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[Neon Cricket]

Just keep using it, drives me mad when after half a season a bat gets labelled a plank

Don't forget if you're only using the bat for a 15 minute net and maybe 50 balls an innings each week it's not actually having that much time being knocked in - keep using the mallet on it too.

It will open up eventually, its just a fact that some bats take longer than others to get going!

[sarg]

I agree, I brought a bat off eBay 4-5 seasons ago and it just didn't respond so I went back to an old one for a season and then brought another. Last season I tried it again after doing zero with it other than a few nets and obviously nothing had changed. It felt too hard and lacking any ping despite being a heavy modern thick edged bowed bat.

Since I started visiting this forum I have purchased a heavy mallet and given it a good oil, scuff sheet and another 6 hours or so of knocking and it's starting to come good.

Hate to say it but if you blind purchase off eBay or online like I have you always run the risk of getting a bat that just doesn't suit you or is a dud. It's a trade off you accept for seeking a bargain. It may suit a teammate if you can't be bothered.

[Blazer]

Return it if you can or whack it silly with a mallet till it comes to life. A heavier mallet would like life much easier.

[Uniquedan90]

An older bat of mine took a good season and a half to start to come into it's best sit on the bowling machine if you can lots and lots of balls hitting the bat. It seems the steam issue has been clearly stated too haha.