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[Seniorplayer]

I hope the 3-5cm is a typo!!

What's a typo ?

[ppccopener]

typing error Senior

[Buzz]

https://youtu.be/Hb90RsgbPI4

Pressing vs Knocking in. Short video by Whack Sports.

This is a bit of a confused video in my view.

Pressing and knocking in are both done to compress the bat face for optimum performance.
A shop roller can do the job of a mallet.

You need a hard/stiff bat face for performance.

[WalkingWicket37]

Manufactures recommendation Cam

[GoodLeave]

All bat reviews should come with a highlighter for a sense of scale.

Edges: 0.25 highlighters, etc.

[Seniorplayer]

Oops should have written 3 to 5 mil

[Big Mac]

The highlighter and ruler aren't aligned properly with the start of the scale drawn on the piece of paper. This is shameless Fox News style propaganda designed to embarrass Seniorplayer and I, for one, will not stand for it.

[WalkingWicket37]

The highlighter and ruler aren't aligned properly with the start of the scale drawn on the piece of paper. This is shameless Fox News style propaganda designed to embarrass Seniorplayer and I, for one, will not stand for it.

I can't tell if you took my post seriously, or you've just played a blinder...

[ppccopener]

3cm-5cm mallet compression knocking in a new bat was so much more fun than 3-5mm

@Sitonit no more big edges on that bad boy 

[radical.haqer@gmail.com]

Is it a bad idea to take the knocked in bat in the nets against bowling machine with those soft dimpled balls?

[jamesisapayne]

Is it a bad idea to take the knocked in bat in the nets against bowling machine with those soft dimpled balls?

I think it's a pretty good way of knocking a bat in, although some may disagree due to the quality of the balls.

There are some differences between the balls I think, have only seen red or yellow myself and they've been fine. As long as your bat has had a decent amount of mallet time and the edges and toe are well prepared an hour or two on the machine will help both the knocking in process and gets you a bit of practice too - what's not to like!

Just like having a net, you still need to be sensible though, i'd start off slow and build the speed up gradually until you're comfortable with it.

[radical.haqer@gmail.com]

I think it's a pretty good way of knocking a bat in, although some may disagree due to the quality of the balls.

There are some differences between the balls I think, have only seen red or yellow myself and they've been fine. As long as your bat has had a decent amount of mallet time and the edges and toe are well prepared an hour or two on the machine will help both the knocking in process and gets you a bit of practice too - what's not to like!

Just like having a net, you still need to be sensible though, i'd start off slow and build the speed up gradually until you're comfortable with it.

Buying (Pre & Post) a new bat isn't an easy task at all. Its almost like you've adopted a baby. So many things to take care of.

[Seniorplayer]

I treat my bats like a baby.

[Big Mac]

I treat my bats like a baby.

You shake it when it doesn't do exactly what you want, are forever comparing it to other people's bats and spend the rest of your life wondering whether those thirty seconds of excitement at the time of purchasing were worth it?

[WalkingWicket37]

I treat my bats like a baby.

I'm not sure why, but the thought of your trying to compress it 3 to 5cm with a mallet has become a lot more worrying...