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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 02:27:22 AM

Title: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 02:27:22 AM

Is there any ways that you can find out that if you are a top or bottom hand player

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: skip1973 on April 18, 2015, 03:09:11 AM

Are you a filthy slogger that mainly hits to cow corner?

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Number4 on April 18, 2015, 03:16:38 AM

There is an easy way to tell.

Stand on your front leg and lift your back leg off the ground then lean forward and put your top hand behind your head and your bottom hand out by your side and then do the same with your bottom hand and then tell me which way you over balance while doing it.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 05:06:13 AM

Both on the same foot?

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 05:06:44 AM

to the right (fyi i am a righthanded batsman)

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 05:08:17 AM

But i dont think i am over balancing when i dont both the actions- i can balance pretty well when i am doing both the things that you said

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Number4 on April 18, 2015, 05:20:35 AM

 Yep there's your answer.... You are gullible  :D

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 05:49:52 AM

good job mate good job...

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Buzz on April 18, 2015, 06:00:09 AM

If you are good hitting through the off side off the front foot, especially through the drive then you are a good top handed player.

If you hit the ball more towards the leg side the your bottom hand is taking over.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: procricket on April 18, 2015, 06:02:14 AM

Or you have a natural advantage like I do I'm left handed but bat right handed so my top hand always takes over as it the most powerful

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: MrCricket321 on April 18, 2015, 06:32:43 AM

Quote from: Buzz on April 18, 2015, 06:00:09 AM

If you are good hitting through the off side off the front foot, especially through the drive then you are a good top handed player.

If you hit the ball more towards the leg side the your bottom hand is taking over.

Cool thanks @Buzz - i mostly play to the off side with the occaional pull to the leg

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Ragamuffin on April 18, 2015, 06:54:15 AM

If you can play inside out, you are bottom handed.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Northern monkey on April 18, 2015, 07:05:31 AM

Do you score Loadsa runs?
If yes, then who gives a monkeys

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Gurujames on April 18, 2015, 07:39:06 AM

Bottom handed players always have their grips sliding halfway up the handle. Top handed players never need to realign their grips.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Seniorplayer on April 18, 2015, 09:16:49 AM

If you bat like me and grip the bat tight with your bottom hand and  give the ball a wack to the legside you are a bottom Hand player.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: amritpremi on April 18, 2015, 04:19:34 PM

People can be playing on the offside and still be bottom handed players. I for an instance am a strong bottom hand player but play mostly (>90%) on the off side, drill a lot of balls straight down the ground or through covers along with lots of fierce cuts.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: Seniorplayer on April 18, 2015, 04:58:19 PM

I think what we are saying is that it's more common or  natural  for a bottom handed player to hit legside.

Title: Re: How do you know if you are a top or bottom hand player?
Post by: CrickFreak on April 18, 2015, 05:19:55 PM

Quote from: Northern monkey on April 18, 2015, 07:05:31 AM

Do you score Loadsa runs?
If yes, then who gives a monkeys

Exactly. dont over think too much. Batting is all about clear head and do what comes naturally... some very unorthodox batsmen have been very successful and scored lots of runs...