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[azim91]

Hi Guys, just bought a new Warbird G1 and its an absolute beaut! Grains are lovely and so far the ping looks really nice. My only slight little problem is It was listed as a 2lb 10oz bat but when I weighed it, it came out at 2lb 11oz. now the when picking it up it is a tiny bit heavier than what usually use. I dont like using double grips so was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to reduce the dead weight by like 0.5oz or 1 oz. would love it to be slightly lighter without compromising on performance in any way.

[WalkingWicket37]

1oz is such a small amount of weight I'm going to say this may be psychological.
Had you not weighed it I bet you wouldn't know 

[Calzehbhoy]

Take the stickers off.

[azim91]

take the stickers of my new Warbird :O NEVER. it looks so lovely! Also I did feel it was slightly heavy when comparing it to my other bat

[WalkingWicket37]

Take the stickers off.

Have you seen the warbird sticker?
For the love of God please leave them on the bat! 

[Vitas Cricket]

Remove scuff sheet, remove toe guard if one is present.

Those suggestions will save around 1/4 to 1/2 an ounce each.

[Calzehbhoy]

Have you seen the warbird sticker?
For the love of God please leave them on the bat! 

Not saying I personally would do that. But if you want to loose that little amount of weight surely that's the quickest way?

[Gurujames]

Totally agree with walkingwicket, you would never have known if you hadn't weighed it. I imagine you are a 'I always use a 2lb10oz bat' kind of guy. My bats go from 2lb6oz to 2lb12oz and I call use them all with equal competency/incompetency. If you are going to be really fussy send it back and ask for a lighter one. Some amateurs are more precious than the pros. Sorry buddy but this sort of thing really winds me up.

[Vitas Cricket]

Also something to consider, If you had purchased one of the H4L bats at 2'10 that we discussed recently, you would actually have a bat at 2'10

[Gurujames]

take the stickers of my new Warbird :O NEVER. it looks so lovely! Also I did feel it was slightly heavy when comparing it to my other bat

Add some extra weight to that bat then

[azim91]

@Vitas Cricket haha! I appreciate all your help Jake but this G1 looked pretty much like a pro grade bat. I will see how it goes, give it a week in my house and see if it comes down to to the weight. But if anyone had any other suggestions, would be good

[smilley792]

Get another set of scales. For a second opinion.


I guarantee if they say it's 2.10 you'll suddenly think it feels nice.

[azim91]

@Gurujames no mate Im not a guy who always uses a 2lb 10z bat. I have used bats from various weights and always bought bats by feeling them. This time round I bought the bat without picking it up before hand due to the fact that I wasn't able to go to Pakistan or India to hand pick my bat, and I have never used an english made bat. I heard so much about H4L and the light pickup of the Warbird that I went with a 2lb 10z a weight which I felt would be near abouts to what I usually get. I agreed the 1oz will probably not make much difference but in all honesty was expecting the pickup of the warbird to be a little lighter.. Nevertheless the bat is still an absolute belter!

[uknsaunders]

Chop the knobbly bit off the top of the handle, that should lose nearly half an oz. Toe guards are a complete waste of time, remove it, sand down and angle the sanding to help reduce feathering. Use a chevron grip, it's pretty much the lightest around. Failing all that, give it a refurb if used. A bit of sanding works wonders.

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[WalkingWicket37]

Chop the knobbly bit off the top of the handle, that should lose nearly half an oz. Toe guards are a complete waste of time, remove it, sand down and angle the sanding to help reduce feathering. Use a chevron grip, it's pretty much the lightest around. Failing all that, give it a refurb if used. A bit of sanding works wonders.

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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