Recent content by Little Big Kahuna

Hi all Anyone help out there? Last season I suffered with shin splints which are still a bit painful and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on exercises to do in preparation for the new season to ease some of the risk of reoccurence? Also I have bad tennis elbow at the moment...

Re: Stopping on a shot Well there's another story! Faced the first team spin bowler the other day in the nets and this was the first time since school I had faced a fast spinner, so that was interesting. Tried to play him legside with the spin but struggled so then changed to taking guard...

Re: Stopping on a shot Thanks Liz. I know my post sounds whimpish, its not intended, its more frustration esp after trying to move inside the line and top edging in to the grill. I know I'm just getting back in to the game (whats 25 yrs eh) but really, I should be able to put bat on ball...

Re: Stopping on a shot Hi Liz I do agree with you that it wasn't the best session and the bruises prove the difficulty I had with it. Unfortunately my colleague changed the length of each ball, so didn't have any idea until it came out of the machine. Some of the balls were a good length...

Re: Stopping on a shot Thanks Micoach. Concentrated on this in the nets at the weekend and hit some lovely off drives and had no problems on a full ball but................ maybe I should enter this as a separate thread but........... we used a bowing machine and the balls does tend to...

Re: Stopping on a shot Thanks Liz, appreciated

Re: Stopping on a shot Thanks MC. I think on a number of shots the suggestion was that I didn't follow through to even eye height. I've got another net session this weekend so will focus on my follow through. At what point should your right hand come through the shot?

Stopping on a shot Hi all Hope its all going well for you. I posted sometime ago and you helped me with some footwork problems, so am hoping you can help on this problem as well. You may remember I haven't played for some 25yrs plus and am hoping to play for the club team 2nds this...

Re: Back foot problems Hi LtD, yes totally understand and I will check to see what I am doing with my head. I have also made a determined effort to watch the ball from the bowlers hand, even saying to myself 'ball!' I have passed on your 'movement' tip to my son who plays for the under 15's...

Re: Back foot problems Hi Collingwood, thanks for that. Yes my timing and I guess my speed was out (I'm hoping after two good net sessions and a drypitch session where I was hitting the ball well, has moved me forward after applying LtD's back and sideways movement), and I guess that is to be...

Re: Back foot problems Hi LtD, yes am in UK and no not playing yet, been asked to play next season so am desperately trying to get back some of what I had all those years ago. And a big thanks to you by the way.......... Been in the nets and on a dry pitch since last on BC trying the...

Re: Back foot problems Hi Liz Yes that is my worry, so my intention is just to try the back and sideways movement without changing anything else, just as an attempt to solve my back foot problems. I have a coaching session next Wednesday, so will feed back. Thanks everyone for your...

Re: Back foot problems Hi LtD, yes I tend to lift my bat on the bowlers run up and have my wrists cocked with the bat parallel with the ground. Will try dropping to one knee and seeing the effect, I really get the feeling its all about timing but can't work out whether I'm hitting the ball...

Re: Back foot problems Hi again Checking in the mirror it appears if anything that my initial backward lift is towards off stump if standing centre with back coming down slightly closed.(would that explain my shots generally travelling lower?) Of course this is only looking in the mirror...

Re: Back foot problems Thanks LtD, will check that out, always thought I came down pretty square. WIll let you know.