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[Vitas Cricket]

I echo the comments about the speed.

As for the back foot 'coming round' as part of a stabilising process, and this being fine, can't say I've ever seen/heard/been taught anything that says this is a good thing.

If I see a batsmans back foot coming round to level up with the front foot, or even go past it, even if the batmsman 'styles it out' like in these videos that tells me the stride isn't big enough and the head is dragging the player off balance. My opinion on the stride is backed up when you look at how far the batsman in the video is reaching for these shots. No issue at all on an artificial/indoor surface - but do that on 80% of club wickets and watch your stumps cartwheel as the ball nips about off the seam.

Honestly don't see the benefit of telling/teaching people to hit something as quick as that (I'm not convinced it is 70 but thats the claim) so hard and in the air. Timing is difficult at that speed, even more so outdoors, so the risk of spooning one in the air is huge. It's much easier to use the pace of the ball and hit gaps to score runs.

Never heard of this before, seems a good project with a lot of followers on YouTube, not sure I agree with all the advice though. That's the beauty of this game, and of coaching it, everyone has a different view.