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Chris Gayle's bat
« on: June 28, 2010, 05:09:29 PM »

I'm watching the test match now and I am a bit suspect about the size of his bat. I know he's a big guy but that is huge!
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2010, 05:10:50 PM »

He does use 3lbish bats, they're the most unwieldy lumps ever. 2" longer blade on them too so they don't pickup light
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2010, 05:16:31 PM »

I heard he uses 3lb bats and he is a big boy so if anyone can weild one he would
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2010, 07:01:44 PM »

3lbs!!! No wonder he crushes it down the ground.
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2010, 07:07:41 PM »

Pollards not doing bad with his 2lb10 at the mo
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2010, 07:20:17 PM »

a 3lb monster would take  me a day to play a shot
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2010, 09:15:51 PM »

I suppose they could be laminates so would look huge in comparsion to 'normal' bats
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2010, 09:18:24 PM »

Lamination does not increase size, just increases power.
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2010, 09:19:15 PM »

Ahhh I thought both nice to know
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2010, 09:19:56 PM »

were talking moisture contents
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2010, 09:23:03 PM »

Or natural density.
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2010, 09:31:31 PM »

Lamination does not increase size, just increases power.

ahh didnt know that..they always look massive so assumed they were engineered to be bigger rather than pingier..you live and learn
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2010, 09:33:46 PM »

surely if you stick a lump of wood on the back of a bat to make a laminate then it makes the bat bigger!
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2010, 09:35:47 PM »

it not a full bat then added wood i think it best mike or somebody explain better than me
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Re: Chris Gayle's bat
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2010, 09:37:16 PM »

here we go!  ( sorry ! ;-)  )
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