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Title: Catching practice
Post by: DiscoStu on June 15, 2015, 03:57:30 PM

Hi,

Is there a way to replicate the spin that comes from a leading edge or top edge when it comes to catching practice? Last match, my team have shelled a couple on the deep square leg boundary from top edge pulls and I dropped one at short third man the week before from a leading edge. The one way I thought of was perhaps using a tennis racquet and ball and send up high catches with a lot of slice spin on but was hoping one of you would know of a drill with a cricket ball.

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Catching practice
Post by: suraj1108 on June 16, 2015, 03:41:54 AM

Quote from: DiscoStu on June 15, 2015, 03:57:30 PM

Hi,

Is there a way to replicate the spin that comes from a leading edge or top edge when it comes to catching practice? Last match, my team have shelled a couple on the deep square leg boundary from top edge pulls and I dropped one at short third man the week before from a leading edge. The one way I thought of was perhaps using a tennis racquet and ball and send up high catches with a lot of slice spin on but was hoping one of you would know of a drill with a cricket ball.

Thanks in advance.

its hard to replicate but i usually take a tennis ball & have it spin off a wall / ceiling in a squash court...
tennis racquets seems interesting; shall have a try this weekend during practice..
 

Title: Re: Catching practice
Post by: Jaffa on June 16, 2015, 07:53:48 AM

A while back Slaz sold some heavy tennis balls for a quid each. I bought several to use them for throw downs. From this I´ve seen they´re great for catching practise. After a while they hurt nearly as much as the proper cricket balls which adds to the authenticity if you ask me. This is a great middle ground between proper tennis balls and proper cricket balls. It helps the younger/newer guys get used to a heavyish ball coming at them at speed and lets the others practice for longer.

One of the exercises is when we use a tennis racket and the other guy stands in the hockey nets and pretends to be Jonty Rhodes. With the tennis racket you have more control so you can add as much power or spin as you like while placing it wherever you want, mostly.

Title: Re: Catching practice
Post by: Buzz on June 16, 2015, 08:43:19 AM

a slip cradle will help you with this and is loads of fun.

failing that a blowing machine on a spin setting fired into a katchit (sp?) board

Title: Re: Catching practice
Post by: FattusCattus on June 16, 2015, 09:05:20 AM

A blowing machine?  Your gardener retired again has he?

Title: Re: Catching practice
Post by: suraj1108 on June 16, 2015, 09:57:57 AM

Quote from: FattusCattus on June 16, 2015, 09:05:20 AM

A blowing machine?  Your gardener retired again has he?

ROFL!!!

Title: Re: Catching practice
Post by: Optical on June 16, 2015, 10:16:01 AM

Quote from: Buzz on June 16, 2015, 08:43:19 AM

a slip cradle will help you with this and is loads of fun.

failing that a blowing machine on a spin setting fired into a katchit (sp?) board

We use a bola with 3 stumps in the leg holes so it fires at a katchit from just above knee height. The katchit is placed about 3-4 meters away from the bola and having it on about 40-45mph gives good catching practice. We use real balls dropped in to the bola with the seam straight and no spin setting.
For the deep squre leg practice just fire the bola pretty much straight up (5-10 degrees) at 70-90mph you'll get loads of spin. Although don't tell Health & Safety!