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Fewest amount of grains....?
« on: October 07, 2019, 06:50:05 AM »

Morning all,

With the cost of high class willow rising all the time ( we all love good looking bats, don’t we.... )

I was wondering what is the best bat you’ve owned or used but with the fewest about of grains?

I was speaking to a bloke a work who played 20-25 years ago, loves the game but has no knowledge of current cricket equipment and he said he only used a bat with a maximum 6-8 grains.

Didn’t we see a pro bat appear once (Sean Ervine??) with 6 grains?
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2019, 07:15:09 AM »

Last years match bat 5/6 grains but was a gun

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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2019, 07:26:53 AM »

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it that the more grains the softer it tends to be initially but therefore plays better earlier, the fewer grains then slightly harder so takes a bit longer to play in but tends to last a bit better?  So basically both can perform brilliantly but more a question of time.  I guess many pro players will want more grains from the off as not as worried about damage?  I'm pretty sure it is the bits in between the grains that give the "softness"

Wouldn't personally go less than 6 though as getting pretty hard in between the sections by then.   Will try and post a picture later on of one with 7 that really flies but took a while to play in.
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2019, 08:15:40 AM »

Has anyone got a 1 grain Eng Willow bat? Would love to see a pic of that!
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2019, 08:37:43 AM »

My match bat is 5 grains and goes like an absolute train.

It did take half a season of use before it got going.
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2019, 08:38:08 AM »

Current B3 best bat I've ever owned is an absolute gun. 2 stripe, 6 grains...
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2019, 09:56:10 AM »

I'm preparing an SS Maxximus 999 at the moment and it's 5 grains. Quite planky at the moment but haven't started with the mallet yet, still oiling. Fewest grains I've seen on a SH in the flesh
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2019, 11:21:38 AM »

Ive got a ton with 5 grains. Amazing bat pings nicely!
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2019, 11:55:57 AM »

Here are the two bats I had in my bag for the 2019 season, 5 is a good number of grains :)

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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2019, 12:02:16 PM »

Out of interest do you only include "Full" grains when counting?  ie you ignore the edge ones?
Might be a stupid question but never really worked it out for myself!
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2019, 05:11:15 PM »

Have two Gray Nicolls 50+ one with 5 grains other with 7 and both are guns!
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2019, 01:08:21 AM »

Bought a GM Purist of Amazon two seasons ago for £100. 5 Straight grains, and it went like a cannon. Eventually the shoulder gave in to a fuller delivery :( I still miss it.....
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2019, 06:07:17 AM »

Had a GM Flare 606 pdc exclusive 2 years ago and had 4 and half grains. Once it opened up it went great. A famous case was abdul Razzaq who scored a ton against South Africa in Abu dhabi with a bat that had 3 grains
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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2019, 02:02:43 PM »

Morning all,

With the cost of high class willow rising all the time ( we all love good looking bats, don’t we.... )

I was wondering what is the best bat you’ve owned or used but with the fewest about of grains?

I was speaking to a bloke a work who played 20-25 years ago, loves the game but has no knowledge of current cricket equipment and he said he only used a bat with a maximum 6-8 grains.

Didn’t we see a pro bat appear once (Sean Ervine??) with 6 grains?

Seriously, many of us all are just too fussy and uselessly obsessed with grains and looks and all that jazz to open up our wallets for highly over priced small pieces of timber.

Last weekend we were defending 48 runs in the last 3 overs of a 20 overs game.
Guy comes in at no 8, and hits 7 sixes in two overs to turn the game on it's head.

After the loss, I looked at his bat.
It was a $30 Kookaburra grade 5 Kashmir willow or something. It was one of those cheapest and lowest class bats which are wrapped in some white sheet.

I guess sometimes what holds the truth is, if you know how to swing the bat supported by a great hand-eye coordination, the grains, looks and willow grade doesn't really matter.

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Re: Fewest amount of grains....?
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2019, 03:14:49 PM »

We got took apart a couple seasons ago ,by some bloke who wandered out with a polyarmoured sports direct special,,,, some of the cleanest hitting I’ve ever seen,  he only lasted a few overs but put 40 runs on the board, mostly in fours and sixes
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