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[19reading87]

I recently had a custom made bat from Hunts County!

The piece of Willow has 15 Grains and heartwood down the outside edge!!

What I want to know is that there is alot of theory's that more amount of grain bats perform better from the off than bats with less grains! But then over time the bats with less grain perform better. How do we know that this is true

I brought this bat to last and now feel that it might loose it's best years straight away!!!

Any thoughts???

[leeroy_acko]

The more grains you have, the softer the willow, meaning it will have an immediate ping, but ultimately not last as long as a bat with less grains, which will take more time to knock in, or "get going".

Put some pics up, I am keen to see what it looks like. I remember you told us you were going a couple of weeks ago.

[mad_abt_cricket]

Normally lesser grain bats take some time to reach their best performance but when they do, they perform as good as the bats with higher number of grains.

Though bats with high amount of grains tend to have a shorter life as compared to the bats with lesser grains.

With 15 grains in your bat, I think the bat is going to perform well from the start.

The best option to balance the life span and performance is to go for grains between 8 - 12.

Would like to add that these are just generic principles , each piece of wood is different and can contradict the above theory.

[19reading87]

I hope this is true about each wood is different and mine could hold up differently...

I'm not sure how to upload photo's mate......

[ianbuchanan]

alright mate, sign up to photobucket and upload them on there. then copy and paste the 'image code'.

you'll know what i mean once your on photobucket

[mad_abt_cricket]

Initial preparation is an important factor to prolong a bat's life. Ideally a bat should be oiled, knocked in with a hammer for around 4 -6 hours, and face some hours of throw downs/ catching practice  in nets with an old ball. For extra protection an anti scuff sheet is helpful.