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Title: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: uknsaunders on February 01, 2013, 11:24:44 AM
I love triggers - especially Chanders and Kim Barnett's. They are magic lol (yes I know Buzz hates them, but I don't care. I am henry the hoover ;) )

Seriously, what triggers do people use. The only one I really considered was back foot across a little

Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Byo on February 01, 2013, 12:11:34 PM
Dont really use any - just try and stay still (at least I think that is what I do!!).
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: 19reading87 on February 01, 2013, 12:15:15 PM
Just stand still and hit the ball! In the words on Shewag, see ball, watch ball, hit ball! Don't complicate things
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: m.lalli on February 01, 2013, 12:16:06 PM
Back and across. ;)
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Buzz on February 01, 2013, 12:23:39 PM
Back and across. ;)
what does this mean :o do you move your back foot slightly back and across, but leave your front foot still? do you move both feet?

I often see people say "back and across" but am not really sure what it means ???
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Chad on February 01, 2013, 12:28:58 PM
I tell myself not to use one and try keep as still as possible. I found last week though that I pretty much instinctively have a little movement of my back foot when playing against pace. I normally take my stance on middle stump, so my foot goes towards sort of middle and off. I might try iron this out if it is causing me to get into bad positions, but if it works, then I don't see why I should haha. :D
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Nickauger on February 01, 2013, 12:32:28 PM
what does this mean :o do you move your back foot slightly back and across, but leave your front foot still? do you move both feet?

I often see people say "back and across" but am not really sure what it means ???

Devils Advoctae perhaps? My trigger is to look at the bowler as he's running in.
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: uknsaunders on February 01, 2013, 12:53:33 PM
what does this mean :o do you move your back foot slightly back and across, but leave your front foot still? do you move both feet?

I often see people say "back and across" but am not really sure what it means ???

it should mean 1 back foot movement slightly across the stumps WITHOUT committing the front foot and with the weight still evenly balanced.
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Nickauger on February 01, 2013, 01:04:21 PM
How much time do you think it takes to groove a trigger before it helps the batsman instead of hindering them?
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Buzz on February 01, 2013, 01:05:50 PM
How much time do you think it takes to groove a trigger before it helps the batsman instead of hindering them?
can be five minutes, it could be 1000 minutes - it depends on the trigger and the reasons for it. It is frequently forever ;)
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: tushar sehgal on February 01, 2013, 01:08:47 PM
I like to stay as still as I can, its when I move around that I mess up (which is a lot :()
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Nickauger on February 01, 2013, 01:09:49 PM
can be five minutes, it could be 1000 minutes - it depends on the trigger and the reasons for it. It is frequently forever ;)

That, Buzz, was completely my point lol!
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: alexhilly1492 on February 01, 2013, 01:10:38 PM
im trying to get a little shuffle towards off from leg stump to end up on middle, i had this a few years ago and it worked wonders meant i stayed in line, recently ive gone back to shuffling to leg (backing away) and its infuriating
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: will5210 on February 01, 2013, 01:37:01 PM
I have a little shuffle back towards the stumps.

I used to stand still but I felt a little flat footed & the trigger helped me back into form.
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Cover_Drive on February 02, 2013, 04:38:13 AM
Nickauger. :D
Title: Re: What trigger movements do people use?
Post by: Jagminder on February 02, 2013, 06:06:59 AM
Back and cross. Both feet. 
And sometimes back and across TWICE. It can through few bowlers off :D

Bet'n mostly we tend to let our head wobble during triggers and
that causes the off-balance feeling. 

You can literally walk around as long as ur head stays still
Bad analogy - steady video camera = better steady picture
Steady head = better chance of middling.

If all of above doesn't make sense - I ll blame it on the fact that I am half asleep.

Jag.