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[InternalTraining]

I actually found out that i wasnt watching the ball hard enough and thats helped a little bit. Watching the ball out of the hand is exactly what i want to work on but I don't have access to someone that could bowl or give throw downs unless i get to a personal coach but i can't pay $60 an hour!

Where i'm seeing it is probably a 2 yards out of the bowlers hands

ps. anyone on the forums in the Perth regoin in the northern suburbs keen for a hit 2+ times a week? haha

Very interesting! I think you know what you have to do. Sooner you can caliberate yourself to a ball's projected path, better position you'll be to play the right shot. From point of release to a few feet away from the hand is the region/space that helps determine the length quickly, atleast for myself.

[Stuey]

A little Ricky Ponting tip helped me.....picking an area on the pitch where you have to play a defensive shot , fuller than that you can drive and shorter than that spot you can play back. I look at that area before every delivery, seems to help.

[Dunamis Cricket]

A little Ricky Ponting tip helped me.....picking an area on the pitch where you have to play a defensive shot , fuller than that you can drive and shorter than that spot you can play back. I look at that area before every delivery, seems to help.

Question is how to you know the fuller deliveries wont stick in the pitch and cause you to drive in the air? Obviously after a few deliveries if it was doing that you bring that spot closer to you

[CrickFreak]

Literally picking length at the time of release is impossible, cannot be done. But you can though pay attention to certain things like wrist positions, amount of bending of back, crease position (wider or closer to stumps) etc. These give vital clues about the line and length of the ball and help prepare the shot in your mind. But you have to wait little bit (half way maybe) to gauge the exact length and execute the shot.

[nirmal]

Watch the ball nothing will help you.

[Stuey]

Question is how to you know the fuller deliveries wont stick in the pitch and cause you to drive in the air? Obviously after a few deliveries if it was doing that you bring that spot closer to you

Well yes, you need to read the pitch to. How it works I dont know, but for me it helped.

[brokenbat]

I don't know any amateurs who can pick up length at the point of release.

you'd be surprised. you CAN. its because you get used to point of release. here's how I found out I was doing it right: guy was throwing at me and I was playing normal. then one ball he went through his action but DID NOT release the ball....I found myself on the backfoot, ready to pull.

so after focusing on watching the ball, and keeping a clear head, my body had learnt to develop an instinct that tells you to expect a short length if the release is later than normal.

[aman]

Yes you've explained it nicely @brokenbat bat. That's exactly what I've felt in the last month or so when ive been trying to watch the ball harder in phases as i get better and better at it. But i don't have a regular bowler so that's why i was looking for a drill to keep my in touch at least or even improve on it!

[aman]

A little Ricky Ponting tip helped me.....picking an area on the pitch where you have to play a defensive shot , fuller than that you can drive and shorter than that spot you can play back. I look at that area before every delivery, seems to help.

I think im going to start doing this, it sounds like a warm up routine to get your eyes rehearsed for the actual delivery.

[procricket]

I think im going to start doing this, it sounds like a warm up routine to get your eyes rehearsed for the actual delivery.

watch many players looking down the pitch at crease they play off the bounce/where it pitches like mentioned in this topic here.

[CrickFreak]

you'd be surprised. you CAN. its because you get used to point of release. here's how I found out I was doing it right: guy was throwing at me and I was playing normal. then one ball he went through his action but DID NOT release the ball....I found myself on the backfoot, ready to pull.

so after focusing on watching the ball, and keeping a clear head, my body had learnt to develop an instinct that tells you to expect a short length if the release is later than normal.

How did you pick the length when the ball was never released?

[aman]

watch many players looking down the pitch at crease they play off the bounce/where it pitches like mentioned in this topic here.

And just thinking about it this does 2 things

1. Rehearses yours eyes
2. Also keeps your mind clear as your looking at that spot as the bowler is running in

[InternalTraining]

you'd be surprised. you CAN. its because you get used to point of release. here's how I found out I was doing it right: guy was throwing at me and I was playing normal. then one ball he went through his action but DID NOT release the ball....I found myself on the backfoot, ready to pull.

so after focusing on watching the ball, and keeping a clear head, my body had learnt to develop an instinct that tells you to expect a short length if the release is later than normal.

Are you a natural pull-er of the ball?

[brokenbat]

Are you a natural pull-er of the ball?

I knew you would ask that no, I am not. I generally am looking for the drive

[Stuey]

I think im going to start doing this, it sounds like a warm up routine to get your eyes rehearsed for the actual delivery.

Remember to look back up the bowler as he runs in  Picking a point in the pitch seems to subconsciously register it in the back of your mind...I think.