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[19reading87]

Going off to topic, light bat vs heavy bat. I was wondering what everybody's match bat weight was.

Weight :

Reason for desired weight :

[imran75]

Weight: 2'10
Reason: Basically it's the heaviest bat that I can use while still maintaining technique. I do have a spare bat at 2'11.5 which i use for T20s - no real need for me to keep my technique as tight. It's amazing the difference an ounce and a half makes to my ability to stay in control of the bat.

[Kulli]

Touch over 2'9, touch heavier than I used before this bat but it feels good and has been scoring me runs.

[Rob580]

Weight: 2.13

Reason: Bought it online advertised as 2.10, then mysteriously it turns up at 2.13. Still, it picks up well and i don't get tired using it so i'd say its probably about right!

[edge]

2lb 10.5oz

I like that weight! Too light and I feel like the bat isn't there, too heavy and it's harder to play of touch shots. 2.10-2.11 is about the sweet spot for me, plenty of bat for the big shots but still comfortably in control if I'm just pushing a single or whatever. Happily used a 2.14 for a few years when I was mostly batting 7/8 and hitting at the end of innings, then moved gradually up the order and found extra bat speed and a little more control with a lighter bat improved my all-round play.

[peristocle]

2.8

Found I tend to be late on the ball with anything heavier.

[Buzz]

weight - 2lbs 11 with a double thickness grip on, and extra bottom hand binding (around 2lbs 10 otherwise)

reason - because that was the weight of bat that canners (Blank Bats) sent me after I crossed his palm with paypal silver

[FattusCattus]

Weight :  2.8lbs

Reason for desired weight :  I seemed to have damaged my elbow in winter nets using a 2.11 bat, so I was struggling for a while. My preferred weight previously was always 2.10 ish, but it's really about the pick-up.

[WalkingWicket37]

2lb11.5 with an extra layer of binding on the bottom half of the handle, 2 bits of grip over the knobbly bit of the handle, a ripple grip and a scuff sheet!

Reason - when I'd finished playing with grips, scuffs and the handle that's my 2lb9 bat ended up and it just feels "right". Both my current bats weigh the same with that setup

[GarrettJ]

Weight : unsure, i never used to weigh my bats but i know they were always under 3lb

Reason for desired weight : because it feels right in my hands

[Seniorplayer]

2lb 4 ounce G.N Harrow
Reason: Old Age.

[shamelessshaun]

2lb 8.5oz - triple gripped due to newberys skinny handles. Reason being it offers up the opportunity to play all shots that my ability will allow.

[uknsaunders]

2'8.6oz on my b3, 2'9oz on the Icon, 2'10 on the Tempo. I would stick to the lighter weights but sometimes you need a bit of extra wood to get it away on a slow deck. That said the b3 I have in it's current spec could probably go an 1-2oz heavier because the pickup is so good.

[Alvaro]

Don't know - some days it feels heavier than others...

I like it, the middle is good.

[Number4]

2lb9oz to 3lb5oz
Reason: I'm not fussy