Batting Inner + Block
Quite a while ago I had some difficulties keeping my cover drive on the ground, used to hit it out of the middle, but at catchable height. So some people suggested to put a thick inner on my right hand only to keep it down.
I say thanks! Cover drive is now by far my best shot and flies to the boundary. Today I scored almost all of my 28 runs through the covers and some through point. Now things are in perspective and I can still loft the ball, but I can also hit it along the carpet.
It may have opened up a problem though. A problem arose lately where most of my blocks, generally off the back foot (seems to be the only way I block, anything worthy of going on the front foot I normally play at), go backwards. I have been told that my bat is on a large angle as the ball hits it, and the ball normally is blocked along the ground to around 1st/2nd slip.
I haven't gotten out to it, but it give the bowler immense confidence (had a medium pacer thinking he was Shaoib Akthar) and me some embarrassment, plus I don't know how long until I do get out blocking onto my stumps.
Any thoughts? Should I stop using the inner or work on making that hand come through harder or something?
Quite a while ago I had some difficulties keeping my cover drive on the ground, used to hit it out of the middle, but at catchable height. So some people suggested to put a thick inner on my right hand only to keep it down.
I say thanks! Cover drive is now by far my best shot and flies to the boundary. Today I scored almost all of my 28 runs through the covers and some through point. Now things are in perspective and I can still loft the ball, but I can also hit it along the carpet.
It may have opened up a problem though. A problem arose lately where most of my blocks, generally off the back foot (seems to be the only way I block, anything worthy of going on the front foot I normally play at), go backwards. I have been told that my bat is on a large angle as the ball hits it, and the ball normally is blocked along the ground to around 1st/2nd slip.
I haven't gotten out to it, but it give the bowler immense confidence (had a medium pacer thinking he was Shaoib Akthar) and me some embarrassment, plus I don't know how long until I do get out blocking onto my stumps.
Any thoughts? Should I stop using the inner or work on making that hand come through harder or something?