Woof Wear Jump Bat Full Grip

Woof Wear Jump Bat Full Grip – Black, 65cm

Sixty-five centimetres with a full-size TPR rubber grip running the length of the handle — this is the bat for a rider who wants something substantial to hold rather than something slim to feel. The strike area is padded, compression-tested foam, and the butt carries a branded sleeve.

The full grip does two useful things: it gives you somewhere to hold the bat wherever your hand lands after a fence, and it takes some of the buzz out of the shaft, which Woof Wear describe as reducing rider fatigue over a course.

Performance & Benefits

• Full-size TPR rubber grip along the whole handle, so your hand finds purchase wherever it lands.
• Padded, compression-tested foam strike area that absorbs impact and takes buzz out of the shaft.
• Short enough to use one-handed over a fence, which is the entire reason a bat exists.
• Balanced towards the hand, so it turns quickly rather than needing to be swung.
• Lightweight construction that stays comfortable over a full course.

Suitable For

• Showjumping, jumping lessons and gridwork.
• Cross-country schooling and the jumping phases of eventing.
• Riders who need a whip they can apply without dropping the contact for more than a moment.
• Adults and older juniors — for a small child, the Woof Wear Junior Jump Bat at 50cm has a slimmer grip.
• Not a dressage whip. It is far too short for flatwork, where you need to reach behind your leg without moving your hand — the Woof Wear Stealth Dressage Whip or Twisted Dressage Whip, at 100cm to 120cm, are the right tools for that.
• Not a hacking whip either. The Woof Wear Gel Fusion Riding Whip at 60cm or the reflective Hi Vis Riding Whip suit roadwork better.

How to Use

• Hold the grip with the padded strike area facing outwards, away from the rein, so the pad and not the shaft makes contact.
• Use it on the approach or after landing, never in the air. Ask with the leg first and use the bat once to confirm.
• Move it to the other hand across the withers when you change direction, rather than reaching over the neck.
• Woof Wear's care instruction is wipe clean only. Wipe the grip and shaft with a damp cloth and dry it; do not soak the foam pad.
• Store it hanging or lying flat, with nothing resting on the strike pad.

Specification

• Overall length 65cm, confirmed by Woof Wear.
• Woof Wear state it is compliant with British Showjumping and British Eventing regulations.
• Made in Black only, finished with a branded sleeve.
• Woof Wear product code 1011604, barcode 5060715575427.
• Woof Wear publish no weight for this bat, and no strike pad dimensions, so none are stated here.
• Woof Wear's compliance statement is theirs, and rules change. Permitted whip length and padding vary by discipline, level and country, so check the current rulebook of the body you are competing under before you take it into a ring.

Care & Caution

• The padded strike area is the only part of the bat meant to touch the horse. Never strike with the shaft or the end cap.
• A bat confirms a leg aid; it is not a correction to be repeated. Rules on how often and how hard a whip may be used are enforced in the ring and apply at home too.
• Stop using it if the strike pad splits, softens unevenly or comes loose from the shaft — a damaged pad no longer absorbs anything.