{"product_id":"knocking-in-lignum-vitae-mallet-for-cricket-bats-btc","title":"Made to order \"Knocking in\" Lignum Vitae Mallet for cricket bats (BTC)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"Top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis mallets are only made to order. Please check with us before ordering yours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost all new cricket bats require knocking in before use.  Knocking in is the process of hardening and conditioning the surface of the blade and there are two reasons for knocking in;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo protect the bat from cracking and therefore increase its usable life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo improve the middle of the bat so the middle is bigger and better\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust in case you did not know, the nature of the game of cricket is that a hard ball is propelled at high speed towards the batsman who swings a wooden bat aiming to hit the ball.  This intense contact will cause a bat that is not prepared correctly to crack up very quickly, therefore having a very short life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCricket bats are pressed in the bat making workshop using a mechanical press.  The mechanical press applies up to 2tons\/square inch of pressure to the face of the bat through a roller.  Willow is a very soft timber in its natural state and it has to be pressed so to form a hard, resilient layer on the surface.  Once this has been done, the bat can be shaped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished bat still needs a final hardening, as the mechanical presses are unable to completely protect the bat, or get the perfect performance required from the blade.  This requires knocking in by hand with a mallet.  While it is possible to prepare a bat solely by pressing, this compresses the wood too deep into the blade, which dramatically reduces the performance of the bat. A bat pressed heavily will have a small middle and the ball will not travel as far as with a bat pressed lightly and knocked in by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 90mm diameter mallet and 640 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCrafted in Wakefield, New Zealand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BTC (New Zealand)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52235411161376,"sku":"KnockIn","price":149.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0217\/3398\/files\/IMG_1753.heic?v=1787462301","url":"https:\/\/piranhatools.co.nz\/products\/knocking-in-lignum-vitae-mallet-for-cricket-bats-btc","provider":"PiranhaTools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}