I am starting to play more regularly in a league and although I have never broken a bat yet (touch wood), I have seen/heard of a few people, in the past year or so, who have. I saw one player break his bat in the middle of a game last season and had to borrow one from a team mate to finish the match.
The only other bat I have is a carbon blade/rubber combination that I really wouldn't want to use (too quick for me to control at my level), so I was wondering, do you guys have a spare bat(s), especially if you are playing competitions? If you do, are they generally older ones, like the last bat you upgraded from? Or do you try to keep a spare bat that is similar to what you are using, or indeed exactly the same?
The only other bat I have is a carbon blade/rubber combination that I really wouldn't want to use (too quick for me to control at my level), so I was wondering, do you guys have a spare bat(s), especially if you are playing competitions? If you do, are they generally older ones, like the last bat you upgraded from? Or do you try to keep a spare bat that is similar to what you are using, or indeed exactly the same?