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If the red line marks the treated area, I would say you're right!

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I'm in trouble! Good thing I switched to PC.

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Viscaria. H2 Neo 2.15. Tenergy 05 1.9.

I think it should be legal, if the verdict is on the contrary, then the decision would be either political or just from someone who is looking any tiny holes to attack.
I believe that there are many of C-penners who seal their blade only to the point where the rubber ends (I am talking about those who leave the wooden part uncovered for the fingers to hold the blade).

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Expert II crwi C-Pen
Red Acuda P1

I think the "continuous" part is just referring to that if you have a layer in the blade, that layer has to be present throughout every part of striking surface, so you couldn't have a blade with part of a layer missing in the area covered by your rubber. I don't think it's referring to the homogeneity of the material used. Also, considering that you're not likely to hit with the untreated area, and if you did it would probably either hit the label on the rubber or your finger as well, it's not a major issue.

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Jpen: Galaxy 982 juniper 8mm- Darker Provine Tension-50 2.2 or Tibhar Torpedo Soft 2.2
Shake OFF: Galaxy T8 ST- FH: Darker PT-50 2.2, BH: Juic Varites 1.5
Shake DEF: modified Joo- FH: Reactor Corbor 2.2, BH: Globe 979 1.5

Yes, you tell them speedplay! There are many things we could pick on, the long pips were just an easy target...

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The way I read it; If the rubber only went to the red line and the fingers used the other side of the line, ( C Pen RPB side ?) it would be legal.
If the blade was used for shakehands and the rubber went to the handle, It would be illegal.

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Shakehand, left handed.
Blade, Yinhe, W-1
Forhand, H-3 National
Backhand, Sriver FX Max

Hi Speedplay,
Did you mean;
If not covered below the red line, it should be " illegal "? )

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Shakehand, left handed.
Blade, Yinhe, W-1
Forhand, H-3 National
Backhand, Sriver FX Max

True, but hookshot is right too, since if it IS covered, the surface under the rubber is not continuous, so it would be illegal too.

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wel i was bringing this up at our club tonight as one of the players gave out these catalouge which had this bat in.

he cleared this up to me, he said that the rules said only 70% of the bat has to be wood or something like that, cant properly rememebr but tahts basicly what he said

I'm afraid that 70% refers to the different plies...not the area on the blade.

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2.04.04 The covering material shall extend up to but not beyond the limits of the blade, except that the part nearest the handle and gripped by the fingers may be left uncovered or covered with any material.

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Chasse Patate

99% of blades that have glued rubber (even pro's) the rubber extends beyond the limits of the blade

We're not talking a few mm here. Umpires are far less tolerant if the rubber doesn't cover the wood, compared to the rubber overhanging.

I was answering this question anyway.



If you read the ruling,

2.04.04 The covering material shall extend up to but not beyond the limits of the blade, except that the part nearest the handle and gripped by the fingers may be left uncovered or covered with any material.

Your fingers aren't covering the entire back of the blade, so you can't use it like this unless your entire hand was covering the back of the blade. You can however, using a regular penhold grip, cover the blade from the top of the fingers upwards to the edge. But if you use it in competition and repeatedly intentionally hit the uncovered wood, you'd probably get faulted eventually.

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Chasse Patate

this bat may be illegle. the bloke was saying how he was told by an umpire that he couldnt use this bat once. He had long pimples on one isde and as it had no sponge, you could see right through the rubber and see the blade. So i gues this bat has its limits

What he means is, if you can see the blade markings through the rubber, it's not legal.
This is typically red ox on the printed blade face side.

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Chasse Patate