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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #30 on: March 04, 2011, 08:09:51 PM »

The theory is that the dominant eye if you are right handed will more often than not be the right eye and if you are left handed it is generally your left eye.

If you are right eye dominant and you bat in a left handed stance your right eye will be in front so I can understand the theory into making a right eye dominant kid bat left handed, however there have been studies that show there isn't much difference between batting averages between right hand bat / right eye dominant and left hand bat / right eye dominant and vice versa with left hand bat / left eye dominant and left hand bat / right eye dominant.

As I put on another thread it would be interesting to compare scoring areas of these players as this may tell you more than their averages, i.e. do they score in the direction of the dominant eye.

I am left eye dominant and bat right handed and I use my right hand for writing, racquet sports etc although I can play tennis and badminton almost as well left handed as I can right handed.
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #31 on: March 04, 2011, 09:15:44 PM »

The theory is that the dominant eye if you are right handed will more often than not be the right eye and if you are left handed it is generally your left eye.

If you are right eye dominant and you bat in a left handed stance your right eye will be in front so I can understand the theory into making a right eye dominant kid bat left handed, however there have been studies that show there isn't much difference between batting averages between right hand bat / right eye dominant and left hand bat / right eye dominant and vice versa with left hand bat / left eye dominant and left hand bat / right eye dominant.

As I put on another thread it would be interesting to compare scoring areas of these players as this may tell you more than their averages, i.e. do they score in the direction of the dominant eye.

I am left eye dominant and bat right handed and I use my right hand for writing, racquet sports etc although I can play tennis and badminton almost as well left handed as I can right handed.
I suspect the ability to get decent scores has less to do with eye dominance and more to do with talent...
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #32 on: March 04, 2011, 09:18:43 PM »

No it's all down to the bat not talent you should know this by now
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #33 on: March 04, 2011, 10:45:00 PM »

Absolutely, interesting none the less. There was a freak here a few years ago that made A Grade (level below Sheffield shield) hundreds both right and left handed, he was a freak. Incredible natural hand eye coordination.
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #34 on: March 05, 2011, 12:28:35 AM »

was watching a spot of darts last night and noticed Barney signed the board with his left hand which i thought was odd, i bat left handed but do everything else right handed including golf. Brian Lara deliberately learned golf right handed so it didn't interfere with his batting and he plays off something stupid like 3 or something.
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #35 on: April 11, 2011, 09:36:57 AM »

Has anyone been watching him bat this morning...incredible
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2011, 09:39:42 AM »

nah i havent, but he's killed it.
take a bow son.
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2011, 09:43:29 AM »

Unreal hitting by Watto. 185 off 96 with 14 x 4s and a World Record 15 x 6s!

If Oz batted 1st Watto may have got 300!
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2011, 09:44:13 AM »

15 x 4 Jeet ;)
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2011, 10:32:20 AM »

Phenomenal.
Quality hitting!! Love the fact he was saying: It was humid so I was trying not to run much. He should do that more often seems to come off! :D
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #40 on: April 11, 2011, 10:42:59 AM »

I know it's early, but Watson has to be the leading contender for the 2011 world player of the year!
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #41 on: April 11, 2011, 10:48:53 AM »

I know it's early, but Watson has to be the leading contender for the 2011 world player of the year!
humm - I do love some morning Aussie over enthusiasm - I think Dhoni or Tendulkar for their performances in winning the 2011 world cup may be slightly ahead of Shane playing in a game against some pie chuckers - I don't even rate this innings above Naill O'Brian's against England in the world cup.
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #42 on: April 11, 2011, 10:49:44 AM »

probably cause niall o biren didnt score many runs against us ;)
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #43 on: April 11, 2011, 10:59:25 AM »

Dont forgot Watson's Ashes series (not as good as Cook or Hussey, but very solid) and his two great t-20 performances against you guys, his 161 no against you guys aswell, plus he made the world cup team and now his 185 n.o, so he is the most consistant over all forms imo
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Re: Shane Watson
« Reply #44 on: April 11, 2011, 10:59:46 AM »

Dhoni had 1 score in the world cup, so he is no where near getting it!!!!!!
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