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[123*]

Hi guy's I'm struggling slightly to understand the basics of a hook shot; was wondering if anyone has any thoughts.

Do you get back and across and square on i.e. both feet pointing towards the bowler like you would for pulling a off spinner?

Or do you go back and across stay square i.e. shoulder pointing towards the bowler and lift your front leg and swivel on your back foot?

I've never really thought about it much before; the text book say's back and across open up and play your shot, but surely if your facing someone quick enough to stick a bouncer in you don't have enough time to do this?

How do you guy's play a short quick bumper at armpit height?

Cheers!

[toenails97]

I do the second mate; when facing a quick you don't really have that much time to go back and across ..... Pointing is a great example for this mate

[ProCricketer1982]

I don't! If they are genuinely quick enough (so 80+) then I just get out the way and ready myself for the follow up fuller ball

However, if someone slower tries it then I (in theory - so probably don't!) go back and across and hit it pretty open and then swivel around so I end up walking backwards towards cover ish (and facing where the ball has gone). Not sure if that is text book or not though. Watch some clips of Ponting playing the pull shot and you'll have your answer there.

[fasteddie]

If the ball is getting over armpit height you need to be sharp to hook.

I've always swayed or ducked if it's that quick and short.

Where your feet are for the shot is really a factor of the speed of the bowling, how fast you move your feet, and if it's getting above armpit height.

Personally I have my weight either moving forward or neutral and am side on, but don't forget I'm older and have a back full of screws so am not as mobile as a younger batsmen.

It's down to speed of bowling and technique.

[procricket]

Get inside he ball if possible slightly but keep your head still

You can hook off front of back foot or simply just tuck it off your hip if higher your looking at horizontal bat shots or leaving well alone.

If you stay in line hooking you tend to get cramped up I tend to find.

Start training with tennis balls mate put chalk feet marks down for both from and back foot to he into the right position and it builds confidence

[123*]

Get inside he ball if possible slightly but keep your head still

You can hook off front of back foot or simply just tuck it off your hip if higher your looking at horizontal bat shots or leaving well alone.

If you stay in line hooking you tend to get cramped up I tend to find.

Start training with tennis balls mate put chalk feet marks down for both from and back foot to he into the right position and it builds confidence

Fancy a net sometime Dave?

[procricket]

Aye mate free every day bud bar Sundays mate

[Mortimer]

Get inside he ball if possible slightly but keep your head still

No, you should get outside the line of the ball, so that if you miss, it passes behind you, not in front of you

[Mortimer]

Hi guy's I'm struggling slightly to understand the basics of a hook shot; was wondering if anyone has any thoughts.

Do you get back and across and square on i.e. both feet pointing towards the bowler like you would for pulling a off spinner?

Or do you go back and across stay square i.e. shoulder pointing towards the bowler and lift your front leg and swivel on your back foot?

I've never really thought about it much before; the text book say's back and across open up and play your shot, but surely if your facing someone quick enough to stick a bouncer in you don't have enough time to do this?

How do you guy's play a short quick bumper at armpit height?

Cheers!

Please try and improve the standard of English in your posts:

The plural of guy is guys not guy's

and it should be the "textbook says" not the "text book say's"

[ProCricketer1982]

No, you should get outside the line of the ball. So that if you miss it, it passes behind you, not in front of you

I think you and Pro are talking about the same thing. Basically get inside/outside (use whichever word you want) so that if you are a RHB against a RHB (bowling over the wicket), the ball is delivered from your right and passes (if you miss it) down the leg side of the body.

[procricket]

If you get inside the line it will pass over left shoulder.

I think we're talking about the same thing I meant across slightly towards off stump.

You might call it outside I call it inside

Mortimer sorry for my english I think people understand what I getting at but point taken mate

[123*]

Please try and improve the standard of English in your posts:

The plural of guy is guys not guy's

and it should be the "textbook says" not the "text book say's"

(No Swearing Please) hell, I'm very sorry if I didn't place a ' in the right position; there's some pathetic people on here. I forgot you must be perfect! Pathetic!

[ProCricketer1982]

(No Swearing Please) hell, I'm very sorry if I didn't place a ' in the right position; there's some pathetic people on here. I forgot you must be perfect! Pathetic!

99% of people knew what you meant fella, don't worry about it. You're not in an English lesson

[123*]

No, you should get outside the line of the ball, so that if you miss, it passes behind you, not in front of you

Please, do try to improve your grammar; every sentence should conclude with a full stop; however yours does not! Very poor show indeed.

[Mortimer]

If you get inside the line it will pass over left shoulder.

I think we're talking about the same thing I meant across slightly towards off stump.

You might call it outside I call it inside

No, you get inside the line if you are trying to hit a ball on leg stump through the offside. If you go across to the offside to hit the ball through the legside, then you are getting outside the line of the ball. Just think about which is the inside edge of your bat and which is the out side edge