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Handmade Cricket Bats in Kent

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Bat Care
All new cricket bats require some level of knocking in before use. Knocking in is the process of hardening and conditioning of the blades surface.
The 2 main reasons for knocking in:
• Protecting the bat from cracking and increase its usable life

• Improving the middle of the bat so the middle is bigger and better

Cricket bats are pressed in our workshop using a mechanical press. The press applies up to 2tons/square inch of pressure to the face of the bat. As willow is a very soft timber, it has to be pressed to form a hard, resilient layer on the surface.

To completely protect the bat and to get the best performance knocking in by hand with a mallet is still required. While it is possible to prepare a bat solely by pressing, this compresses the wood too deep into the blade, which dramatically reduces the performance of the bat. A bat pressed heavily will have a small middle and the ball will not "ping" as far as with a bat pressed lightly and knocked in by hand.

Use this knocking in time to get know your new bat!

GRADES AVALIABLE :

 LIMITED EDITION: The pick of our  lightest/best looking grade 1 clefts , will have 8+ straight grains with  a clean  face,normally reserved for our pro's.

 GRADE 1  : Will have 7 + grains ,may have a small blemish on the playing face

 GRADE 2  : Will have 5 + grains ,may have  a blemish on the playing face

 

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