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[Tom]

Don't think it would work personally, I'd think 1000's of holes would weaken the bat. That's based on no scientific theory and is just my initial thought though.

[Washington]

Yeah fair enough, there really hasn't been much scientific thought on my behalf either, just a stab in the dark really, but if the holes were pin size? (width)

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Worth giving ago if you have the patience to drill 100's-1000 holes in the back of the bat. Personally i would make them all symmetrical so that it isn't like the bat has been eaten by termites!

May improve the look if they are spaced out every 3mm or something dependant on what drill bit size you intend to use i guess.

[Washington]

Yeah i have a mounted drill so could take sometime to do it but i might do it this week sometime. Yeah the holes will be tiny, pinsize, the smallest drill bit i can find in the workshop! Yeah i had intended to do it symmetrically, also planned to do a design with the holes, and inject the holes with different colours to replace conventional stickers . . .

[SillyShilly]

It was the modulus and yes it was a horrible plank.

I'm not sure about the legality of a bat which you propose to make - i'm not sure on the laws myself, i know someone who would......come on Norb, dont be shy!

[Tom]

Holes would be legal as far as I know, you just can't fill them.

[Washington]

M&H S6 has 6 holes filled with a lighter wood/cork?

[SillyShilly]

is it done as a proportion - i.e. you cannot have more than 5%-10% of the bat with these holes that are filled - i too have often wondered how a bat like this would perform/hold up - might have to investigate the merits of this......personally i cant see it adding much to the bat but i could be wrong

(Do these holes constitute a repair under the MCC laws?)

[Tom]

Law 4c a drilled then filled hole would contravene.

You can drill through the bat parallel to the face and insert a lighter wood into it, although it would be a Grade B bat and you could only drill and fill 1" into the bat.

[Washington]

ahhh ok,

so i guess the newbery uzi's carbon core technology is evidence of the as it has a hole running the length of the bat, any laws saying you cant drill perpendicular to the face? i think 1 inch would be sufficient?

[raymond]

Didint duncan fearnly have a bat with loads of inty holes in it?

[Washington]

Oh did they? Can you remember the name?

[Washington]

This is the Hunts County Modulus cricket bat that was mentioned . . . ugly as sin!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg306/kenbriooo2007/bat6.jpg

But again this design is only a small percentage of the bat, like the S6, Scoop etc

[SAF Bats]

Slightly confused other material can be added only for repairing damage

"solid material may be inserted into the blade for repair after damage other than surface damage. Additionally, for protection from damage for Grades B and C, material may be inserted at the toe and/or along the sides, parallel to the face of the blade. The only material permitted for any insertion is wood with minimal essential adhesives."

[Washington]

ok so you cannot use any other material apart from wood to insert into the bat . . .however does it stipulate that it must be willow? Is it legal to drill out willow and replace with cork (which is wood im guessing)??