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Simmy

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Knocking in Mallet
« on: January 04, 2016, 10:11:27 AM »
Ok so i lost my mallet about 3 years ago and havn't had one since.

Now i never normally knock any of my bats in i just use them.

But obv they some times break and im not keen on netting with a new bat at indoor nets with people using rock hard balls and hard floors.

So after a decent mallet anybody got any suggestions ?

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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2016, 10:18:10 AM »
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2016, 10:21:40 AM »
What's your budget mate?

There's oak ones for £30 or Lignum Vitae (or however you spell it) ones for £70 on eBay. I believe they're made to order so you get a choice of shapes.
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2016, 10:42:22 AM »
70 quid? sod that

lol 30 bit more reasonable but still a fair wack lol
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2016, 10:58:56 AM »
I'm using a GN Duluxe, not the heaviest but it's ok and much cheaper..
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2016, 11:00:33 AM »
The GN Deluxe one works fine for me
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2016, 11:02:38 AM »
I got a gn deluxe, some sports direct specials and a stupidly heavy lv mallet.


Lv mallet may seem extreme at 70quid, but eithe the amount of bats I go through, and it's ability to get a 4 hr knock in down to an hour. It's a godsend imo.


If you have time the gn deluxe mallet is more than enough
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2016, 11:55:17 AM »
The 10 quid ones off eBay are very good.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/161928560649


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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2016, 12:12:52 PM »
I normally use the GN deluxe model, followed by the Oak and then finish off with the Lignum. To be honest you could probably get away with the GN deluxe and Oak mallets only as long as you are prepared to spend the time knocking your bats in.
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2016, 01:08:09 PM »
Echo the GN deluxe comments, there are similar available for under a tenner. I've found the short handled stubby ones are the best.
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2016, 01:28:56 PM »
My 800 gram LV Hercules creams ash or oak mallets. Les at Elivar's Shed is the man. Mind you i knock in one bat a week and the mallet has paid for itself. No effort, hard knock, no cracks everytime.
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2016, 01:37:57 PM »
Quote from: Blank Bats on January 04, 2016, 11:55:17 AM
The 10 quid ones off eBay are very good.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/161928560649


ordered one of them looks same as the GN mallet.

for how much i'm gonna use it given that i never normally knock bats in sure it will be fine.
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2016, 02:26:20 PM »
GN short handle ones work fine. I use a stable base made of old pillows to rest the bat on when hitting with this mallet, I can get a longer and effective knocking session without tiring my arms.
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2016, 02:39:09 PM »
Quote from: Simmy on January 04, 2016, 01:37:57 PM
ordered one of them looks same as the GN mallet.

for how much i'm gonna use it given that i never normally knock bats in sure it will be fine.

Just go steady with the Puma Mallet, it does the job but I found that the head started to come loose when I used mine for the first time yesterday. Persevered with it, then glued it once I'd finished. Seems solid now.

Second the pillows idea, can hardly pick up my left arm today realising pillows would have been a good idea after 4 hours of knocking in...
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Re: Knocking in Mallet
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2016, 06:05:00 PM »
Interesting to read the comments about the Puma mallet, picked up one myself from eBay and when it arrived the head had come totally loose! Bit of gorilla glue sorted it, seems to do the job nicely enough now...
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