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How to knock in and oil your new cricket bat. PART 2
PART 2. How to oil and knock in your new cricket bat. ( the laver and wood way )
So as you can see from the video i am talking about how you are going to be actually knocking in your bat using a Hardwood mallet. Its important not to hit the sides ( edges ) of the cricket bat and also not to hit the back or the bottom ( toe of the cricket bat that actually rests on the ground ) of the cricket bat.
Here is an excert from the Laver and wood websiteand discussed what ive mentioned in the above video…………
Knock in Face
After the oil has been applied, the knocking in process can begin. This should be done using a Hardwood bat mallet. This provides much better performance than a ball mallet and also speeds up the process.
Start by hitting the middle of the bat just hard enough to create a dent. [This is surprisingly hard]. Hold the bat up to the light to see if you are making a dent.
Knock in Toe
Gradually compress the face of the bat around these dents so that the face of the bat is level and you cannot see the initial dents any more. The bottom of the bat toe (the part that is in contact with the ground) should never be hit with the mallet.
Knock in edge
The edges require special attention. They need to be rounded off so that the hard new ball cannot damage them too much. The edges should be struck at 45 degrees to the face so that the mallet can compress the willow. Similar to the face make one dent on the edge, and then gradually even out the edge so that the whole surface has a smooth, rounded appearance. The back of the bat should never be touched with the mallet (or the ball).
If the bat is hit on the edge at 90 degrees to the face, it reduces the width of the bat and is making contact with an area that is not mechanically pressed. This increases the likelihood of cracking and you should not be hitting the ball flush on the edge in any case.
With a hardwood bat mallet the knocking in process should take between 10 and 15 sessions of about 10 minutes each (it is probably worth doing this for a bit longer if the bat is of different brand to ours).
Once you have completed this process take the bat into the nets and play a few shots with an old ball. If the bat is showing very deep seam marks then it needs more compressing. One will always get seam marks on the face of the bat; however they should not be too deep.
More information can be found on the Laver and wood website.http://www.laverwood.us/batcare.php
So thanks again for watching my videos and reading my blog. I hope you find it enjoyable and informative. I look forward to speaking to you soon.
Cricket store online top 10 youtube video reviews
here is a top 10 list of my cricket bat reviews as voted for by people who watch my video reviews. I have taken the top 10 most watched videos and put them here in this one blog so you can see what people are watching and probably what cricket bats are top sellers.
In # 10
The 2010 SS gladiator cricket bat with 4728 views
In 9th
The 2012 SS platinum reserve cricket bat with 4851 views
In 8th place
The mongoose mmi 3 long handle / short blade cricket bat with 5066 views
In 7th place
The Adidas incurza cricket bat review with 6127 views
In 6th place
The MS Dhoni Reebok cricket bat with 6995 views
In 5th place
The Ricky Ponting Kahuna 1000 cricket bat with 7327 views
In 4th place
The malik bubber sher cricket bat with 8571 views
In 3rd place
The CA LE 12000 Plus cricket bat with 8983 views
In 2nd place
How to select a cricket bat by jason mellet with 10167 views
And in the top spot, i think its pretty obvious. its a bat made famous by one of the top cricketers of our time. there will always be debate over what kind of bat this really is, who makes it and where it comes from.
I guess combined 1st and 7th place you have over 20 000 views. which is pretty good.
Its the Sachin Tendulkar Adidas cricket bat with 15456 views
We do however have a potential spoiler. With a small total of 439 views in 6 days, which is an average of 73 views per day we have the 2012 GM epic cricket bat. If it carries on getting views at that rate and we give it another year it will have over 25 000 views which technically speaking is faster than the Sachin bat. time will tell if that happens though and thought i would add it in just for fun.
Thanks for watching guys and making my video series such a huge success. Please remember to head to youtube and look for a review on your next cricket bat.
An Online Cricket Store With Incredible Deals
An Online Cricket Store With Incredible Deals
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An Online Cricket Store With Incredible Deals
If you are looking for a cricket store on the internet, there is a place where you can get incredible deals on all types of equipment, clothing and other gear. From bats to balls to pads to clothes and equipment bags, everything you need is available. If you’re shopping on a budget, there are clearance items and crazy special deals to help you get what you want for an incredibly low price. Looking for top of the line items? The Cricket Store Online has those, too.
