Getting Out LBW
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Slip
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Re: Getting Out LBW
if you struggle when the ball is coming into your leg stump.
i would move your guard so your toes are on leg stump.
you will get less balls on your pads, and if you do, the ball most of the time wont be going on to the stumps. hope that helps
Sumo Boy;377566 said:
if you struggle when the ball is coming into your leg stump.
i would move your guard so your toes are on leg stump.
you will get less balls on your pads, and if you do, the ball most of the time wont be going on to the stumps. hope that helps
breeno
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Re: Getting Out LBW
So are you playing a pull shot or a flick off the pads?
If it's the flick off the pads, you're most likely playing around your front pad. If the ball is zeroing in on middle stump you can try on driving it. Where does your backlift point to aswell? A straight backlift (pointing to keeper/first slip) helps in playing balls on the pads.
Sumo Boy;377609 said:
So are you playing a pull shot or a flick off the pads?
If it's the flick off the pads, you're most likely playing around your front pad. If the ball is zeroing in on middle stump you can try on driving it. Where does your backlift point to aswell? A straight backlift (pointing to keeper/first slip) helps in playing balls on the pads.
Re: Getting Out LBW
The flick off the legs is always a dangerous shot, especially early. It's probably better to play balls of your legs with a straight bat until you're confident you won't miss a flick.
If it's a shot that you score a lot of runs with, it's all about being careful to pick the right ball and concentrate on playing the shot even though it's one you play regularly.
On a side not, I wish the flick off the legs shot actually had a proper name, like a 'mid-wicket drive' or something.
The flick off the legs is always a dangerous shot, especially early. It's probably better to play balls of your legs with a straight bat until you're confident you won't miss a flick.
If it's a shot that you score a lot of runs with, it's all about being careful to pick the right ball and concentrate on playing the shot even though it's one you play regularly.
On a side not, I wish the flick off the legs shot actually had a proper name, like a 'mid-wicket drive' or something.
D.K
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Re: Getting Out LBW
Sounds like you are overbalancing.
Does your head point straight over your front shoulder or do you feel like you are leaning on your bat keeping you upright?
With the incorrect position , you read the ball wrong and play all around the ball.
If you are going out LBW to balls that you feel you can flick, perhaps change this around to hitting straight down the ground. Play in the "v" instead of trying to emulate a player like Mark Waugh with his incredible eye for flicking off the pads.
Go back to basics
Sounds like you are overbalancing.
Does your head point straight over your front shoulder or do you feel like you are leaning on your bat keeping you upright?
With the incorrect position , you read the ball wrong and play all around the ball.
If you are going out LBW to balls that you feel you can flick, perhaps change this around to hitting straight down the ground. Play in the "v" instead of trying to emulate a player like Mark Waugh with his incredible eye for flicking off the pads.
Go back to basics
Re: Getting Out LBW
Sort of 50/50 i will try and get my head right over my shoulder and see what happens.
D.K;377749 said:Sounds like you are overbalancing.
Does your head point straight over your front shoulder or do you feel like you are leaning on your bat keeping you upright?
With the incorrect position , you read the ball wrong and play all around the ball.
If you are going out LBW to balls that you feel you can flick, perhaps change this around to hitting straight down the ground. Play in the "v" instead of trying to emulate a player like Mark Waugh with his incredible eye for flicking off the pads.
Go back to basics
Sort of 50/50 i will try and get my head right over my shoulder and see what happens.
petersiddle09
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Re: Getting Out LBW
Mate its probley a balance issue, trying forcing the weight on to you're toes, get a coach or someone whos knows somthing about batting.
Good luck
Mate its probley a balance issue, trying forcing the weight on to you're toes, get a coach or someone whos knows somthing about batting.
Good luck
Re: Getting Out LBW
If you are trying to hit square, I strongly reccommend you abandon this shot - its an incorrect shot in my opinion that has been popularised by international sub-continent players. The more "correct" shot is either putting your leg inside the line of the ball and hitting straight down the ground, or go outside the line, wait for the ball to arrive, and glance to fine leg. The point being you need to play as straight as possible. This will almost certainly eliminate the LBW problem.
Sumo Boy;377609 said:
If you are trying to hit square, I strongly reccommend you abandon this shot - its an incorrect shot in my opinion that has been popularised by international sub-continent players. The more "correct" shot is either putting your leg inside the line of the ball and hitting straight down the ground, or go outside the line, wait for the ball to arrive, and glance to fine leg. The point being you need to play as straight as possible. This will almost certainly eliminate the LBW problem.
Re: Getting Out LBW
yes i agree i try not to hit square but when the ball is there to hit and there is minimal risk i go for it, as for your LBW problem try putting your front foot out towards the ball as far out as possible, this way it is hard for the umpire to judge what the ball would be doing after it passes the bat. Ricky Ponting does this to perfection which is why you hardly ever see him out LBW. It works for me so give it a try.
yes i agree i try not to hit square but when the ball is there to hit and there is minimal risk i go for it, as for your LBW problem try putting your front foot out towards the ball as far out as possible, this way it is hard for the umpire to judge what the ball would be doing after it passes the bat. Ricky Ponting does this to perfection which is why you hardly ever see him out LBW. It works for me so give it a try.
Re: Getting Out LBW
If you are a tall bloke, take guard on leg/two-leg. If you are tall and taking guard on middle then that might be a problem as you're head then hangs over on off-stump or close to it, which might befuddle your judging of the line. Generally speaking you want your head on middle-stump.
What you should do is try to play more straight. Start by just defending those balls to mid-on. Then start on-driving. All the while using a straight bat. Then start to angle the ball all the more squarer. First defending, then driving. This way you'll get eased into being comfortable with playing through mid-wicket/behind.
The most important thing is to keep still. I had a problem where I sub-consciously moved a bit across whenever I had a pace bowler bowling into my legs. If this is the case then try some throwdowns on your pads but try to keep still as much as possible.
Try to keep in line with the ball. If this is the problem get someone to do throwdowns on the leg stump whilst you take guard on off. When he throws the ball get into a position where you can just defend the ball straight back to him.
There really could be a lot of causes for this problem.
If you are a tall bloke, take guard on leg/two-leg. If you are tall and taking guard on middle then that might be a problem as you're head then hangs over on off-stump or close to it, which might befuddle your judging of the line. Generally speaking you want your head on middle-stump.
What you should do is try to play more straight. Start by just defending those balls to mid-on. Then start on-driving. All the while using a straight bat. Then start to angle the ball all the more squarer. First defending, then driving. This way you'll get eased into being comfortable with playing through mid-wicket/behind.
The most important thing is to keep still. I had a problem where I sub-consciously moved a bit across whenever I had a pace bowler bowling into my legs. If this is the case then try some throwdowns on your pads but try to keep still as much as possible.
Try to keep in line with the ball. If this is the problem get someone to do throwdowns on the leg stump whilst you take guard on off. When he throws the ball get into a position where you can just defend the ball straight back to him.
There really could be a lot of causes for this problem.