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Composite Reinforced Cricket Bat?

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HenDirk	HenDirk posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 16	Do you think it would work? I know a while ago Kookaburra put out a bat that had graphite on the back. But claimed no performance gain, only that it held it together better, increasing the longevity of the bat. It was banned soon after it's release, believed to have increasing the stiffness of the bat. Less energy wasted in the bat flexing, the more energy put on ball, that sort of thing. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/237489.html That's not a bad article on it. I've been bored and wondering if it can be taken a little further. Would laying up some carbon fibre directly onto the back of the blade have any benefits? Some people I've talked to think carbon would just shatter with the shock of a cricket stroke and said that maybe a couple layers of kevlar then a carbon layer to finish would be better? A bat's blade about 50cm long and 10cm across. Is kevlar/carbon even rigid enough over that sort of length to make a difference? What about binding to the wood? I can't wait to hear what people think about this one. Cheers
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compositepro	compositepro posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 22, Visits: 65	I had a young lady call me at work regarding this several months ago ,she was designing a cricket bat and asked about carbon fibre, Unfortunately as with most things we deign for sports to give a competitive advantage, your right it gets banned very quickly
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