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[uknsaunders]

I think you do what's natural for you. The original article with Cowan highlights him moving away from his natural stance. If you have always had a raised bat then carry on. Tap it on the floor is also good if it works for you. There are probably a dozen different elements involved in playing well off the back foot or front foot, stance isn't the only one. I have played with bat up high/tapping the ground and sooner or later I go back to what I do naturally. Start on the floor and lift to waist height just as the bowling starts running in. As has already been pointed out, the bat has to go up some point.

[ppccopener]

i'll bet there's a few of us that don't know what we do naturally thou....I think I pick up the bat about waist high but not sure. Always handy for someone to video you actually in the nets and then you can see for sure.

Just for a  mess about in the living room(well we've all done it) I picked the bat up with the toe pointing vertical at about shoulder height(the toe) and the bat did feel remarkable light

I wouldn't be comfortable that high myself but that what Ponting said on his masterclass...the bat feels so much lighter the higher you pick up

[FattusCattus]

Because I'm tall and manly, I stand up straight and wave the bat in the air. Crouching in a stance only makes it more difficult to back away and play shots from square leg.

[StillNotOut]

I changed my batting stance this year since I started having 1 to 1 net sessions. I now stand upright with bat held a foot above the stumps. I have started to play the short pitches a lot better and I know see the ball a lot better too


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