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[Simmy]

Sorry i am not as pretty as fletcher nore am i as technical.

really felt like i had improved on some things that buzz tried to tell me but watching the vid i dont think av changed nowt still got my trigger movment to leg put all my weight on my back foot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQXRP3C0FS8

got wrapped on fingers at 11.11 think i broke a knuckle cant grip anything to day lol. if ball hits floor n not the map comes through crazy nippy

[uknsaunders]

I'd like you to stand more upright in your stance as I'm sure it contributes to you falling over. You also tend to block yourself off from the legside shots. Not sure the exact reason, could be your trigger movement or your stance isn't open enough. Front foot movement might be why you favour driving balls you could be cutting (2:12), cutting is alot easier on our decks :-).

[Simmy]

i think its possibly because even if ball is leg side i bring my front foot straight forward and play round my pad. maybe i should plant my front foot more to the left and hit next to it

[Red Ink Cricket]

I agree with UK, Stand up taller and open up a little. Just make sure your still aware of your off stump tho.  First thing to move is your head. If your already leaning over that will cause your head to go to off more. Trigger movement wise, I had a similar issue when i was younger. My coach at the time got a kwik cricket stump base put it on its edge just behind my back foot where it moved. As soon as i stepped to leg id kick it over. Gets annoying after a while kicking it over everyball. Not sure if its still the best method as this was about 10 years ago but worth a try. Worth doing it with a few gentle throw downs first. I know do a small backwards movement towards off and a small forward press. Seems to work ok for me. If you want a trigger movement you are better going back and accross towards off. May have to move your guard slightly towards leg but its what works for you.As long as your comfortable at the crease then thats the main thing.

[uknsaunders]

i think its possibly because even if ball is leg side i bring my front foot straight forward and play round my pad. maybe i should plant my front foot more to the left and hit next to it

I'm not a batting coach but I have had similar problems. I found opening the stance helps or having a back & across back foot trigger movement. Both tend to stop the front foot moving across to early.

[Simmy]

cheers for your advise guys i think its alot harder to work on these habbits now im not so young but im determend to sort them out

thing is i allready have a pretty open stance..

i you watch ryan bat he is pretty much square on im nearly 45 degrees.

[uknsaunders]

. Trigger movement wise, I had a similar issue when i was younger. My coach at the time got a kwik cricket stump base put it on its edge just behind my back foot where it moved. As soon as i stepped to leg id kick it over. Gets annoying after a while kicking it over everyball. Not sure if its still the best method as this was about 10 years ago but worth a try.

We use to call it backing away and "the bag" was the preferred option. Stick the biggest kit bag you can find outside leg and watch the fun as batsman fall over the bag :-)

[Red Ink Cricket]

i havent had chance to watch all of the vid so the answer to this maybe in there but after the movement back towards/outside leg where does your weight go? do you always look to get forward?

[uknsaunders]

cheers for your advise guys i think its alot harder to work on these habbits now im not so young but im determend to sort them out

thing is i allready have a pretty open stance..

i you watch ryan bat he is pretty much square on im nearly 45 degrees.

maybe keep the stance square but use the back foot as your trigger movement, might help to make you more upright as well.

[Simmy]

yeah pretty much i back away to leg side then i shift my weight forward. i like crouch and shift forward.

i never seen to be actually over the ball either flat with it or under it

ot ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh buzz is reading it lol reading for my ass kicking lol

[tim2000s]

We use to call it backing away and "the bag" was the preferred option. Stick the biggest kit bag you can find outside leg and watch the fun as batsman fall over the bag :-)

Used to use a metal bucket. Every time the batsman moved backwards, he'd "kick the bucket" and make a lot of noise.

[jonpinson]

Nice bit of free advertising by Lekka...

[Red Ink Cricket]

I think once that back leg movement is sorted and you stand up taller it may help quite a bit. Ive watched some more and see your pretty open already. As soon as that back leg moves out your then closing yourself off. Weight going forward isnt a bad thing. Especially with the wickets we generally play on and in the run up to the season. if your back foot stayed where it was in the stance and you played from there, you wouldnt cramp yourself for room so much and the leg side option would be alot easier. Must admit i do like tha bag idea, guess my coach at the time was going easy on me.

[uknsaunders]

ot ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh buzz is reading it lol reading for my ass kicking lol

Before anyone else jumps in and dissects poor Simmy, he is a regular 500-600 league runs a season batter in Pontefract Div 1.Though as Liam said to me once at a net session, "you wouldn't know it"

[Red Ink Cricket]

would be nice to have a few more 500-600 runs a season batsman at my club. I think its more of a tweak than disection. As i said earlier, as long as your happy at the crease thats all the matters.