The Cricket Store Carries Top Name Brands and Discount Items
The Cricket Store Online carries top name brands of the equipment you are looking for, such as Kookaburra, Gray Nicolls, Adidas, Gunn and Moore, Newbery, Puma, Boom Boom, Slazenger, CA Sorts and many others. Shop by equipment type or by name brand, whichever is most convenient for you. Never do without the cricket equipment you want and need again. Get it all conveniently online and save some money! Visit the Cricket Store Online to see the selection.
Improve you batting with these cricket hotspot impact sheets and custom cricket bats
Improve you batting with these cricket hotspot impact sheets and custom cricket bats
Custom made cricket bats. Part 1
I thought i would let you in on a process which i am taking part in which is the process of my getting my very first custom made criket bat. Now you might say if you know me that i have already had a Laver & Wood so wasnt that my first custom made bat?
Well the answer would be NO. I had a friend who bought 3 of them from Laver and i bought one of them from him. so i had no hand in the design of the bat.
What im doing here is using a company called Crictech to custom make the bat for me to my exact design specs. this means i can choose size or weight, handle type as well as where the sweetspot is. Its a complete design and its all in my hands.
One way this company is different than all other boutique bat makers is they use a patented Hotspot impact marker sheet.
It only takes about 30 seconds to cut, shape and apply your impact marker sheet and is as easy to take off as it is to put on
Here is where you can buy the sheets in packs of 10 sheets. click here
Here is where you can buy the sheets in packs of 20 sheets. click here
So basicaly the idea is that you use these sheets during different drills and each individual sheet will be for a different shot type.You will use one sheet for front foot drive shots only, then another for back foot drive. Next sheet will be for the cut shot and another for your hook and pull shot. Once you have completed you drills you write your name and the shot type on the sheet and take a photo of each sheet. Once you have all your pics you send them off to Crictech and the information goes off to their master bat maker.
You could also just use the sheets if you are interested in working on different shots, you dont have to buy a new custom bat in the process. Just stick a sheet on and see where you are hitting the ball. If you consistently hit the ball lower on the bat, then you know you should be using a bat like the GM luna that has a lower middle and the same applies if you are hitting the ball higher up. That type of information will dictate to you what style of bat you should be using.
Here is a video of me in the nest just messing around with the Hotspot impact sheets.
This is what the bat looks like when you are done with your session.
I would love your feedback on this so please send me a message using the form below or send me an email to jason@cricketstoreonline.com.
You are also welcome to check out my facebook page.http://www.facebook.com/cricketstoreonline
As i go through this custom bat making process i will keep updating and adding to this blog so please keep coming back to find out more.
How to knock in and oil your new cricket bat. Part 1 ( oiling )
How to knock in and oil your new cricket bat. Part 1 ( oiling )
So this is part one of this little series on
How to oil and knock in your new cricket bat.
As you have seen this video is about oiling your cricket bat. You would also have noticed that i am using the laver and wood method on this cricket bat. The bat im using is a Vindico Zulu players + cricket bat. This is the top of the line Vindico bat but has been discontinued. So basically you can say im holding a Ltd Edition bat. The only remaining bats in the new 2012 range are the Vindico Genghis and the Vindico Geronimo. Both bats are available in Test + and Players + bats. the better bat being the players +.
To give you a bit of history on the piece of willow im using, Its english willow, probably a product of J.S. Wright & Sons i the UK. the oldest and largest english willow producer in the world. The Clefts then travel in container to the sub continent where they are graded and made into cricket bats.
This bat was either made in the BAS factory or the RNS factory in India. It was custom made for Vindico USA and is now in my possession. The bats go through a final grading and stickering process here in the united states by the owners of Vindico cricket before they make their way to me.
Here is a section of the laver and wood oiling and knocking in process i am using to get this bat ready for use.
…There are different ways of preparing your bat for the knocking in process, but we recommend the following process as repeated trials in bat factories have shown us that this works far better than all other methods.
