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[Cricket_PTY]

Hye guys... i am about to prepare a bat for a teammate, how long do u guys knock it???  in the past i have prepared bats and i have done around 4 to 5 hours  to all the areas of the bat (edges, face and toe) is that too much ? or need less than that ?

Please advice guys...

Cheers...

[Jimbo]

How long is a piece of string? It will depend on the pressing of the bat, whether the maker has done any preparation work, what type of mallet you're using, etc...

General rule of thumb, I would do at least half an hour on the toe, 15 minutes on each edge and make sure both edges are well rounded. Then do the usual tests - does an old ball leave seam marks, if so then it needs more knocking.

[Jaffa]

Knocking in is also personal preference. Someone once told me that you first oil then start knocking in after you've given it a chance to dry. That way you are aligning the fibres of the willow to make them stronger and give more rebound. I've got no idea if that's codswallop but it doesn't seem to hurt. I always work from the middle outwards and push the willow around the edges to round them off in a controlled manner. That includes working down around the toe. I use two mallets with one being a very hard plastic one that I use first around the middle then a normal mallet for around or near the edges. Some have been known to round off the rear edges too. Not in the hope for better rebound to edge for six but to round them off to protect them too.
All told that takes me about an hour and a half with hard knocking in the middle and with feel around the edges.  Then it's off to the nets for work with soft balls.
As mentioned, look for the seam marks as your guide. Personally I've never seen or felt the advantage of knocking in for longer than a few hours at most.

[Jaffa]

Short(ish) answer. Try and avoid knocking in someone else's bat. It probably won't be good enough and if it cracks (no matter how careful you are), he will probably want your blood. Tell the lazy bugger to do it themself.

[Buzz]

It depends on the bat and the willow.
A bat from Tim Keeley can largely be uses from the wrapper.

A butterfly bat will need lots of oil and a load of knocking it.

It just depends on the bat, who made it and how it was pressed and how patient you are.

[jonny77]

It depends on the bat and the willow.
A bat from Tim Keeley can largely be uses from the wrapper.

A butterfly bat will need lots of oil and a load of knocking it.

It just depends on the bat, who made it and how it was pressed and how patient you are.

Agree with the above. Personally feel mine need an hr or so, then throwdowns and gentle net. If you have to knock a bat in for 5 or 6 hours you've got to think its under pressed.

[Novak]

Why does butterfly need more knocking in ?

[AJ2014]

Why does butterfly need more knocking in ?

Butterfly bars feel very hard, therfore tendency is to oil them more and knock them for longer.
I've always oiled them one light coat of oil and felt they took least time to knock in.

[Cricket_PTY]

Short(ish) answer. Try and avoid knocking in someone else's bat. It probably won't be good enough and if it cracks (no matter how careful you are), he will probably want your blood. Tell the lazy bugger to do it themself.

Lol !!! thats a good advice !