Video guide to knocking your bat in.

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Video guide to knocking your bat in.

Though there is a thread on this, I feel this video is so good it deserves it own space!

It's presented by Stuart Kransbueler, Head bat maker of Gray - Nicholls Australia and the guy really knows his stuff!

Watch and learn:-

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCfOQpwqp8I[/ame]
 
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great video hepls alot
lucky i don have to knock my bat in tho
the place were i buy my bats from knock it in for you for free!!
Kingsgrove Sports
 
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Yeh, my coach who works at Gray Nicholls Aust. gave us all that DVD :p
 
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Great vid on knocking in and oiling. I also had my bat knocked at the store that I bought it for free. They put it on a machine that apparently does 6000 repetitions, 3000 up side-to-side and 3000 down. Just wondering though, whether I should still do it manually with a mallet especially along the edges? Has anyone else had their bat knocked in on a machine and has it been sufficient? Also, in the video he mentions that the face should be oiled with about 2 or 3 coats I think. I've given mine one coat not wanting to over oil it as suggested in the other post by AA on oiling and knocking in. Would that be ok as I don't want to under prepare and risk damaging the bat as it cost me quite a bit.
 
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I got that DVD with my bat. It also has interviews with Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds and Phil Jaques.

And as for knocking it in on a machine, i got told that you should just give it a bit of a go in the nets with an old ball and to see if any seam marks appear.
 
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You still should knock your bat in for a fair few hours if it's been machine knocked in.
 
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ShaneS said:
Also, in the video he mentions that the face should be oiled with about 2 or 3 coats I think. I've given mine one coat not wanting to over oil it as suggested in the other post by AA on oiling and knocking in. Would that be ok as I don't want to under prepare and risk damaging the bat as it cost me quite a bit.
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It's very much something that changes from person to person. I've always been told 1 maybe 2 coats is enough and have had few problems personally or from people who have bought bats from me.

However, there is the other school thought that says that 3 or 4 coats are required. It may stem from how 'dry' the atmosphere is where you live? As long as you have put some on then you should be ok.

I think the advice will always be that it's better to under oil than over-oil as over-oiling causes the wood to rot, under oiling can leave the wood a little dry but you can always rectify that with a nice coat of oil.

As for knocking in, you will still need to do it manually for a few hours. The problem with the machine knocking the bat in is that it does it too quickly so the fibres can 'spring' back. Doing it over a greater length of time stops this from happening.

Give it 2/3 hours then see if any seam marks appear (or if you can make a dent with your finger nail in the corner of the blade). If they don't you're good to go, if they do, then go back for another hour or so.
 
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Thanks for the advice guys. I'll start knocking it in this evening with the mallet. Hope the neighbours don't complain too much! :)(I live in an apartment block).
 
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That is a good find, thanks for posting it up. Now, if I only I could find someone to knock my bat in for :p.
 
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I love the way that he takes it so steady with the mallet. Also, love the bit where the random kid walks into the background :laugh:.
 
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what if u dont have a wooden mallet and its not available to u
 
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