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[The Doctor]

Please have a read of my latest blog post on pressing - http://wp.me/p69Qw2-f

Streaky

[smilley792]

Good read.


Can't help but wonder who the customer from a specialist retailer is. Hmmm???

[uknsaunders]

Good stuff Streaky, though we'll be trying to guess who the test player was now!

As for the specialist cricket retailer, probably quite a few people think Pro Pressing exists. Having been to b3 a few times, I know it never has but sometimes this stuff needs to get put into a blog for people to listen.

[Blank Bats]

I think to some extent the soft and hard press thing may have come about by the "feel in the hands" you get when you rebound a ball on the new bat face. Sometimes you can just tell it's a beauty.

Great to have someone with Dr. Bacon's expertise giving us an insight.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Please have a read of my latest blog post on pressing - http://wp.me/p69Qw2-f

Streaky

Brilliant post. I'm sick to death of hearing 'soft press = high performance' nonsense.

[Kez]

Well said Doc! Maybe people will start listening, pretty sure the Gray Nics makers debunked this myth a few years back.

[sgcricket]

Great insight there doc. To be honest, I had started believing this after reading about it on the forum. Glad that you cleared it up.

[wayward_hayward]

Good common sense article, keep them coming please.

[VKS]

Very good article. Nice to see someone telling it exactly as it is.

[GoldenArm]

We'll obviously never get a complete answer about this, but as we're on the subject, can anyone accurately speculate as to what Newbery are doing to their kudos2's? Or is it all just spin?

[Neon Cricket]

I'd love to hear an actual answer, in my eyes I can't see how it isn't just a load of marketing BS.

Also, if you can press your bats better - wouldn't you do it for every bat in the first place...

[Seniorplayer]

DOnt know how Newbury do it but the kudos square does have a greater rebound  off the middle when you tap it up than other bats not massively but noticeable.

[WalkingWicket37]

DOnt know how Newbury do it but the kudos square does have a greater rebound  off the middle when you tap it up than other bats not massively but noticeable.

It's not massively noticable you say...
Would you notice it at all if Newbery didn't tell you that the Kudos 2 was the only bat to benefit from their magic smoke & mirrors pressing technique?

[gazr5]

Interesting article Streaky. Think a lot if it is marketing. Just look at golf clubs. Always offering more distance but if you were to properly test the difference would be negligible.

[WalkingWicket37]

Interesting article Streaky. Think a lot if it is marketing. Just look at golf clubs. Always offering more distance but if you were to properly test the difference would be negligible.

Maybe, maybe not with golf clubs. Compare a clubs from 20 years ago to a modern one, the technology will have moved on.
I think it was the Taylormade Burner 2.0 irons that claimed to hit longer than other clubs. This was true as they were altering the angle and shaft length to the next clubs up (e.g a 4 iron Burner would be a competitor's 3 iron).

I don't think you can alter a bat's face angle and handle length
 to hit the ball further, its more down to the player, whereas get a decent set of game improvement irons and you will hit the golf ball straighter (and maybe longer)