Random guy on the internet making up random shit ? I totally believe you . <| sep |> Happened to me too but don ' t know the reasons . Probably happens when you are not connected or disconnected from the Internet . <| sep |> Glad Empty Threat was pretty high on the list . I thought many didn ' t like it because it was too poppy for them , but it ' s amazing pop then <| sep |> Actually the complete opposite , a bat that isn ' t knocked in will have a more spring as the grain of the wood isn ' t impacted , but of of course it will be more brittle , the whole point of knocking in is to create some impact on the the wood , mainly in extremities of the bat such as the toe and the edges to prevent damage . You never knock in the the middle of the bat for example .