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[lexx]

Yes its that old topic again! I had a good look through the forum at all the topics about knocking in and i just want everyone opinions about this subject.
When i buy a new blade i will always get a bat mallet(not a ball on a stick) and spend 4 hours hitting the toe area,edges of the bat and that's it.
Apply some oil and once that's dried apply either a protective face or some bat tape on the edges.
Then i will take it in the nets and have some gentle throw downs with older cricket balls and build it up from there.
Now i have heard from a few people that spend up too 8 hours knocking in so do you think that's too much? Whats are people's thoughts on this? 

[umz_786]

dont you do the whole face? i just do everything apart from the back. Know one has ever taught me how to knock in a bat -all I know it that you should spend about 8 hours and I use a ball in a footy sock instead of a mallet 

[lexx]

I never do the face of the bat,only the toe and the edges with a bat mallet.Thats how i was told too do it and have done so on every bat i have owned.This is interesting how different people do different things and is there a right or wrong way?? And yes never do the back of the bat ; )

[uknsaunders]

I do approx 2 hours light tapping, gradually banging it harder with a mallet until the 4 hour mark. I do the whole face, with particular attention to the edges and toe. I'll then do a general tap around the bat to test the ping, looking for dead spots. If I find a dead spot, ie. a part of the bat that doesn't go as well as the ajoining sections, then I give it 10-15 mins on that spot.Some willow needs extra knocking in to come to life.

I then hit a few balls with the bat. Something like using it for fielding practise or throw downs give a good indicator of how ready it is. Couple of my players commented my latest bat could do with some extra knocking in on the toe as it felt a bit "dead" - so back it went. If you see seam marks across the bat, put it away and give it another 30-60 mins. Keep doing this until the face doesn't mark and you should be finished. I've done roughly 5-6 hours on my latest bat.

I oil before knocking in and apply a full face protective sheet after knocking in is finished, just to minimise damage to anything I've missed.

The more knocking in the better - but 8 hours is a maximum I guess.

[Talisman]

Between 10 and 20 minutes knocking in, face and oil, ready to play.

[roco]

On my current bat did 15 mins on each edge half hour on the toe then face oil and play as that was what was advised by the above and it's line nothing I have ever used

[Talisman]

Its having confidence in the bat's pressing. I advise a touch more than I do for others as if it goes wrong for me I'll only have myself to blame.

[roco]

Well I just did as was told an it flys so am a happy customer get a few comments about the size of the bat but ok one team said it was too big for me being I'm 6 ft 4 and 17 stone I found that quite funny

[Talisman]

Got an 11 stone stick insect using a carbon copy, he gets no stick as he is the divisions leading run scorer, he got another unbeaten 100 today with it.

[roco]

Cheeky 67 today having my worst season for 7 years this year

[tim2000s]

Remember reading somewhere that certain pro's have as little knocking in as possible. My old hunts county got about 30 mins on the edges and always played fine, until it finally split on one too many yokers...

[Canners]

On my current bat did 15 mins on each edge half hour on the toe then face oil and play as that was what was advised by the above and it's line nothing I have ever used

Roco what bat have you got and are talking about here?

[roco]

that is the talisman perfect storm mate

[RoCo Da Pixie]

I take it to Dan at Chase to use his machine for about 20/30 mins then its good to go,

[Canners]

that is the talisman perfect storm mate

good bat then i take it?