Post by Admin on Sept 25, 2013 3:51:49 GMT
Today i did an experiment on the weight of my JPGavan bats. When I ask for a weight the bat maker doesn't usually take into consideration the weight of stickers, grips, toe guards, oil, bat facing etc. so it important I know what the final weight of the bat will be. I always thought around 2oz for everything but today I did a bit of research of weight of grips, stickers and sheets.
Oiling is starting to become a dying trend with the incoming extratec sheets, a clear material that controls moisture content and keeps the look of the bat (grains, heartwood). Oiling a cricket bat fully can add around 0.4oz each time. An extratec sheet is 0.5oz and a fibre sheet (which I use) is a bit lighter at 0.4oz.
I weighed the JPGavan grips. Here are the weights:
Tormentor Chevron: 1.4oz
Tyrant Spiral: 1.5oz
Tormentor Special Edition: 1.5oz
So the grip is a massive weight to consider when choosing the weight of a bat. Some small companies are sneaky by putting their bats on the scales before they put on stickers and a grip to make potential customers think the bat is lighter than the end weight. They would get a massive shock when the bat arrives.
The JPGavan stickers were lighter than I thought they would be at 0.5oz. Stickers should be a small weight. If they were heavy everyone would rip them off and use blanks.
I don't have access to a toe guard but I can imagine them being around 1oz.
Companies add an extra 3oz on top of their original bat weight and then the customer has to add an extra 0.4-0.5oz for the protection of the bat. This means that a bat that weighs 2lb 8oz suddenly becomes 2lb 11.5oz. And don't forget that adding an 2nd grip would make a 2lb 8oz bat 2lb 13oz. Add the weight of bat tape from wear and tear and you've suddenly got a bat that is too heavy to use. These little things all add weight and because English Willow is a light-weight wood it all counts.
Just some food for thought... Feel free to comment.
Oiling is starting to become a dying trend with the incoming extratec sheets, a clear material that controls moisture content and keeps the look of the bat (grains, heartwood). Oiling a cricket bat fully can add around 0.4oz each time. An extratec sheet is 0.5oz and a fibre sheet (which I use) is a bit lighter at 0.4oz.
I weighed the JPGavan grips. Here are the weights:
Tormentor Chevron: 1.4oz
Tyrant Spiral: 1.5oz
Tormentor Special Edition: 1.5oz
So the grip is a massive weight to consider when choosing the weight of a bat. Some small companies are sneaky by putting their bats on the scales before they put on stickers and a grip to make potential customers think the bat is lighter than the end weight. They would get a massive shock when the bat arrives.
The JPGavan stickers were lighter than I thought they would be at 0.5oz. Stickers should be a small weight. If they were heavy everyone would rip them off and use blanks.
I don't have access to a toe guard but I can imagine them being around 1oz.
Companies add an extra 3oz on top of their original bat weight and then the customer has to add an extra 0.4-0.5oz for the protection of the bat. This means that a bat that weighs 2lb 8oz suddenly becomes 2lb 11.5oz. And don't forget that adding an 2nd grip would make a 2lb 8oz bat 2lb 13oz. Add the weight of bat tape from wear and tear and you've suddenly got a bat that is too heavy to use. These little things all add weight and because English Willow is a light-weight wood it all counts.
Just some food for thought... Feel free to comment.
