of water. So by steaming your bat with a garment steamer you'll be exposing it to numerous smaller drops of water.

Also, with greatest of respect, steam is actually water. Water exists in three states, in it's gaseous state (steam) solid state (Ice) and it's liquid form which is caused by ambient temperature and pressure..

Yeeaaahhh, Science B*tch*s!

[RossViper]

I can't see that steaming the face will help, it will just make the face swell up, but not deep enough to effect anything.

Wouldn't bother. Send it back if you don't like it?

[Jenko]

That's exactly right. It's all H2O!!!!

[GarrettJ]

Knock it in properly, spend all winter doing it and in winter nets. Come next season it will be sorted and ready to go

[JB]

Knock it in properly, spend all winter doing it and in winter nets. Come next season it will be sorted and ready to go

This is the way! The most responsive bat i've got is the one that I used most through winter nets.

[Seniorplayer]

Would not recommend use of steam as it could cause the face to swell and possibly split on contact with ball. All bats should open up over time some bats are pressed harder due to warrenties and to prolong there lifespan. Do as already suggested and play the bat in over time.

[skip1973]

Or it's just a bad bat.

[i12breakfree]

My teammate has a scoop . He bought from prodirect. That was hard pressed and after playing for 10-12 games still it's as hard as day 1 with hardly any quality ping. So he is using my spare bat these days .
So sorry to say but it may as well be a bad piece of willow.