Broken blade

[agold]

Through long hard pushes and chop blocks I have slowly been damaging my bat, and today it took a hard blow. Any suggestions on fixing, regluing it, or preventing further damage? I think when I reglue the rubbers I'm gonna switch which side my FH and BH rubbers go so the damage will end up on he other side. Thanks!

 

[Amayzde]

Wow that is some serious damage! To be onest I have no other tip than prevent hitting the table.

but there is something what I did when I bought my first expensive blade. I bought a 50 meter of 6mm edge tape and when I stuck one rubber on I put on 5 layers of 6mm edge tape and then cut the rubber around the edge tape took the tape off and did the same on the other rubber. So when it was finished the rubbers where overlapping like 3 milimeters over the blade like the pro players do aswell. It makes it a bit more head heavy but the blade has good protection, atleast better than just edge tape.

Hope that helps!

 

[Shiro]

May i suggest using edge tape? Before putting edge tape though, dab some glue around the edges of the bat to give it a bit harder surface. It looks like you will be needing a new blade soon.

 

[Rajah*]

Hmm that is Nasty Abe! 😆 you've been training alot. Well experience after aquiring a new bat slap your rubbers and use 5pcs bty power tape. Its somewhat alluminum sidetape protector that even if you accidentaly hit the edge of the table..your blade will stay clean. Only the power tape takes the beating

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[Tinykin]

I can see that you are like me and also have some blade-damaging habits.
There are several hits on that blade but overall it looks quite playable.
The simplest thing is to replace the blade and budget to buy a new one every year or so. You could also sell the damaged one on ebay to help offset the cost of a new blade. A Viscaria in that condition should be worth around 20-30% of purchase price. And remember to protect the new blade as previous posters have suggested.

 

[agold]

Thanks everyone. Might this work? http://ttnpp.com/store/edge-tape/294-spongy-edge-tape-88.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=294

 

[mahomedy13]

an idea.

Use the ofcuts of your rubber,cut them into strips,and glue them to the edge.seeing that you have h3,this will be ideal,as h3 is a strong rubber,and has a hard sponge.the edge will be well protected this way.

 

[mahomedy13]

Thanks everyone. Might this work? http://ttnpp.com/store/edge-tape/294-spongy-edge-tape-88.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=294

Rubber might work better.see my above post.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

AGold, Have you been chewing on the edge of your blade again????

This is what I would say: you have used that blade pretty hard. Don't worry about it. Keep using it. At a certain point you will know that the blade is done and you need a new one. Use it as long as you can and when you need a new one, get one.

When you get the new one, just try not to hit the table as much. Yes it happens every so often. It happens to everyone. But that looks like it is happening a bit more than it should. So you just have to be a bit more careful and figure out what you are doing when you slam the table.

Is it serves? Those aren't from pushes because on pushes you will hit the flat part of the table so you won't get gashes like that. It looks like you are hitting the sharp corner of the table. Do you know what you are doing when you slam it the worst and get the worst gashes?

If you can figure that out, then you negotiate things so that does not happen as much. Like, I used to do that on my serves, particularly my hook serve. I just changed the angle of my body a tiny bit and it usually does not happen any more.

 

[Der_Echte]

Haha, some heavy battle damage !!

use the Der_Echte Special I dropped off with you a month ago.

maybe I gotta work on getting U sponsored with a blade and a uniform.

 

[dannyreventon]

Through long hard pushes and chop blocks I have slowly been damaging my bat, and today it took a hard blow. Any suggestions on fixing, regluing it, or preventing further damage? I think when I reglue the rubbers I'm gonna switch which side my FH and BH rubbers go so the damage will end up on he other side. Thanks!

Breaks my heart to see a viscaria like that. ( My own viscaria got a huge ding when I pushed/chopped a ball that dropped near the edge. huhuhu

 

[agold]

Breaks my heart to see a viscaria like that. ( My own viscaria got a huge ding when I pushed/chopped a ball that dropped near the edge. huhuhu

Yeah, I really love that one. My coach said he thought I could keep it as long as I sanded off everything when regluing.

 

[dannyreventon]

Well, you could sand the wood that got uprooted, not sure if the right word, to the blade faces. Then put some wood filler in those spaces with the dings, sand the excess.

 

[Der_Echte]

Its gunna be ugly either way and he will bust it again.

With time he will get the touch to avoid to happen so much.

Abe shapes up to be ALMOST as much as hell on blades as I am.

maybe I toss him a Nexy Sparticus carbon blade I got laying around not in use...

 

[RajaLoopah]

Oh no, that Viscaria </3
That is some serious chopping and blocking

 

[dannyreventon]

Its gunna be ugly either way and he will bust it again.

With time he will get the touch to avoid to happen so much.

Abe shapes up to be ALMOST as much as hell on blades as I am.

maybe I toss him a Nexy Sparticus carbon blade I got laying around not in use...

Interesting... After I dinged my viscaria, I kinda became conscious of not using overly excessive strokes. Sometimes I don't attack or do something about balls that are too low on the table or falling near the edge of the table. I get the feeling and the thought of not hitting my blade on the table again. )

 

[elrigo99]

Well, edge tape won't sure save you frome blows like this :/

 

[agold]

It just keeps getting worse and worse. I did it again at my tournament Saturday pushing a topspin serve off the bounce. I was happy with my performance but not with the damage haha

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Don't worry about it. Play it as long as you can. And get a new blade when you need to. You can also get Can or Hippo to help you with sanding when you re -glue. But don't worry about the damage.


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