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[horseman]

Name : Dave Parsons
Nickname : The Horse
Age : 31
Best Knock : 125
Best Slinging of a cricket ball: 6-34 for the old eds, I got 5 -10 for walmley on a sunday at wednesbury in the first hour of play. We won by 2 wickets before the 4pm footy had started.

Teams Played for : Aston Old Edwardians, Walmley, Four Oaks Saints, Walmley,  Wishaw (of which I am now the leader of the tribe/rabble)
Favourite bat :  The Aldred Supreme, or for retro the Viv Richards Caribbean.

Bowling Style: In the past, right arm decent pace and plenty of consistency. Now I have very little interest in it.
Batting Style: Love a cut and pull. Will drive it when im in.

Fact : Made matt prior sick in harbour lights nightclub, Barbados with some dirty vat of rum punch. I had already taken my tactical relieving of bridgetowns finest. Also had a great convo with Jimmy A over who was the best team to wear claret and blue.

[Eliotroberts]

that's the mistake I made last season pal - I had a kaboom Test for match bat and I had a GN Oblivion LE as a net bat and they were totally different weights and pick ups so I ditched the idea of a net bat and just used my kaboom and that's when I started feeling more comfortable batting

So maybe better to just stick to the 1 bat then. As feeling good in nets etc so hopefully can carry it into games. At the minute I have 2 bats 1 is 2-11 other is 2-4 so bit of a difference but the heavier is my new h4l so I'm hoping I can use it to be a bit more efficient with my drives etc instead of trying to bang everything over the line


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[petehosk]

Nice one guys. Enjoyed reading through all of these. Think I may give this technique on YouTube thingy a go can only improve on my batting. Also have a question for you all whilst you're here. Net bats?? Have to be very similar to match bats ideally ??

Like bats and techniques, you will have to experiment and see what works for you.
Personally I use 2'10/2'11 as match bat with a mid or mid/lower (but long) middle.
So in the indoor nets, which are a little bouncier than wickets I would generally use a slightly higher middle to counteract that. But there is also a theory that the bounce of the wicket is not important and that a batsman will generally hit the ball in the same area of the bat no matter what the bounce? Not sure how correct that is but I make sure that my indoor net bat has a mid or mid-higher middle.
Also my indoor net bat will normally be 2'12-2'13 - why? In my mind it is like weight training! I will use a heavier bat to counteract that slightly higher middle and also to try and build my batting working muscles up. In theory when I start using a lighter match bat it should make it feel so much easier?
When we move to outside nets in April, I will then switch to a match bat weight or even start to use my match bat. This is so that I can start getting used to a slightly lighter bat after using a heavier net bat. Plus the middle will be slightly lower than my indoor net bat (as we do outside nets on one of our actual match strips and therefore the bounce will be less than indoors!
This is the theory I use which may be rubbish in reality! But as cricket is a large part confidence, you will need to work with whatever gives you that confidence and whatever makes you feel most comfortable and gets you in the best mind-set? 
Others will use the same profile for both nets and match. Others will use the same bat for both! Whatever works for the individual is best for that person!
   

[Cublingtoncc]

So maybe better to just stick to the 1 bat then. As feeling good in nets etc so hopefully can carry it into games. At the minute I have 2 bats 1 is 2-11 other is 2-4 so bit of a difference but the heavier is my new h4l so I'm hoping I can use it to be a bit more efficient with my drives etc instead of trying to bang everything over the line


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yeah definitely mate or if you can get the same exact bat so you can have a net bat aha - but I'm just using my ghost but am on the verge of buying a Supernova from Vitas aha

[Eliotroberts]

Very sound advice mate. Think if I do go for a net bat your idea of a little extra weight will be a good idea.


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[Eliotroberts]

yeah definitely mate or if you can get the same exact bat so you can have a net bat aha - but I'm just using my ghost but am on the verge of buying a Supernova from Vitas aha

used vitas for my h4l. Jakes a top guy and is willing to help with anything. Really could not speak highly enough of the customer service. at the time I was enquiring about a b3 but whilst I appreciate they're busy didn't reply to about 2-3 emails and when they eventually replied id already bought my bat from jake.


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[Cublingtoncc]

used vitas for my h4l. Jakes a top guy and is willing to help with anything. Really could not speak highly enough of the customer service. at the time I was enquiring about a b3 but whilst I appreciate they're busy didn't reply to about 2-3 emails and when they eventually replied id already bought my bat from jake.


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Exactly mate hes a good guy to deal with

[petehosk]

Very sound advice mate. Think if I do go for a net bat your idea of a little extra weight will be a good idea.


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Personally my net bat is only 2 ounces heavier than match bat. But you'll have to find what works for you?

[Eliotroberts]

Exactly mate hes a good guy to deal with

Definitely mate hope your new bat treats you well [emoji1303]


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[smilley792]

My net bats and match bats are all 2.14 and a half. But with varying middles.

Dotball high middled bat.
Westfield school low middled bat(it doesn't bounce)

But in a game a tend to use the same bat(high middle) on grass regardless as I believe I time it better for on the floor shots.

On artificial wickets I have a low middle bat with a huge bow, as find the pitch true to drive so generally drive a lot on the up.


Every now and again(once a month) I net with my 4lb training bat to add a weight training aspect, and build the muscles in the way I will sue them in the middle.

[Eliotroberts]

Personally my net bat is only 2 ounces heavier than match bat. But you'll have to find what works for you?

hopefully I can. Won't be this season though as think it's a little late to do anything like that this season will be starting outdoor nets in next few weeks and 1st game of season 16th of April. Hoping to hit the ground running with my h4l nv


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[Eliotroberts]

My net bats and match bats are all 2.14 and a half. But with varying middles.

Dotball high middled bat.
Westfield school low middled bat(it doesn't bounce)

But in a game a tend to use the same bat(high middle) on grass regardless as I believe I time it better for on the floor shots.

On artificial wickets I have a low middle bat with a huge bow, as find the pitch true to drive so generally drive a lot on the up.


Every now and again(once a month) I net with my 4lb training bat to add a weight training aspect, and build the muscles in the way I will sue them in the middle.

4lb bat is it still rooted in the ground


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[Cublingtoncc]

Definitely mate hope your new bat treats you well [emoji1303]

Thanks Fella


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[smilley792]

4lb bat is it still rooted in the ground


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It's two trees still rooted to the ground.

[Eliotroberts]

It's two trees still rooted to the ground.

haha good stuff bud. Surely that's a lump to swing though ? Not develop timing issues when using your match bat ?


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