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[pacman75cricket]

Think he played for Bucks alot before and after Surrey. Wasn't at Surrey very long if memory serves me right. Old Man knows him, got a stack of runs in minor county and club cricket.

Was at Surrey a few years but only got chances when players on england duty @ the time stewart, butcher thorpe etc.

Remember him + Ali Brown get hundred for fun in 2nd team cricket.

Planning to get some coaching when he's back in the country

[kieranl73]

Yeah personally works as it prevents me from falling over. It also seems to open up more areas to hit the ball.

Tbf it isn't from the coaching textbook just something me and my coach found that helped...

Buzz, how do you think it should be done?

[PedalsMcgrew]

My coach stopped me from doing it as he said it was far easier to become unbalanced. He got me to move onto my front foot with my foot pointing down the wicket then he pushed me over with one finger! If you keep your foot at an angle it's nearly impossible for you to lose balance! Different coaches, different methods I guess!

[kieranl73]

Oh interesting to see how things are done differently haha As i always say, as long as you hit the ball at the end of the day 

It definitely worked for me last year so whatever is comfy i guess!!

[Buzz]

My coach stopped me from doing it as he said it was far easier to become unbalanced. He got me to move onto my front foot with my foot pointing down the wicket then he pushed me over with one finger! If you keep your foot at an angle it's nearly impossible for you to lose balance! Different coaches, different methods I guess!

this.
I wouldn't straighten my front foot

[LEACHY48]

I could never play leg side shots, but now, I hit them with ease, i had 3 really simple but really big problems, firstly, my bat was not comming down straight, it was comming from 2/3rd slip, so i could hit squarer but when it wasnt there to hit square then i was out haha.

Secondly, my eyes werent level as i played the shot so I ended up falling over and again playing around the ball.

Lastly, I was, rather surprisingly for me turning my wrists too much, which was the exact opposit to what i actually thought I was doing? so at the point of contact I may as well have only had half a bat!

Hope this helped