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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: The Finisher on March 20, 2011, 09:04:23 PM
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Hi guys netted earlier and thats the 3rd time this month iv batted with a different stance seems after every ball i forget how i was standing ! anybody got any ideas on how to hold my stance
i feel i need an open stance as when i had my most succes i was stnading like chanderpaul due to the fact it opens me up any advice welcome
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best thing to do is have a "set up" like trot. he always does the same thing after every ball (adjusts his pads, takes guard, gets comfortable) its hard inside because you cant make a propper guard but id say its something that you have to be consciously thinking about before every ball.
dont know if that makes sense at all lol
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dont take any advice from me though, my net was shocking today :(
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yeah it does mate i do have some form of a routine if i dont score of a ball iv gotta push my lid tight and touch my right pads with my right glove worked once and still waiting for it to happen again !
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Dont think about how you are standing. Ensure your grip is correct and your eyes are level and think about watching the ball.
i have sent you an email
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iv sorted my grip got tons of tape on the top of my bat now loving the top heavey pic up
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I meant how you are holding the bat...!
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oh i ment to put that helps me keep a lower grip with my open stance helps to mow it ! i mean place it into a gap
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Good point buzz, make sure the v on ur hand (between ur thumb n finger) are in line with the slice (v on the bat) make sure the bat comes down straight.
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right iv got another net friday i try all this and maybe play myself in that might help
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I didnt have a good session on bowling machine either today. May have been suffering some stiffness from yesterday, but didnt seem to be moving feet properly & bat kept twisting so presume trying to hit the ball too much.
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Yeah I'm guilty of that too, try n hit the ball too hard. See it and my eyes light up which results in a high back swing and miss timing the ball or missing it altogether haha
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i seem to be reaching for it to i think more movement is needed
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Good point buzz, make sure the v on ur hand (between ur thumb n finger) are in line with the slice (v on the bat) make sure the bat comes down straight.
or slightly towards the outside edge, thats what i find my hands do? am i wrong?
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Good point buzz, make sure the v on ur hand (between ur thumb n finger) are in line with the slice (v on the bat) make sure the bat comes down straight.
I've always found this position hard to hold and quite awkward to play with because it closes the face too much.
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or slightly towards the outside edge, thats what i find my hands do? am i wrong?
I would encourage the v on the bottom hand to be slightly towards the outside edge - I have shown this pic before, but it illustrates the point nicely.
(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/how-to-grip-the-bat.jpg)
If you find it closes the face too much, your top hand may be slightly out too. For some people opening the face at the back lift helps. For me it is whatever is comfortable, but this is probalby a bit high:
(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/perfectbacklift.jpg)
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I would encourage the v on the bottom hand to be slightly towards the outside edge - I have shown this pic before, but it illustrates the point nicely.
this is what i tend to do as it's the most comfortable, and stops me closing the face. In addition, I tend to hold the bat very lightly in my bottom hand until I've hit it.
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Someone once said that 80% of faults are in the grip, stance or backlift.