Anyone know how to straighten an original hartland bat?

[4scuda]

Now that I look at them again they are the same length so they are probably both normal bats. My set is in storage in Georgia so I can’t compare to my known short bat. I assume these bats are original to the statues they were found with, but I thought Musial took a short bat.

[whiteymet]

If you still want to straighten your bats here are a few ideas. But don't blame me if anything goes wrong!

First pour some boiling water in a small mug about half way full. Hold the top end and dip the bent end into the boiling water. Leave it in for a little while and take it out to see if it more pliable where you can carefully straighten it out. You may have to "dip" a few times.

Second way is to heat it with a hair dryer. Again when it gets heated enough you should be able to return it to the desired shape.

Good Luck. Let us know how you make out if you decide to give it a go.

[4scuda]

They aren’t perfect, but I think they turned out pretty good. The one that was bent badly turned out way better than I expected and best of all they didn’t break.

[icollectDCsports]

Vastly improved without breaking. I'd call it a success.

[whiteymet]

They look great!!

So which method did you use?

[4scuda]

I put them in hot water then put weight on them for several hours

[perezfan]

Nice results!

I personally think some of these bats (beyond Ruth) were bent from the very beginning, so yours are well within the range of normalcy.

Great work!