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which is your leading eye and do you bat left or right handed

RHB Leading eye Right
- 26 (38.8%)
RHB Leading eye left
- 30 (44.8%)
LHB Leading eye Right
- 6 (9%)
LHB Leading eye left
- 5 (7.5%)

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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #30 on: March 03, 2011, 08:08:10 PM »
Please remember that a fair few people will not be aware of left and right and might have entered the wrong answer.
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #31 on: March 03, 2011, 08:13:47 PM »
Interesting results. When we were taught to shoot we were told it that it is important to use your dominant eye, even if this resulted in you having to shoot on your weaker side. Makes sense once you understand it though.
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #32 on: March 03, 2011, 08:19:05 PM »
Quote from: tommy2tink on March 03, 2011, 08:16:20 PM
jonpinson, can't you counter that by closing your dominant eye when you're shooting?

There is a bit more to it than that, but in basic terms yes you can, I've even seen some folks shoot right handed but with their left eye. Broken neck territory that is. :D
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #33 on: March 03, 2011, 08:22:19 PM »
and some weapons cocking handles working parts  and such only come on one side so you have no choice at all
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #34 on: March 03, 2011, 08:26:26 PM »
I appear to be left eyed but bat right handed.
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #35 on: March 03, 2011, 11:02:27 PM »
RHB and right eye dominant - shows why i favour the leg side
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #36 on: March 03, 2011, 11:08:54 PM »
Quote from: mattw on March 03, 2011, 11:02:27 PM
RHB and right eye dominant - shows why i favour the leg side
You should favour the offside......
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #37 on: March 03, 2011, 11:12:43 PM »
Well I favour the leg side anyway..
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #38 on: March 03, 2011, 11:14:58 PM »
I favour straight personally
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #39 on: March 04, 2011, 12:09:26 PM »
Only 36 people have so far voted... on my other survey which as proved remarkably inconclusive please can as many of you answer the survey... I am a stubborn so and so and won't give this up!! I still believe in my theory.

In fact I am so stubborn I may do a second survey along the lines of... what do you guys think?

Q1 my leading eye is the same as the way I bat (i.e. right eye, RHB) and I bat in the top 5 for my team
Q2 my leading eye is the same as the way I bat (i.e. right eye, RHB) and I bat below the top 5 for my team
Q3 my leading eye is different to the way I bat (i.e. left eye, RHB) and I bat in the top 5 for my team
Q4 my leading eye is different the way I bat (i.e. left eye, RHB) and I bat below the top 5 for my team
« Last Edit: March 04, 2011, 12:16:40 PM by Buzz »
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #40 on: March 04, 2011, 01:16:25 PM »
Quote from: Buzz on March 04, 2011, 12:09:26 PM
Only 36 people have so far voted... on my other survey which as proved remarkably inconclusive please can as many of you answer the survey... I am a stubborn so and so and won't give this up!! I still believe in my theory.

In fact I am so stubborn I may do a second survey along the lines of... what do you guys think?

Q1 my leading eye is the same as the way I bat (i.e. right eye, RHB) and I bat in the top 5 for my team
Q2 my leading eye is the same as the way I bat (i.e. right eye, RHB) and I bat below the top 5 for my team
Q3 my leading eye is different to the way I bat (i.e. left eye, RHB) and I bat in the top 5 for my team
Q4 my leading eye is different the way I bat (i.e. left eye, RHB) and I bat below the top 5 for my team
Yes, but some people bat below top five because they bowl and not because they can't... If you aren't playing league cricket, this happens quite a bit...
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #41 on: March 04, 2011, 01:20:45 PM »
You can also ask them all to apply one method. The method which uses a finger to cover the eye gives a different result based on the hand you use. If you don't understand what you are doing it could easily elicit an incorrect result.
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #42 on: March 04, 2011, 01:22:43 PM »
Arggg curse the village cricket mentality that aspires to give everyone a game, that may make cricket a better team sport, but is no use for my survey !!! - plus I can't put "aspires" to bat in the top 5 or "consider themselves a top five batsman" as all number 11's consider themselves a number 5 at heart.

Humm, perhaps I should put and have averaged over 30 during the last few seasons? Any better suggestions?

What I am trying to prove is that most batsman have the outside eye as their leading eye and that should be over off stump so they are able to judge the line of the ball better and it helps batsman keep their eye's level.

Now it may be that having you leading eye over the middle stump and your outside eye over the off stump has the same effect... not sure why I even started this now!!!
« Last Edit: March 04, 2011, 01:25:48 PM by Buzz »
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #43 on: March 04, 2011, 01:32:59 PM »
im no longer a batsman as i didnt average over 30 last season :(
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Re: Buzz's Leading eye theory - small survey
« Reply #44 on: March 04, 2011, 01:50:33 PM »
Quote from: Canners on March 04, 2011, 01:32:59 PM
im no longer a batsman as i didnt average over 30 last season :(

50p says your average this season will be double that of last season.
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