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[Mr Cricket]

forget what you know and introduce this new process.

1) Eyes Level, chin should be in contact with lead shoulder

2) first movement, lean with your head towards the ball

3) second movement, your foot should follow your head in to line

4) play the shot

see if you can get a good hours worth of throw downs to repeat this process

lead with the head, then the foot, then the shot

[tbarnfield99]

Thanks for all the help, and for Buzz for the PM. Will be netting again tonight, and hopefully upload a new video to see if I have actually learnt anything! Haven't had time this week to practice anything due to all the new kit arriving at last.

I'll post again in here when the video is up. Cheers again!

[stew_ie]

Who do you play for?
You look pretty good. I could only pick up on a couple of things. As stated by some of the other guys, it looks like you are trying it clobber the ball to the leg side on a few occasions when you could have hit them to the off side. When you tried to hit the ball to hard you also lost your balance and your base looked a bit weak. Other than those small things you looked good. I am not too sure if this applies for you but I have always been told not to be too wristy with balls on my leg stump, just push them through midwicket or mid off, but that could be some advice just for me.

[kookaburraking]

Some nice shots to the quicker/medium pacers , looking a this video i would say you like playing the seamers instead of spin bowling ??

[BJH 79]

Tom, a few pointers:

1. set up- too open. both feet should point straight down the wkt not at mid on.

2. trigger movement. elliminate it! I had a lev 3 coach get me far stiller by eliminating my back and across. The argument is the bowling is not fast enough to need it, and what does it achieve?

3. here's a test re- balance- get a bowler to not release the ball and check how still you remain. Head should remain over off stump.

Regards

[Buzz]

Damn all these coaches who have taken lots of exams and then say don't do the trendy trigger movement. What do they know anyway!!!

Tom, a few pointers:

1. set up- too open. both feet should point straight down the wkt not at mid on.

2. trigger movement. elliminate it! I had a lev 3 coach get me far stiller by eliminating my back and across. The argument is the bowling is not fast enough to need it, and what does it achieve?

3. here's a test re- balance- get a bowler to not release the ball and check how still you remain. Head should remain over off stump.

Regards

[tbarnfield99]

many thanks to the mainly helpful comments. i will try something a little different at nets this thursday and make sure there is a camera there and will post it back up on here for you all to see.

hopefully we will see some form of improvement!

[Coach]

Try to get your head coming towards the bowler if you can that should help your balance meaning you will have more control of those legside whips which you are clearly fond of!

As has also been mentioned you have a very closed bat face maybe look to open up your bottom hand slightly on the bat handle, just slightly this should present more of the bat fact straight back down the ground. Try having throw downs where you hit the ball dead straight - aim for the stumps at the far end, if you can hit the ball that straight from a straight ball then your grip is fine, have a play around and see what works

[Coach]

Damn all these coaches who have taken lots of exams and then say don't do the trendy trigger movement. What do they know anyway!!!

I know a few coaches who at club level hate triggers, especially for younger players as it moves the head, however at high club level getting towards minor counties and professional cricket triggers work, they get the feet moving quicker, if you are comfortable using a trigger and can do it, my advice would be use it

[tim2000s]

I know a few coaches who at club level hate triggers, especially for younger players as it moves the head, however at high club level getting towards minor counties and professional cricket triggers work, they get the feet moving quicker, if you are comfortable using a trigger and can do it, my advice would be use it

At the start of an innings, I try to use a trigger of moving my front foot forward slightly, to get my feet moving. Seems to keep my head in line too!

[Howzat]

Buzz always wondered but forgot to ask what level coach are ya?

[Buzz]

I haven't done any coaching qualifications at all. However I have been coaching cricket for most of 20 years to players of many different standards

I have also been on the receiving end of coaching from Lords, the Oval and several other county and former international players. You tend to pick up a bit when you have a beer or play golf with the odd former pro.

I don't have a pro bat though.