Hook shot

[Gothim!!!]

Yea ummm im having a bit of a problem with the bouncer thats i have to use hook shot with.
cause at the moment if i spot one of the bouncer i just get out of their way and i really wanna put those away.
they're buggering me grrrrrrr

so any drills or ways to practice the hook shot??? without getting hit in the head :P

[macaroon9]

i hope this can help you.
[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ijFd-RXvlTg"]YouTube - How to Play Cricket : How to Bat a Hook Shot[/ame]

[FBI]

No offesne, but all those videos are silly. A hook is not played by playing a pull after turning around as shown in the video.

[ag23]

watch this video [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izSF5couS-A"]YouTube - Cloverdale Cricket Masterclass batting tips 1[/ame] and wathc the next one in the series

[AUSSIE_BOY]

m8 the biggest thing u need is confidence...

after you have plenty of that... the footwork is basic.....

BACK AND ACROSS!!!! is all u have to remember... keep your head still and eyes as level as possible.....

combine this with your confidence and you should find it a bit easier to put a bad bouncer away...

remember also that not every bouncer can be put to the boundary... some do require evasive action....so dnt be OVER confident.... i was and it resulted in my nose being broken in 2 places, and a mean concussion...

just my thoughts m8

[Gothim!!!]

Broken nose??? i should put a protective visor or something on as well as my helmet then???

[AUSSIE_BOY]

na the lesson i learnt was NOT TO PLAY AROUND WITH MY GRILL!!!!

lol you will b right m8

[Rohitpatel]

When I first started to play I would pull/hook every bouncer but once I got a nasty bouncer which hit me on the helmet and knocked some sense into me. I think with bouncers its better to have caution. If you judge early that its a bad bouncer then you can hook it. Otherwise its better to get out of the way.

[Extreme Pace]

yea i agree with picking da ball early and remember play the hook shot to a ball u think u should hook i fu dont think u should then duck it straight away because wat ive been doing is leaving/ducking da ball 2 much wen i could easily hook it so picking da right ball is important.

[Jelly Beanz]

Picking the ball early and deciding what to play is important but tbh I think it's more down to gut instinct than anything. When a ball is flying fast at your head, thinking about what to do to it becomes a lot harder so it helps if you don't have to think. Like if you've played the shot so much it becomes 'muscle memory' or if you've made a decision not to hook a certain bowler. Personally, I'm not the best at it and I just tend to go with the flow (what my brain does without asking me ) but I guess if you're a class batsman then you can look to attack the short ball a lot more.