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[ProCricketer1982]

there is a huge chance it could maybe not make you more balanced but in a stronger position to play the ball, chanderpaul as an example

Or you could just stand in that position and not move??

[wdeans92]

What is comfortable and what is correct are two very different things to some players

[BigBlueMachine]

I have a trigger and I like it as it gets my feet moving. However if I'm not using it right then it messes me up. My trigger is back and across. I got into a situation where I would go back and across with my back foot and my front foot would follow. I found this to be too many movements as I wouldn't have time to make my next move, forward or back, so I'd essentially be stuck on the crease. My next issue was triggering too late. Essentially moving as the ball is delivered. Any batsman will know it's very hard to pick up a moving ball if you yourself are also moving. So to correct these I now trigger as the bowler gathers and my movement is purely back foot back and across, no front foot movement. So at the time of release I'm in a slightly open position and all I need to do next is make my committed movement, forward or back.

That said I find that the longer I'm in the less trigger I use. When I'm seeing it well I'm virtually stand still.

[FattusCattus]

Buzz is a great advocate of a very minimal trigger movement. A slight lean forward and falling into the shot.

It sounds nuts, but it makes sense after you have tried it a few times.

Obviously, I don't face any lightning bowling!

[InternalTraining]

My game is entirely bola made and I don't trigger until I go 80+, even then I don't know I'm doing it tbh. What the pros do is completely different to amateurs, totally different game.

Mine as well, and I use it because it works (for me).

Regarding "What the pros do", are you implying that techniques of the pros are not applicable to the amateur game? If the techniques work and improve your game, then why not? Should we also not buy "Pro" bats? I got a couple and I wouldn't trade them for any "amateur" bat.

[ProCricketer1982]

Mine as well, and I use it because it works (for me).

Regarding "What the pros do", are you implying that techniques of the pros are not applicable to the amateur game? If the techniques work and improve your game, then why not? Should we also not buy "Pro" bats? I got a couple and I wouldn't trade them for any "amateur" bat.

The pro game is far removed from the amateur game, half the stuff they do wouldn't work in amateur stuff as feet, head, eyes, timing, power and simple skill just isn't there. Pace on the ball is less so half the fancy shots they do would been spooned up etc.

if it works for you great but it's not worth doing at amateur level, risks out weigh rewards tbh

[edynamo]

I think having some sort of trigger can be really useful, especially for players who often find themselves caught on the crease, or losing balance and missing out on the legside.  I tend to find though its best to work on making the trigger consistent and getting the timing right against throw downs and avoiding a bowling machine until the PDM becomes consistent and pretty much ingrained.  I have started to do some of this work using a sidearm now and seems to be just as effective - but i always walk a few steps before releasing to mimic a bowler.  As a general rule i think a forward press along the lines of Duncan Fletcher's catching the bus theory can be especially beneficial for players who struggle against spin.  As with everything else though at first it can feel uncomfortable and requires time and practice for it to become natural but in my opinion definitely worth the investment of time!

[InternalTraining]

I think having some sort of trigger can be really useful, especially for players who often find themselves caught on the crease, or losing balance and missing out on the legside.  I tend to find though its best to work on making the trigger consistent and getting the timing right against throw downs and avoiding a bowling machine until the PDM becomes consistent and pretty much ingrained.  I have started to do some of this work using a sidearm now and seems to be just as effective - but i always walk a few steps before releasing to mimic a bowler.  As a general rule i think a forward press along the lines of Duncan Fletcher's catching the bus theory can be especially beneficial for players who struggle against spin.  As with everything else though at first it can feel uncomfortable and requires time and practice for it to become natural but in my opinion definitely worth the investment of time!

I agree.

You can also use forward press against slow medium-pacers.