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[SillyShilly]

I'd be interested to hear what tape it is.
I would have thought from a practical point of view, that the binding is also there to support and strenghten the area around the join between bat and handle. I can't imagine that the tape would do this job as well as the binding.......but then again, i dont know what wonder tape is being used!

[procricket]

it like zink oxide or seem very much like it mate the only reason i do it because my morkel came as like it and talking to a few players they do it too to there bats.

I guess though the handles and the bats are top quality i would not be trying it with a imported bats but i feel a more stiffer flex with the tape and i guess stiffness with elastisity is that were all after.

But hey mine came like that from the players bag otherwise i would have not done it and i have not used it so will not know if it works

[Outlaw]

Just looking on the Ayrtek pictures on the group on FB, look like Sanga had a similar idea Seedy! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=89087781237#!/group.php?gid=89087781237&v=photos&so=180

[Talisman]

Players might often build up the bottom hand shape with this tape, but SillyShilly is right, you need the binding on all handles for keeping the handle taut.

[procricket]

Players might often build up the bottom hand shape with this tape, but SillyShilly is right, you need the binding on all handles for keeping the handle taut.

that a maybe mate but my bat came with the binding removed and when asked i was told to aide flex and a few do it.

I agree ot might not be best practice and make the handle a little less safer so to speak but it like drying a bat

Each to there own

[Talisman]

A lot easier to do if you get paid to use the bat!!!

[golders]

dan from vantage did a great job for me, for a good price too-id pm him for a quote if I were you

[RossViper]

Just cut most of the top k n o b off, leave about 2-3 mm above the binding. That makes it   almost like a sh.

Re tape  instead of binding, didnt SS sed to tape up a lot of there handels? In fairness ss hamdeps are rubbish!