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[ppccopener]

Well that's it for me for the season, a good one for my side, promoted to Div 1 this year finished mid table-pretty good.Our ones survived in the relegation battle too.

For me average stats wise, but the bowling we are facing is very decent and at times I've played as well as I have for years..so pretty happy. But that only came about after a fair amount of work during the closed season trying to work on balance and hitting thru the line more. It did work to some extent.

Enough about me, what are you planning to work on during the winter to improve? Or do you forget about batting until January or Feb when most club nets get going?.

Ah....nearly forgot, fitness.....needs improving, I'm starting with regular walking each weekend starting October and taking a bit of weight off...about half a stone.

Let us know what you are going to do to improve your cricket, some of us could be planning the same things 

[Alvaro]

I am contemplating moving clubs to see if my loss of enthusiasm is locational or, as I fear, terminal.

So this is the main thing that I am working on.

[pablomarmite]

I started the season really well but tailed off. Shoulder gave me trouble all season and rarely bowled. I want to get shoulder looked at and then once I'm fit begin weight training and work on developing faster hands with weighted bat and bands.

[ppccopener]

I am contemplating moving clubs to see if my loss of enthusiasm is locational or, as I fear, terminal.

So this is the main thing that I am working on.

May or may not apply to you but I've found personally I've found a determination to improve my own game as I'm still at the same standard I was 25 years ago which is tough(I'm 50)...As I could see some improvement I enjoyed the game more.

I didn't want to be left behind as a has-been.

But that's just how I found more enjoyment playing.

[petehosk]

Have spent some time with Gary Palmer and  @jblowe changing my setup.
So for me it is now about grooving that and making it second nature!
Second thing for me to work on is judging spin bowlers length better.

Lastly working on running (not run regularly for 18 months) in case I get a London Marathon place, plus will help with 2018 fitness levels too!

[tom line]

Fitness is my main thing and just tinkering technically a little more to accommodate opening for our first team next year that and just trying to be more precise in shot selection, plus working out some more get out of jail shots to rotate the strike, apart from the fitness aspect it's nothing major just a few small things to work on

[LEACHY48]

I, similarly to @petehosk have been to see Gary Palmer a couple of times now and have changed my setup and technique quite drastically, so this will be the main focus of the close season, coupled with trying to work on my offies to add another string to my bow

[Seniorplayer]

Understand my batting  to a tee so it's fitness still an excellent fielder but runnings  a problem so it's Saturday morning football training for me and more walking as the only walking i do is around house.
Also could do with building up arm muscles.

[petehosk]

Also could do with building up arm muscles.

You know it makes sense! Suns out, guns out!

[Neon Cricket]

As with many of us, the off-season will be spent trying to shift a few pounds! I'm down just under a stone in the last month but still a fair way to go to get to where I want to be. Just need to make sure I stick to my gym/food routine

[Woodyspin]

Id like to see an improvement in picking up length better.

Also as much as I'd like to consider myself a seamer still if i want to stay in the 1s team i might have to change to a spinner. So being able to control both disciplines would be nice.

[Chalkie]

For my bowling I would like to be able to bowl the inswinger (the outswinger is my stock ball).  Maybe also increase my pace but I'm not getting any younger so not sure how worthwhile that will be.

On batting it would just be nice to spend time at the crease. Because I was playing 1s this year I only got to the crease 4 times in the 9 games I played, and 2 of those were not out (in one I didn't face a ball whilst 2 wickets fell).

[ppccopener]

I, similarly to @petehosk have been to see Gary Palmer a couple of times now and have changed my setup and technique quite drastically, so this will be the main focus of the close season, coupled with trying to work on my offies to add another string to my bow

Interesting a couple of the forum have been to see Gary Palmer, if it's drastic change to technique will you be able to adopt it during practice so it is easy to be come a natural (consistent) change or do you simply not know until after lengthy use with the new technique?

[LEACHY48]

Interesting a couple of the forum have been to see Gary Palmer, if it's drastic change to technique will you be able to adopt it during practice so it is easy to be come a natural (consistent) change or do you simply not know until after lengthy use with the new technique?

To me if I use something enough it will become second nature and as long as I follow what Gary told me it will be a good change

[petehosk]

Like @LEACHY48  I wil be practicing as much as possible!
It is funny that what I will be practicing is always a little different from what I have been taught. But with the help of a camcorder to review net footage, together with some reminders (and guidance/coaching) from @jblowe I am hoping this should go ok off season!

And really am aiming for this to become second nature!