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[pacman75cricket]

Had nets today didn't have a session that productive.

Our coach was away this week so one of the lads who has done coaching course had some of the bowlers bowling short pitched to unsettle me apparently.  As our nets are poor for visibility I did not find my session as great use is this common thing for coaches to do

[alexrickyponting]

dont normally see it, although the one county u17 net i attended there was one net called "fight or flight" where the quicks where bowling short constantly and the batsmen had to either get hit, take it on or duck
looked (No Swearing Please) scary tbh

[Watsontotty]

guess it depends if they feel your perhaps a little weak against the short ball, it wouldnt have been doe for you to enjoy but ask them to do it again and again and you will enjoy it. You don't have to pull or hook just leave in the correct manner and you will enjoy it.

[19reading87]

Duckings for girls! Hooking is the way lol

[Watsontotty]

Guess thats why Steve Waugh spent his life ducking and to be fair his record possibly wasn't that great though was it

[roco]

He hooked to start with then just decided it was too high risk so stopped

[19reading87]

Lol only joking mate. I spent the whole of tonight ducking our quick lol

[pacman75cricket]

It was ok as left most + just played the rest had to duck a couple just didn't feel like the most beneficial session

[Buzz]

Sounds like a total and utter waste of time - this hasn't helped you, it hasn't helped the bowlers (bowling short on wickets in May means an aweful lot of neck strain for the blowlers as the ball gets smashed to all parts.

not a helpful session. Sounds like you handled it well enough though. I have seen batsmen walk out in a huff an leave the bowlers too it in situations like this before

[jonpinson]

Sounds like a prize **** with little (No Swearing Please) syndrome. Wipe it from your memory and move on.

[roco]

Did he join in with the net as next time say you first

[Damo1583]

Ducking and leaving the ball are as much a skill as every other aspect of batting! use it as a weapon in the psychological battle against the bowlers mate! let them work harder to a) get to you and b) get you out!!!!

[coverpoint_pro]

dont normally see it, although the one county u17 net i attended there was one net called "fight or flight" where the quicks where bowling short constantly and the batsmen had to either get hit, take it on or duck
looked (No Swearing Please) scary tbh

I've done that mate at our county u16 nets, set the bowling machine at short and we had to either take the hit, or dodge, without looking stupid!
I remember having three ball marks on my chest!
Looking back i enjoyed it though ha

[Colesy]

Hate short bowling! Tried it with a bowling machine to see if I can improve against it with little positives. Best thing I've founf is someone stood a few yards away chucking tennis balls at me so I can hook/pull with the correct shape and I'll progress this so I'll get tennis ball bouncers, then proper ones. Seems to work for me....

[Steny12]

how fast was he bowling?