Click vs. Rattle (ASA only)

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

And if you look up "rattle", I believe you will see that it is better defined as the presence of a noise, not a definitive type of noise.

The definition I find is "a rapid succession of short, sharp, hard sounds." I'm not sure I'd classify a click as a rattle.

A bat, however, should not be clicking. I'd toss the bat based on the concept that not all aspects of the bat have been properly and permanently fitted.