can you knock a bat in too much?
ive got 2 questions here really. the first is can a bat get knocked in too much? i bought a Kookaburra Kahuna Carnage a month back and ive used it for 2 matches (one of which i never even got bat on ball except to edge a catch to slip lol, the other i hit about 15 balls off spinners and slow bowlers). it was oiled and then knocked in by a machine by the shop i got it from, which i actually think was just a pressing machine not a knocking machine, but it compressed the face substantially, you can actually see a step where the machine was moving upto, its compressed it a good 3-5mm. i then spent about an hour with an old ball in a sock before i first used it.
ive now got the entire winter without using it, so was wondering if its beneficial to knock it in more? hence the question. im figuring that the harder the face is the better, less energy will get absorbed so the ball should fly further right? i was thinking if i knock it in for 30 mins every week throughout the winter it should have another 10 or so hours on it by the time pre season begins. its got a really nice ping to it in one small area, but the rest of the bat is fairly dull.
my second question is kind of a follow on from that - if indeed you cant knock a bat in too much, is there any benefit to then keep knocking it even when its being used? im not sure how wood works, but id have thought that ideally you want the bat to wear evenly across its entire face, and simply playing matches wont do that. whereas putting 10-15 mins per week of knocking on it after a match would keep it all even.
what are peoples thoughts? thanks in advance for any advice.
ive got 2 questions here really. the first is can a bat get knocked in too much? i bought a Kookaburra Kahuna Carnage a month back and ive used it for 2 matches (one of which i never even got bat on ball except to edge a catch to slip lol, the other i hit about 15 balls off spinners and slow bowlers). it was oiled and then knocked in by a machine by the shop i got it from, which i actually think was just a pressing machine not a knocking machine, but it compressed the face substantially, you can actually see a step where the machine was moving upto, its compressed it a good 3-5mm. i then spent about an hour with an old ball in a sock before i first used it.
ive now got the entire winter without using it, so was wondering if its beneficial to knock it in more? hence the question. im figuring that the harder the face is the better, less energy will get absorbed so the ball should fly further right? i was thinking if i knock it in for 30 mins every week throughout the winter it should have another 10 or so hours on it by the time pre season begins. its got a really nice ping to it in one small area, but the rest of the bat is fairly dull.
my second question is kind of a follow on from that - if indeed you cant knock a bat in too much, is there any benefit to then keep knocking it even when its being used? im not sure how wood works, but id have thought that ideally you want the bat to wear evenly across its entire face, and simply playing matches wont do that. whereas putting 10-15 mins per week of knocking on it after a match would keep it all even.
what are peoples thoughts? thanks in advance for any advice.