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[Seniorplayer]

Sir Gary Sobers used 2lb 2 ... and had no problems hitting 4s and 6s.

Inc six sixes in one over

[ppccopener]

Indeed...you do wonder what they would do with modern trampoline bats.
I saw richards bat in the barbados museum and it almost looked like a jnr bat by modern standards.
We will never know thou

[alee]

Justin Langer, Sehwag used 2'6. So does Hashim Amla

[alee]

Gray Nicolls Vortex

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GRAY-NICOLLS-EW-CRICKET-BAT-VORTEX-FIVE-STAR-SH-2lb-6-/262018104181?hash=item3d017efb75

[beaver5]

It's all down to bat speed. So the faster you can swing the further it will go.

[joeljonno]

It's all down to bat speed. So the faster you can swing the further it will go.

The faster you swing a bat, the harder it is to "time" the ball.


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[Seniorplayer]

The faster you swing a bat, the harder it is to "time" the ball.


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Well there you go I find it easier to bring the bat down straight in defence against the quick bowlers and time shots with a 2lb 6 ounce bat than using a 2- 8 upwards bat  the problem being with the  Heavier bat i was often late playing shots getting out in the point region  that said I do get out playing attacking shots to early but I find I have more control and balance  using a 2- 6 bat

[Topgun]

Dont know about you guys but i like to have some weight pushing the ball when driving... But back foot shots well be awesome to play

[Cin88]

The one disadvantage to me dropping down to a light bat is that i've completely lost my timing for the cover drive (favourite shot). I can cut and pull the hell out of a short ball though. I play on mixed bounce pitches that can have good length balls going over your head (last saturday) so the ability to go after short bowling is a good trade off for me.

[brokenbat]

The one disadvantage to me dropping down to a light bat is that i've completely lost my timing for the cover drive (favourite shot). I can cut and pull the hell out of a short ball though. I play on mixed bounce pitches that can have good length balls going over your head (last saturday) so the ability to go after short bowling is a good trade off for me.

This means that your body weight is not going into the drive. I make the same mistake. When you just push at the ball, without your head going towards the ball, and without your weight actually transferring into the ball, you lose power. I think thats why the old pros could send the ball miles using "feathers", but we still struggle with "better" bats.

[Cin88]

This means that your body weight is not going into the drive. I make the same mistake. When you just push at the ball, without your head going towards the ball, and without your weight actually transferring into the ball, you lose power. I think thats why the old pros could send the ball miles using "feathers", but we still struggle with "better" bats.

Its partly what you say and partly because I made the mistake of listening to someone else's advice and changed the way I play the shot. I used to play the shot with a massive stride forward that often left me on one knee, it looked daft but it worked more often than not and kept the ball on the floor. Now I play the shot off a shorter stride and more upright but I almost never hit it, i'm probably just going to go back to my old long stride version once i've had a few nets to get used to playing it again.