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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: joeylough on March 08, 2012, 10:13:40 AM
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I started playing again after a long break last year and due to purchasing no gear I didn't get a helmet. Towards the end of the year I got myself one but never felt comfortable wearing it. Then it came to last nights nets, I started wearing it then I got a bit sick of it and took it off. Cue two balls later a bouncer at my face hits my gloves and has damaged the darts finger (I'm putting that excuse in now for when I get beat at darts tonight).
Which leaves me to the question to Lid or Not to Lid?
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As always, it's stupid not to. Especially in hard concrete nets where people try and make it bounce.
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I always wear a lid now, whatever level I am playing at. There is just as much likelihood of me top edging one into my mush as there is of getting pinned by a bouncer. What helmet did you buy yourself as a matter of interest?
The difference between a good, light helmet and a cheap, heavy one is enormous in terms of comfort, I had always struggled with a lid until I bought a Slaz Elite Pro (identical to a Masuri) now I barely notice it.
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Depends what kind of bowling you face. I lid up most of the time because bowlers can put the odd bouncer/beamer in or you can top edge it. accidents happen.
i also find it helps in confidence. if you are worried about wearing one then your not going to be focused on what you have to do. Its always difficult adjusting to a lid, why did you get sick of it? uncomfortable? vision? weight?
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Definitely lid. It only takes one bad hit for you to be seriously injured for life... don't take the chances! After wearing it for a while it will become second instinct
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i hit myself in the grille last night whilst playing our spinner :( he bowled it wide so i went to hit it back to him rather than a proper shot and miscued it into my grille!! good job i had a lid on as would have been rather embarrassed otherwise with a split lip
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i hit myself in the grille last night whilst playing our spinner :( he bowled it wide so i went to hit it back to him rather than a proper shot and miscued it into my grille!! good job i had a lid on as would have been rather embarrassed otherwise with a split lip
lucky cos u never wear a lid really do ya?
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Pretty much always wear one in nets, as even trundlers can get it up round your head. Go match by match when outside.
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Been told i have got to by the powers that be haha
plus if i did get hit when not wearing one i would never live it down afterwards for the amount of stick id get!!!
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I didn't used to wear a lid, then I got hit in the face, now I wear a lid.
The worst thing about getting hit is missing the rest of the game, which I had to do as I needed glueing. Annoying as I was sitting pretty on 30 odd not out at the time.
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I always wear a lid. Gives me more confidence to play the sweep and pull shots
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I never used to wear a lid. But now I wear one most of the time.
When using bowling machine I sometimes don't wear one if I know I'm having the balls pitched up and at less than 70mph. But if random balls then wear one nowadays, and if over 70mph!
In nets with bowlers I generally wear one these days too. The only time I don't is when I know the bowlers are not quick and I know that I am just practicing defensive shots only!
If nothing else, I am trying to get used to wearing them whatever the conditions!
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I think we all see a bouncer easy enough, a lid allows us to play it better but the biggest factor for me is the top edge from a pull, not had one in the face but seen plenty and worse than a bouncer hitting the top of your head.
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It’s GN, it just doesn’t feel right on the head and I have messed around with the grill a number of times and the vision just doesn’t seem right. I think I need to invest more time in finding the correct helmet and actually wearing it to find the correct feel.
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If I point you in the direction of an Ayrtek and you buy one I get lunch from TomTek as commission...
But in reality there is no competition in my eyes for them, best by a country mile.
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the main reason i hated wearing a lid was visability
the visability on the ayrtek is good tho! i think because of the style of the peak it lets much more light in compared with traditional style lids
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I had a mess around with it this week and changed the grill, I still don't seem to be able to pick it up and its bugging me. I was fine with a faster bowling machine but I guess nothing compares to the real release and variability of an actual bowler.
Maybe I'm using the lid as an excuse for bad batting.
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I wore a lid once last season in a game other than that I went without, there was a couple of occasions where I probably should of worn one, but the level I play at generally means you can get away without unless you're really unlucky. The thing is I always wear one in the nets, but find it to restricts my vision and almost makes me feel claustrophobic with the nets there as well!
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Having watched someone who normally wears a lid and wasn't top edge the ball into their face off a slow bowler and need stitches in the last few weeks, I'd say always wear a lid.
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That is the ultimate problem.
I hate wearing a lid, I feel it really messes up my vision, and I feel I bat better without one - however, I'm persisting with netting with one, as I reckon it will allow me to practice getting my head over the ball without fear.
I reckon I won't bat with one on in the season.
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I reckon you will bat with two.
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That is the ultimate problem.
I hate wearing a lid, I feel it really messes up my vision, and I feel I bat better without one - however, I'm persisting with netting with one, as I reckon it will allow me to practice getting my head over the ball without fear.
I reckon I won't bat with one on in the season.
i reckon you need to man up.........
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I lent my Ayrtek to a team mate at nets last night as he doesn't normally wear one and the fact he'd be facing bowling machine and rusty bowler. He only agreed as the ayrtek has such great vision and he batted really well in it.
Only problem is that I doubt he will invest in one, and just persist to nab mine everytime!
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It's weird, since I've been 18 I've acted more ignorantly towards wearing a helmet, if that makes sense. I took it off halfway through my innings last game last season because I wanted to see what it was like (for the first time) but in nets this year I've netted with one on once out of 5. I don't know if this is because I know it won't bounce high enough and no-one is too quick to hit me with a beamer, I'm not into sweeping indoor as I prefer to play straight and get my feet moving first month or so but there is no real reason for me not to continue to wear it, I just haven't.
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I've played with the grill last night. got it into position, the vision seemed great. then tested to see if a ball would go through.
well a ball would go through at any pace really. is it better to have a helmet on that a ball would got through than not wear one at all?
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I nearly always wear one, but find that I bat far far better without.
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i reckon you need to man up.........
Now who was it who mentioned chest-guards? Hmmmmmm! You want a manly chest you do!
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Stumbled upon this video. Explain to me why this happened? Gap between grill and visor to big?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whIF-Mv1tig&feature=related
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No gap is fine between peak and grille, it the grille that goes backwards and breaks his nose as well as the peak flexing upon impact.
If u watch the slow mo u can see the helmet rise up and move backwards upon impact which is also down to the fit of the helmet on his head