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InternalTraining

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Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« on: November 30, 2020, 05:50:35 PM »
How do you measure swing weight of a cricket bat? What's the process used by the bat makers?
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2020, 07:09:35 PM »
^ Makes you wonder why!
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2020, 07:11:35 PM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on November 30, 2020, 07:09:35 PM
^ Makes you wonder why!

I often wonder why you repeatedly ask such stupid questions...
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2020, 07:14:22 PM »
Quote from: Batoff on November 30, 2020, 07:11:35 PM
I often wonder why you repeatedly ask such stupid questions...

Because your repeated stupidity doesn't help. I was hoping someone other than you would know.
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2020, 07:17:05 PM »
If you don't know the answer, shut the hell up and move on!

Apparently, after all this talk, none of you really know how to calculate swing weight of a cricket bat. :D
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2020, 07:23:41 PM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on November 30, 2020, 07:17:05 PM
If you don't know the answer, shut the hell up and move on!

Apparently, after all this talk, none of you really know how to calculate swing weight of a cricket bat. :D

Such a friendly response - I’m sure that will get people wanting to reply to you 😂
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2020, 07:26:30 PM »
Quote from: InternalTraining on November 30, 2020, 07:17:05 PM
Apparently, after all this talk, none of you really know how to calculate swing weight of a cricket bat. :D

So do you know and you're asking if other people do it the same as you, or did you ask because you don't know either?
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2020, 07:27:08 PM »
I don’t even understand the question.

But I like cricket bats. Especially the ones with the pretty shiny stickers and a nice shape

I’ll go and stand back in the corner now.
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2020, 07:35:59 PM »
Quote from: t2ylo on November 30, 2020, 07:27:08 PM
But I like cricket bats. Especially the ones with the pretty shiny stickers and a nice shape that come in pairs
;)
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2020, 07:48:44 PM »
Quote from: edge on November 30, 2020, 07:35:59 PM
;)

It’s an issue. Happened again at the weekend.
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2020, 09:23:18 PM »
It is not a trivial exercise. You'll have to do a lot of reading on how they calculate this for golf clubs (https://www.tgw.com/golf-guide/what-is-swing-weight/) and try and translate it to cricket bats. IMO, not really worth your time, but wish you the best of luck!
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2020, 09:41:11 PM »
Most do it by picking a bat up, swinging it, and then saying “feels 2.9 maybe 2.10”
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2020, 02:49:51 PM »
Quote from: brokenbat on November 30, 2020, 09:23:18 PM
It is not a trivial exercise. You'll have to do a lot of reading on how they calculate this for golf clubs (https://www.tgw.com/golf-guide/what-is-swing-weight/) and try and translate it to cricket bats. IMO, not really worth your time, but wish you the best of luck!

Yes, that's pretty close.

I dug out an old message from @crictech with steps for a cricket bat. That guy was innovative, I can see why he dropped off. :D
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2020, 02:57:15 PM »
Quote from: brokenbat on November 30, 2020, 09:23:18 PM
It is not a trivial exercise. You'll have to do a lot of reading on how they calculate this for golf clubs (https://www.tgw.com/golf-guide/what-is-swing-weight/) and try and translate it to cricket bats. IMO, not really worth your time, but wish you the best of luck!

Don't bring golf into it! Next thing you know someone will be pitching one length bats, in the style of Bryson DeChambeau's irons
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Re: Measuring The Swing Weight Of A Bat
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2020, 04:10:39 PM »
Perhaps, just perhaps, the lack of caring about 'swing weight' or any other pickup measuring system in cricket is that it's a waste of time? Bat length is pretty much standardised, and weight distribution (ie shape) varies so widely that comparing pickup is a bit pointless - you could come up with a system and do your calculations and show that a 3lb2 Warner Kaboom and a 2lb6 M&H Solution had the same 'swing weight', but you'd be searching a long time to find one player who'd be happy using both of them!
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