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[Woodyspin]

If i were to look for where i hit the ball on the bat majority of the time, what should i be looking for other than cherries on the bat?

Trying to decide whether i need a higher middle or not? Of course not every hit gives the bat a cherry so these can be misleading, should there be any other signs of repeated hitting?

Not sure if any of this makes sense? Haha

[roco]

If you can get hold of any crictech sheets they are the best thing for this but not sure if they are about any more

[smilley792]

There used to be a thing called a cricke high sheet.

You basically stick over the front of your bat and it marks very easily so you can see where you hit it.


You then replicate it in your custom.

Guy was called @crictech but not sure finger and the product is stil about.




Aldred and others believe the middle is the same on a bat regardless, and the back is all about pick up.

I found this to be true when I switched to high middled bats, despite me being a front foot bully who hits low down, the high middled works just as well if not better than all my old super low sachin type profiles I thought i should be using.

[iand123]

Presume you are asking as you are feeling that you arent middling the ball? Is this in nets, if so what sort are they? Could be playing a factor i guess

[roco]

These are what a lot of people on here used as you can use them in a match rather than just nets so you know where you are hitting it in match play

http://www.crictech.com/products/impact-sheets

I found I need a much more mid mid-high middle after using these rather than the low noddles I was using

[Woodyspin]

Aldred and others believe the middle is the same on a bat regardless, and the back is all about pick up.

I know the sweet spot isnt really so defined as a specific area as the 'back of the bat' but surely this isnt true in all circumstances?

[smilley792]

I know the sweet spot isnt really so defined as a specific area as the 'back of the bat' but surely this isnt true in all circumstances?

Aldreds video on it

http://youtu.be/2f2xHD4VyR4

It's the reason why your scoop works.

[Northern monkey]

I've  been using my sons old affinity carbine in winter nets and this is almost a duckbill design to get the weight down.
I've nearly always had thick toes and low middles etc on my bats, but after using the old carbine over the winter,I've not felt the need for a lower middle, , now this may change once I'm outside on low slow wickets, but it does make sense what Paul Aldred and many others say.

I would say try and use a crictech sheet on a grass wicket, playing your normal shots etc
This might just surprise you as to where you actually hit the ball