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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Leddster138 on May 16, 2013, 04:16:05 PM

Title: Cricket Power Training Aid
Post by: Leddster138 on May 16, 2013, 04:16:05 PM
I saw this in the cricketer this month, has anyone seen or used one?

http://www.batterupind.com/cricket_training_aid.html (http://www.batterupind.com/cricket_training_aid.html)

What do you think? I guess the science is behind it to increase power in your shots.
Title: Re: Cricket Power Training Aid
Post by: PedalsMcgrew on May 16, 2013, 04:45:49 PM
I've watched that video and all I can think is, if I clatter that machine with my bat then the bat is going to come off worse!

I'm sure it has it's place and obviously I have never used it but it's basically a weight training machine that they've removed the weights from and hung balls off! It seems to be fairly over engineered to me. What's wrong with hanging a ball from a tree in the garden? Surely that does EXACTLY the same thing? That kind of practice will obviously have benefits but it seems like a sledgehammer to crack a nut...

I like the text on the website....I get the impression the owners of this product are very unfamiliar with cricket!
Title: Re: Cricket Power Training Aid
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on May 16, 2013, 10:29:35 PM
The testimonial seems to have been written by the company who produce the product, can't imagine anyone who knows anything about cricket saying those things...
Title: Re: Cricket Power Training Aid
Post by: GarrettJ on May 16, 2013, 11:01:01 PM
It looks like it came from a late night shopping channel

Waste of time

Get two cones or stumps and practice the drive through them. Then tie a piece of string round the top and play Blackfoot shots over the string.

Safe yourself £230 and buy a new bat instead
Title: Re: Cricket Power Training Aid
Post by: Howzat on May 17, 2013, 12:26:53 AM
"a system developed just for cricket"
Then why does it have baseballs hanging off it everywhere?