Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
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amnitg

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Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« on: April 05, 2019, 12:49:35 AM »
Evening Gents. Check out the first 30 seconds of this video. Is bouncing a hard cricket ball like that on the edge of a brand new bat ok?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeqS5nL4JIs&lc=z23cjvh4dyziuz2oe04t1aokg0r0f0ii3ddxmo2vhhqsrk0h00410.1554421638013599
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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2019, 01:18:33 AM »
Quote from: amnitg on April 05, 2019, 12:49:35 AM
Evening Gents. Check out the first 30 seconds of this video. Is bouncing a hard cricket ball like that on the edge of a brand new bat ok?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeqS5nL4JIs&lc=z23cjvh4dyziuz2oe04t1aokg0r0f0ii3ddxmo2vhhqsrk0h00410.1554421638013599

No. Not ok. There is no benefit to it, and while you probably won’t create catastrophic damage doing it, why take the risk.
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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2019, 07:52:10 AM »
Who wants ball dents on the edge of their lovely new bats.
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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2019, 08:41:08 AM »
If you really want to do this (why?) it's probably best you use a tennis ball
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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2019, 09:07:47 AM »
I almost killed a team mate's kid for doing this with my match bat.

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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2019, 10:34:40 AM »
Could a hard ball bouncing particularly close to the edge surface (unpressed and perpendicular to the Face) cause dents which could cause the onset of delamination? is that possible?
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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2019, 11:49:24 AM »
A testament to the trend for thick edges?
Got us looking at it though.
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Re: Is this advisable to do on the edge of a brand new bat?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2019, 03:20:56 PM »
Hardly a test of cricket skills.
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