Topic: Too old to slide (Read 3633 times)

The Palmist · « **Reply #15 on:** May 29, 2019, 08:41:50 PM »

Some great comments but Gents.....how do I slide :-)

Anyone got tips, I watched baseball players they were doing it so quick.

Looks like bend your non dominant knee side ways and extend your right foot.

Yorkershire · « **Reply #16 on:** May 29, 2019, 09:09:47 PM »

Run and and bend the leg on the side you are going to slide to... and then it's the side of the bent leg... keepnother leg straight..

Number 11 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2019, 09:42:50 AM »

Helps if your running at full whack, feet or head first depends on distance on intercept and angle. Usually though with me its whatever body part can reach.
At 51y.o I still dive and slide around, it just hurts more and takes longer to get up.

The Palmist · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2019, 09:06:20 PM »

I managed to slide twice and it wasn't as difficult but I did in slow motion.

Let's say it is out of the system.

:-)

Tailendfielder · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2019, 10:06:07 PM »

Our opening bowler and best fielded tried a slide last saturday at bourneville. Landed on his shoulder and head and didnt slide. Popped a ligament that holds his collarbone down and knocked himself out.

it saved 2 runs in a game we won by 50, sometimes you have to ask yourself why do you do it to save a run or two.

His gonna be out long term.

Northern monkey · « **Reply #20 on:** June 03, 2019, 02:37:12 PM »

I�m getting on a bit now, and tbh, I�m scared witless of diving,sliding etc
I dislocated my knee a few years ago sliding and that was bad enough,,but last year I started to dive around again, and banged my knee pretty bad on a rock hard outfield half way through the season,,,,,I knew I�d not dislocated it, but man o man I knew it was close

I�m only playing a very very low standard of cricket these days, and tbh, it�s not the end of the world if I let something go past.
But a week or more off work, with a sports injury would go down like a lead balloon with my bosses, not to mention my playing days are getting shorter

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