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[smilley792]

I think that depends on how good a batsmen you are. A top class batsmen will continually middle the ball so just needs a small surface area to work with. Others mere mortals will need more of the blade ...

How much is hotspot technology??

Be good to have a net and see how many a club level player middles.

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Cric tek used to sell those sheets, gave a very good idea of where you hit the ball. I have a pic somewhere

[Cin88]

For me it's all about how far I can hit the ball with little effort, a good performing bat allows me to focus on timing rather than trying to whack the ball hard.

[CrickFreak]

In answer to the question...
A bat that makes me feel like I get value for my shots and surprises me on occasion.

Exactly what i was going to write....

[rich041187]

For me its having the trust and confidence in the bat to actually not even worry about how the ball is going to come off it. If I commit to a shot I want to have the sound knowledge that if I perform the stroke correctly I will get my anticipated results. For example if I want to hit over cover, my focus should be on head/foot postion, weight transfer and getting my hands correctly through the ball. How the bat performs should be way down on priorities, because if im anxious how the ball will ping off it then issues such as trying to over-hit or even decelerating through the ball (due to nerves) will occur. A bat that performs well will takes these cares away, you know yourself which shots succeed so can play them with confidence over and over and get the value for your strokeplay

[tim2000s]

Agree with @CrickFreak and @Buzz . A bat that makes me feel that when I've hit the ball, it is staying hit.

[trypewriter]

In answer to the question...
A bat that makes me feel like I get value for my shots and surprises me on occasion.

Spot on - value for shots every time.

[FattusCattus]

Most of my bat's performances mean to me 'what a waste of money you are, you feckless piece of lumber, why am I out?'

Because as we all know, every dismissal we suffer, and every low score we endure is either the fault of our bats or poor umpires.

We ourselves are blameless.

[amritpremi]

My idea of performance is minimal input to get maximum output. Believing my skill level is constant the bat which gives me better value for my shots will be a better performing one. I would not include over hitting (than anticipated) a ball counted as less performance.

[Gurujames]

A big and responsive middle so the sixes get bigger and more frequent. The fours race faster to the boundary and your old singles turn into 2's and 4's.
However, I have found that a bat that is too good has altered my batting style. I used to be more of a gap pusher. Now I think I'm Chris Gayle.

[billyb]

Bat performance for me is one that gives me the maximum value for my natural game- anyone can slog sweep the ball a long way with a big bat, but can you time an on-drive for 4 with it?

The one and only bat that has ever aided my natural game is my current Rob Pack Custom, which is ridiculously good, and makes me feel (though definitely not look), like a young Ian Bell!

[tim2000s]

Bat performance for me is one that gives me the maximum value for my natural game- anyone can slog sweep the ball a long way with a big bat, but can you time an on-drive for 4 with it?

On drive for four? Pah, easy - can do that with a plank. Hitting a slog sweep for six Got to be joking...

[Sivlar13]

If all you have to do is lean on the ball and it shoots along the ground, that's a good performing bat. My B&S GP247 does that on the regs, makes me look a hell of a lot better than I am!!


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[edge]

If all you have to do is lean on the ball and it shoots along the ground, that's a good performing bat. My B&S GP247 does that on the regs, makes me look a hell of a lot better than I am!!


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Oh the dream... I had a Kookaburra Big Kahuna once that I regularly hit accidental boundaries with, every so often a well timed block would scoot away for four or I'd aim to chip one into the outfield and look up to realise the ball had gone out of the ground. Seriously.
I dream of finding another bat that goes that well!

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

I think that depends on how good a batsmen you are. A top class batsmen will continually middle the ball so just needs a small surface area to work with. Others mere mortals will need more of the blade ...

....... maybe not...... http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5572406.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/West-Indies-v-England-Test-Series-Game-2-Day-3.jpg

More of that cherry towards the back of the bat than the front of it....