Raw linseed oil should be used to moisten the surface of the bat and enable the fibres to become supple. This helps them knit together, thus forming an elastic surface. This is more likely to stretch on impact, rather than crack. Raw linseed is used, as it stays moist for longer than boiled linseed. About a teaspoonful should be applied to the surface of the bat.
We recommend that oil should be applied once (3 times if not one of our bats) before the process of compressing the face begins. Each coat of oil should be about one teaspoon full. Spread the oil over the face of the bat using your fingers. Spread the leftover linseed oil over the edges and toe of the bat. Let each coat of oil soak in overnight and repeat the process before starting the knocking in with the mallet.
More on this process can be found at http://www.laverwood.us/batcare.php
I will be following up this video and blog with part 2. ( the oiling process is now finished, now we get to knock in the bat. )
the deep and dark secrets of cricket bat making
the deep and dark secrets of cricket bat making
over the last few days ive had some very interesting conversations with some industry insiders about the very complicated means and methods current cricket bat makers are using in order to make their bats the best in the world.
I have changed names etc to protect the innocent but thought it important that the every day man on the street learns about how their cricket bat was actually made and potentially how you were fooled into buying that massive cricket bat that is as light as a feather. this blog will be in a few different parts to try and keep it as short as possible.
the format of this blog is questions and answers. enjoy.
Jason Mellet
facebook discoussion with industry insider
facebook discoussion with industry insiderhey, whats the major difference in soft pressing and hard pressing cricket bats. how does it affect performance and lifespan of the bat. also who are the big brands that hard press and who soft presses bats?
The making of the baggy green australian cricket hats
The making of the baggy green australian cricket hats
The making of the famous australian baggy green cricket hat as worn by all australian cricketers.
Gunn and Moore 2012 Epic cricket bat
Hey guys, welcome to my latest blog entry.
Today i am going to be talking more about my experience with the Gunn and Moore Epic cricket bat.
Whilst this pic only shows the face of the bat, it doesnt really do justice to the profile and the real potential of this incredible bat. Have a look at this short video review to find out what i really think of this new 2012 Gunn and moore epic cricket bat and get a good look at the profile as well. This is going to be one powerful bat. Feel free to keep on reading if you dont feel like watching the video.
I really hope you enjoyed that and it gave you a good perspective of what this bat looks like and hopefully it has helped you make a potential purchase.
Here are some close up HD pics of the GM epic cricket bat, the face, the edges and the awesome profile.
I am a big fan of this view below. because it shows exactly the profile differences of the three new Gunn and moore cricket bats. The GM halo, The GM 1885 and the GM epic cricket bats. all new for the 2012 cricket season.
Some of the major diffeences that you will see are:
The GM halo cricket bat has very little weight ( or wood ) up near the splice. It also has thinner edges up high on the bat. and has a very pronouced sweet spot, but its very concentrated to one area.
The GM 1885 cricket bat in the middle is a more traditional style cricket bat similar to the GM flare cricket bat but found that the GM 1885 had a lower sweet spot.
Then the GM epic cricket bat on the left as you can see has thick edges that span all the way from the toe all the way up the bat leading all the way to the shoulder of the cricket bat. The splice area of the bat is much thicker than the other two models and the sweet spot is spread out over a much bigger area increasing the sweet spot or meat of the bat. The sweet spot is also very low which means you could use this bat on low bouncing pitches ( like in india ) or you could use it on the bouncy pitches in Australia or South africa.
Some of the information we get off the Gunn and Moore website ( http://www.gunnandmoore.com/range/adult_bats/epic-dxm.aspx )
are things like :
Big edges, yes i would agrre with that, but dont think they are huge, because they are not.
Elongated swell height, yes the sweet spot ( swell ) goes all the way from just above the toe a long way up the back of the bat.
Perimeter weighting, not sure exactly what that means but its probably meaning that this bat has big edges and it carries some weight behind them. making hitting the ball near the edges that much easier.
Substantial toe, yes this bat has some extra profile wood behind the toe. The spine is shaves steep and this ridge goes all the way down to the toe of the bat. giving it a bit of extra umph!!
Made in england from prime english willow, well i damn well hope so.
Overall i think this is a big hitters bat as well as a touch player bat. i mean who cant do with a bigger sweet spot. I think we all can. Please keep in touch an let us know how your cricket is going.