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[Sitonit]

So having looked at a few modern day international pro bats, we notice that most of them are basically designed with the concept of thick edges and spine height that barely passes through the Gauge. And then these  bats may have a various degree of concaving.

But on the other hand, we see some bats churned out by the whittlers with narrow edges, a high spine and no concaving.

The question is, if the second type was more effective or even equally effective as type 1, wouldn't an international pro use such a shape? Why there is hardly any international pro who uses a bat with narrow edges and no concaving? 

[Jimbo]

Probably because the top international pros can get low density willow and have full profiles, high spine and big edges. But also I suspect because a lot of them are less fussy about what they're given to bat with as long as it pings.

[SD]

I use bats around the 3lbs me to so, with modern bat regs get bats with big edges and no concaving but if I did have to pick then i would go for bigger edges with concaving.  Gives you a bigger margin for error by elongating the middle of the bat.  In an ideal world you would always find the middle of the bat, but that certainly isn't something that I am capable of

[Jimbo]

I use bats around the 3lbs me to so, with modern bat regs get bats with big edges and no concaving but if I did have to pick then i would go for bigger edges with concaving.  Gives you a bigger margin for error by elongating the middle of the bat.  In an ideal world you would always find the middle of the bat, but that certainly isn't something that I am capable of

Do you mean widening the middle? I don't understand how concaving would give a longer middle.

[ProCricketer1982]

Do you mean widening the middle? I don't understand how concaving would give a longer middle.

It gives a Longer middle, not a wider one.

[Jimbo]

It gives a Longer middle, not a wider one.

Can you explain how? Struggling to see how taking a shape and removing wood from the back lengthens the middle.

[Jimbo]

My understanding was:

High spine - powerful middle
Elongated spine - longer middle
Big edges - more forgiving for off centre shots
Full profile - wider middle

The ideal bat would have all of these but it would be enormous so to compromise you pick what suits you best. Concaving is done to bring the weight down, either to make a bat a usable weight or to allow for the shape to be adjusted, eg take weight out of the back to allow for a higher spine or bigger edges.

Anything I'm missing there/have got totally wrong?

[procricket]

The above post bat the edge,  The edge was designed to sell heavier wood with heavier Concaving to trick the mind it was a big bat.

The coverage of a bat has always been key in bat's especially for us people who do not middle as many as we like.

Shapes like the tour and f18 are well even shapes all over giving good coverage now the "pro shape"  which is basically a well coverage full blade by and large

I'm not a scientific man but I do know when I designed a flat profile with B3 the zizi which was not to different to the tour that spine height and edge size is all in the mind.

Coverage a bat with similar spec from under the spiice to around 4 inch from the toe keeping the hitting areas consistant is key for a bat in my eye

Edge size and spine height tricks of the mind

[Jimbo]

The above post bat the edge,  The edge was designed to sell heavier wood with heavier Concaving to trick the mind it was a big bat.

The coverage of a bat has always been key in bat's especially for us people who do not middle as many as we like.

Shapes like the tour and f18 are well even shapes all over giving good coverage now the "pro shape"  which is basically a well coverage full blade by and large

I'm not a scientific man but I do know when I designed a flat profile with B3 the zizi which was not to different to the tour that spine height and edge size is all in the mind.

Coverage a bat with similar spec from under the spiice to around 4 inch from the toe keeping the hitting areas consistant is key for a bat in my eye

Edge size and spine height tricks of the mind

So would you recommend a full, balanced profile to the average clubbie batsman?

[Sitonit]

The above post bat the edge,  The edge was designed to sell heavier wood with heavier Concaving to trick the mind it was a big bat.

The coverage of a bat has always been key in bat's especially for us people who do not middle as many as we like.

Shapes like the tour and f18 are well even shapes all over giving good coverage now the "pro shape"  which is basically a well coverage full blade by and large

I'm not a scientific man but I do know when I designed a flat profile with B3 the zizi which was not to different to the tour that spine height and edge size is all in the mind.

Coverage a bat with similar spec from under the spiice to around 4 inch from the toe keeping the hitting areas consistant is key for a bat in my eye

Edge size and spine height tricks of the mind

Yeah but then, pick a bat from late seventies and early eighties (before the big edges were introduced) and you will notice that they look like thin planks but many are quite heavy, like 2.12 range.

It seems as if heavy and dense wood was used more then, so how come big edges were introduced to trick the mind in an effort to sell heavy wood?
An old timer thin bat is already heavier then big edge bat with a lot more timber. Unless of course, the old timed thin bats were never air dried?

[Jimbo]

Yeah but then, pick a bat from late seventies and early eighties (before the big edges were introduced) and you will notice that they look like thin planks but many are quite heavy, like 2.12 range.

It seems as if heavy and dense wood was used more then, so how come big edges were introduced to trick the mind in an effort to sell heavy wood?
An old timer thin bat is already heavier then big edge bat with a lot more timber. Unless of course, the old timed thin bats were never air dried?

I think it's generally accepted that bats now are dried more than they were historically?

[InternalTraining]

The above post bat the edge,  The edge was designed to sell heavier wood with heavier Concaving to trick the mind it was a big bat.

The coverage of a bat has always been key in bat's especially for us people who do not middle as many as we like.

Shapes like the tour and f18 are well even shapes all over giving good coverage now the "pro shape"  which is basically a well coverage full blade by and large

I'm not a scientific man but I do know when I designed a flat profile with B3 the zizi which was not to different to the tour that spine height and edge size is all in the mind.

Coverage a bat with similar spec from under the spiice to around 4 inch from the toe keeping the hitting areas consistant is key for a bat in my eye

Edge size and spine height tricks of the mind

Very informative post, thanks!

Isn't F-18 a better balanced version of the Tendulkar profile?

[procricket]

So would you recommend a full, balanced profile to the average clubbie batsman?

I would everytime say to a person coverage over size of a edge or spine for sure.

Old bat's used to hit the ball as far as big bat's people fitness and intent has changed as the game has.

I have used the b52 XL based on a Tendulkar it was 3lb yes I see your comparison to the f18 which is a small full bat or the ones I have seen are.

Spines a intresting one when is it wasted extra wood same with edge size

Guess power of the mind I don't like Concaving I have always found a fuller back equals more coverage which means poorly hit balls go better of it less torque as I think streaky used to say bit for me I found the zizi bat I designed with streaky as the ideal bat nice and light and not needed to be over light cleft.

When people wanted big bat's the trade needed a way to get big bat's with heavy clefts.

[Jimbo]

That's interesting. Only bat I've ever owned with really big edges was a Kippax and ended up selling it because I just couldn't get on with it. All the bats I've actually hung onto have edges 35mm or under and I don't think any are 60mm spines.

[InternalTraining]

^ that should get you a ban from a cricket bat geek forum 😂 nothing alike

I have seen a very light version of F-18, I think it was a junior bat. Never seen M&H Master (or any Tendulkar profile) in person, just pics.

I am so bored these days that thoughts of knocking a new bat sound exciting!