We call it a bat in Derry ;)
All joking aside ive started to get hurls without the band cos basically you are adding about 16 different places for a stick to crack by adding nails/ staples to it.
I band them when i fix them tho.
Ive started to oil them with linseed oil to see if itl keep them a bit more moist and stop them cracking...

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 26/07/2010 08:51:25    722952

Never use a band on a hurl, and in the past when I did get a hurl with a band on it I always took it off after a while!

Always use Doyle Hurleys from Forth Mountain in Wexford by the way!....Nice shape and weight, as a defender I like a heavier hurl for power on the clearances!!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 26/07/2010 16:56:10    724163

tipptothetop

" I've heard it call caman, but I can't add the fada here"

hold Ctrl & Alt when you hit the a key = á

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 26/07/2010 17:09:03    724208