tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post906004468041163124..comments2024-03-29T03:00:43.730-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: Size mattersThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-44797238437028613502009-08-13T09:20:24.934-07:002009-08-13T09:20:24.934-07:00To answer your question accurately, I finally put ...To answer your question accurately, I finally put my kitchen scale, the one my wife bought for me to measure my food intake 2 yrs back, to use! Thanks OB!Prabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056339173473012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-23912244081487137852009-08-13T09:17:20.701-07:002009-08-13T09:17:20.701-07:003 lbs and 2 ounces ~ 1.4 kilos
Edge at thickest is...3 lbs and 2 ounces ~ 1.4 kilos<br />Edge at thickest is ~1.25". If you measure the bow of the bat at the meatiest point is about 2.25"Prabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056339173473012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-16585529695775556302009-08-12T12:47:56.525-07:002009-08-12T12:47:56.525-07:00Prabu, great story - now spill the beans on that b...Prabu, great story - now spill the beans on that bat... how much does it weigh? How thick are those edges? We need to know...!The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-81705704767856739912009-08-11T18:21:00.965-07:002009-08-11T18:21:00.965-07:00I was lucky to meet Sachin in 2005 and my sister s...I was lucky to meet Sachin in 2005 and my sister somehow convinced his wife to talk Sachin into giving me one of his bats. So I was dreaming scoring big with that bat for a whole 4 months before I actually met him and then it was pure joy when I took the bat in my hand from him and practised a few straight drives at nets. The ball rocketed out of the bat and felt great but 2005 was my worst year as a batsman. I got out so many times playing late on my flicks and getting LBWed or just simply being late on the shots that I decided to switch to one of my lighter, older bats and started scoring again. Now Sachin's bat sits at home as a showpiece and that's about it.Prabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056339173473012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-51737487936399128272009-08-05T11:43:48.208-07:002009-08-05T11:43:48.208-07:00It's just like tennis.I play nearly every day....It's just like tennis.I play nearly every day. Extra light racquets are supposed to be bad for technique, heavier ones much better in every way. This is what the coaches say. But if you go to play and find you've forgotten your racquet, in five or ten minutes you get used to it and hardly notice the difference.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687355969428943346noreply@blogger.com