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[Karl_27]

I know the answer to this question is a case of simply wating for it and playing the ball under your eyes. I know what i should be doing  differently however in the last couple of weeks nets i have lessened this i am still falling victim of doing it and in a game situation would inevitably end up out after looping a dolly up to a fielder.

I guess what i am trying to get towards is if any of you lot have any techniques you use to make you wait for the ball that i could try?

[Buzz]

I like practicing with a tennis ball - just throw it against a wall and look to wait for the ball and play it so it drops to the floor - even better if you can use a stump/training bat with only one hand on it.

If you can play a tennis ball well, the cricket ball will be easy.

[LDifa]

There is a good warm up drill that may help, hold a tennis ball under your chin, leaning forward release it and and then drive after the second bounce, waiting for the second bounce helps with your patience. (It helped me).

[GarrettJ]

there are two options when batting in my mind, drop it with soft hands or hit it.

the first option gets 0 or 1 or 2 if you miss the field and the last get 3,4 or 6 or you are out.

Pushing will not get you a 4 and it will increase the % chance of being out caught.

every time you push at the ball .... 10 press ups

[Manormanic]

Couple of drills that might help - one I use to train keepers to stay lower for longer is to set a bowling machine to about 60mph and send balls down, telling them that they cannot move until the ball has pitched and they've said "bounce".  You'd have to do this with quite a slow or short ball to give yourself a fair crack, but it will ingrain the idea of waiting on the ball.

A more difficult one, but manageable, is to get two graden canes about 6" shorter than you and put them in the ground two feet in front of the crease with a string between them - you should be able to play a front foot shot qithout it garrotting you...