Upfront Ball Mallet

Knocking in a cricket bat is a lengthy process that is crictical before actually using the bat in a match situation. It involves repeatedly striking the blade of the bat with a mallet, for up to as much as 10hours! Why you may ask.... the science behind it is that when struck repeatedly the fibres of the willow strengthen and group together therefore making the piece of wilow stronger when taking blows, this reduces the chance of the willow cracking or splitting into bits when playing with it. There are two types of mallets available to complete this knocking in process, a standard wooden mallet, and a ball mallet (pictured above). A standard mallet is what you imagine ...  Read the complete review

Now when you first look at this item some people might think why on earth am I going to pay nearly £5 with a mallet which has an old tatty ball attached to it? This is in fact a really useful device which provides a convenient alternative for knocking in cricket bats. When you buy a new bat it is important it gets used to hitting the hard ball. Otherwise there is a tendency for the bat to split and become damaged. If it is knocked in by an old ball it helps it to become more resistent. So why use this mallet rather than holding an old ball to it and hitting it yourself. First of all you might not have an old ball and because the mallet has a handy ...  Read the complete review