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[adb club cricketer]

Not sure how much of the info is accurate, but the article goes in depth about the weights and exact sweet spot locations of several Ind players' bats.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-may-have-to-change-bat-to-stay-within-rules/articleshow/59660160.cms

[addu84]

Those are extremely light bats (all sub 2.8lbs).

[LEACHY48]

Article seems like rubbish - 12 inch sweet spot? Really? Kholi using 2.5? Come on.

[springbok45]

1160g is 2lb 8.9oz, the decimal of 2.55lb is two and a half.

[Vitas Cricket]

2.5 pounds means '2 and a half pounds'

Half a pound is 8 ounces.

[LEACHY48]

Ah my mistake - makes more sense now still firmly disagree on a 12 inch sweet spot though

[Vitas Cricket]

Ah my mistake - makes more sense now still firmly disagree on a 12 inch sweet spot though

Its pretty common and an easy mistake to make, and the biggest con going on ebay when people buy 2.6 or 2.7 bats expecting a feather and they end up with heavy clubs. Seller technically hasn't mislead anyone of course, but they know what they are doing. Always get a photo of the bat on a scale when buying from ebay or bedroom seller types.

[InternalTraining]

Not sure how much of the info is accurate, but the article goes in depth about the weights and exact sweet spot locations of several Ind players' bats.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-may-have-to-change-bat-to-stay-within-rules/articleshow/59660160.cms

This is a very good article! The weights are in grams and you need to convert to pounds and ounces to get accurate picture of their weight. Dhoni, for instance,  uses a bat between 2-11 to 2-12.8. If you've seen pictures of Kohli's bats, you will notice that there is a lot of meat behind the sweet spot. They also get the pingiest bats and anyone who's used "pro" bats will agree that they ping everywhere.

[LEACHY48]

This is a very good article! The weights are in grams and you need to convert to pounds and ounces to get accurate picture of their weight. Dhoni, for instance,  uses a bat between 2-11 to 2-12.8. If you've seen pictures of Kohli's bats, you will notice that there is a lot of meat behind the sweet spot. They also get the pingiest bats and anyone who's used "pro" bats will agree that they ping everywhere.

I have used a pro bat (in fact 2) yes it was very good but no it did not have a 12 inch sweet spot

[adb club cricketer]

Ya, seen so many buyers get conned when they hear 2.7 lbs. Even here on the forum, many people make that mistake: Remember 2.7 lbs is not 2 lbs 7 oz,  as simple as that. Best way as Vitas said is to see pic of bat on scales or ask weight in grams so you can calculate yourself:

Approximately, here are the values for common weights, every 30 grams adds 1 oz approximately, and easy to calculate for any weight if you remember just one entry like say 1160 grams = 2 lb 9 oz.

1100 grams = 2 lb 7 oz
1130 grams = 2 lb 8 oz
1160 grams = 2 lb 9 oz
1190 grams = 2 lb 10 oz
1220 grams = 2 lb 11 oz
1250 grams = 2 lb 12 oz