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[–] Hank@kbin.social 73 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If you're yielding a bat it's helpful to put a sock on the front facing end. This way you'll get another swing when your opponent grabs your bat and all they get a hold of is an empty sock.

[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This just has to be from personal experience 😅

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (6 children)

It's a common self defense tip for women who live alone. A lot have a bat by the door.

A more important one is don't swing it like a bat, there's rarely room to get a good swing, and a burglar would just block it with an arm.

So what they should do is put the small end in their palm and thrust it like a spear, straight to the face putting all their body weight into it. Scream bloody murder the entire time, and don't just do it once and drop the bat.

[–] Hank@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

That's my bat! I don't know you!

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Just use a fucking machete. No one is grabbing that.

[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It was the sock tip specifically that sounded personal. Never heard of the sock move until now.

[–] PwnTra1n@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I’m pretty sure in the movie back to the future where Marty breaks in the house and the dad comes in with a bat it has a sock on the end

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just choke up on it. Spearing someone with a bat isn’t going to do shit. Why wouldn’t someone deflect a spear thrust all the same? Or just a common household item like a hammer.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Pro tip: throw the bat at them as a distraction while you pull the shotgun out of the umbrella stand.

[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm wrong but "blocking" a full swing from a bat with your arm will probably not go too well, unless you like shattered forearms

[–] Pizza@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Problem is that you probably won't get a full swing in a cramped hallway

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, is this basically an extension of the Anarchists's Cookbook? Man, I used to love printing out pages of text from that back when I found it on a BBS

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

anarchist library is a big collection of anarchist literature, philosophy, pamphlets, stuff like that

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds like if you go that far just put some silicone or oil on it?

[–] Hank@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

The... sexual implications are holding me back. Imagine justifying a lubed up bat at a violent protest in court.

[–] Tigbitties@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

That's for later 😏

[–] theotherone@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The pro tips are always in the comments. Thanks Hank.

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Does this work for badminton racquets too?