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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.
That's my bat! I don't know you!
Just use a fucking machete. No one is grabbing that.
It was the sock tip specifically that sounded personal. Never heard of the sock move until now.
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
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.
Pro tip: throw the bat at them as a distraction while you pull the shotgun out of the umbrella stand.
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
Problem is that you probably won't get a full swing in a cramped hallway