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[19reading87]

So here is an interesting subject.... I'm sure that there are numerous amounts of topics already on this but I have a couple of points I would like to know.

How long do you normally knock your bats in for? And does the amount of grains alter how long you should knock the bat in for??

Reds

[procricket]

No same standard of grains I have a way of putting a thin layer of rubber over the face and get a solid rubber mallett hard compound rounded and hit it for about 1 hour and bob you uncle there ready.   Before anybody asks my bats normally last and it was suggested to me by a great old batmaker sadly no longer here

[harry kovert]

Couple of hours focusing primarily on the edges and toe with a small amount on the middle.

Don't believe the amount of grains has any influence on the amount of time you should spend knocking in. It has more to do with how much or how little the bat has been pressed in the first instance.

[Mr Cricket]

thin layer of rubber? explain

[procricket]

Well the rubber is about half a cm thick  and the hammer or rubber mallettt is a hard compound bud the type you use for putting up tents. I saw a great batmaker doing this ans ased him why.  The rubber over the face takes out the real sting of the mallett which is just realy a big mettle hammer with a rubber roundead head   As he said to me the rubber takes away any marks so I adopted this and find my bats are ready much quicker than with just a normal bat mallett I use to finish the edges off.  See
s to work. 

[Cover_Drive]

Couple of hours focusing primarily on the edges and toe with a small amount on the middle.

Don't believe the amount of grains has any influence on the amount of time you should spend knocking in. It has more to do with how much or how little the bat has been pressed in the first instance.

Please correct me if I am wrong. Softer the bat is pressed less knocking it requires? And vice versa

Thanks

[thaman303]

Please correct me if I am wrong. Softer the bat is pressed less knocking it requires? And vice versa

Thanks

its the other way around

[Cover_Drive]

Ohh okay thanks mate - I understand

Much appreciated