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[azim91]

Also has anyone ever experienced their bat feeling lighter after it's knocked in and its in full flow in terms of performance? or it that just me getting use to the bat after a while?

[uknsaunders]

Actually a scale grip is the lightest (around 1 to 1..2 oz) while a chevron comes in at between 1.4 to 1.6 oz from my experience.

If you want the bat to pick up lighter chopping the counter balance off the handle will have the opposite effect, and the give it a refurb if used comment is totally irrelevant as the title of the thread states it's brand new!

Totally agree about the toe guard though, and that would actually be removing weight from the correct end to improve the balance 

Not convinced about the snake grip as I'm sure my chevron isn't 1.4oz. Agree the balance would be affected by the changes I suggest but sometimes dead weight is more important than pickup. A little bit of toe weight can help swing speed.

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[Buzz]

Also has anyone ever experienced their bat feeling lighter after it's knocked in and its in full flow in terms of performance? or it that just me getting use to the bat after a while?

Yes. It all about confidence in the bat.
The best example is the bat Hayden used to score his 380, he hated it for weeks, then pulled it out decided it felt ok that day and off he went.

The reality is that just using a different pair if gloves can make a bat feel different.
Half an oz is nothing. Use it in the nets and have a go. Once you start smashing it everywhere you will forget the weight.

[Northern monkey]

I'm the fussiest bloke on the planet for dead weight, but because of the longer handle design of the warbird, you should be able to use a couple of ounce extra on bat weight .

Have you had a net with it?

[smilley792]

Just out of interest.

When swinging it about, are you holding it as with a conventional bat?

Or are you holding it at the very bottom of the handle/grip?

[Centurion]

Pick it up with gloves on, it makes it feel a lot lighter

[Thesmiff]

Pick it up with gloves on, it makes it feel a lot lighter

id recommend everyone who buys a bat to take their gloves with them. The bat pick up so differently... A fair bit lighter probably because of the extra weight on the hand

[Vitas Cricket]

id recommend everyone who buys a bat to take their gloves with them. The bat pick up so differently... A fair bit lighter probably because of the extra weight on the hand

You aren't allowed to pick bats up at vitas cricket without wearing gloves, you have to use robins old soiled ones if you don't bring your own

[WalkingWicket37]

Not convinced about the snake grip as I'm sure my chevron isn't 1.4oz. Agree the balance would be affected by the changes I suggest but sometimes dead weight is more important than pickup. A little bit of toe weight can help swing speed.

This is a chevron grip.
It weights 1.875oz


This is a snake grip.
It weighs 1.5oz


This is a Kookaburra Players grip.
It weighs 2.125oz

[uknsaunders]

That's interesting cam.  Is snake the lightest grip you have seen?

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[Red Ink Cricket]

Is that a double chevron or just a single thickness? Most I have used have been around an oz-1.2oz.

A lot of bat makers use them as they are lighter than others and therefore can make bats slightly bigger

[uknsaunders]

Just weighed one I got from asad at uzi,  which is effectively 1.5 grips as it's double thickness at the bottom.  It comes in at 1.66 Oz.



So remove a third of the weight for the double thickness  and you would be around 1-1.1oz.

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[bostoncricketer]

Believe Matt stamps the finished  weight on the shoulder. 9 means 2'9. 10 is 2'10 and so on. What does it say on yours?


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[joeljonno]

I've just weighed a thin hybrid I got from John at Red Ink. That comes in at 1oz.


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[brokenbat]

I know what you are saying about stickers, but that's the easiest and safest way to remove 0.5-0.7 oz.