Advice Against a Left Hander
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
Fast bowlers? Spin bowlers? I'm assuming you are right handed batsman? Left hand fast/medium bowlers will generally come from over the wicket and angle it across the right hand batsman. So you can usually afford to leave more balls that are pitched on a good length, and it also reduces the risk of LBW - since it will typically need to be pitched outside leg. So for the bowler there is probably less margin for error - which should be good news for batsmen. Personally, I don't think its a good idea opening your stance - since the ball is angling away from you anyway, it just makes it harder for you to reach that ball. A common technique I have seen is to move across the stumps to negate the angle and try and work everything but the widest and fullest balls to the on side. Simon Katich does this to the right hand bowlers.
Sumo Boy;286851 said:
Fast bowlers? Spin bowlers? I'm assuming you are right handed batsman? Left hand fast/medium bowlers will generally come from over the wicket and angle it across the right hand batsman. So you can usually afford to leave more balls that are pitched on a good length, and it also reduces the risk of LBW - since it will typically need to be pitched outside leg. So for the bowler there is probably less margin for error - which should be good news for batsmen. Personally, I don't think its a good idea opening your stance - since the ball is angling away from you anyway, it just makes it harder for you to reach that ball. A common technique I have seen is to move across the stumps to negate the angle and try and work everything but the widest and fullest balls to the on side. Simon Katich does this to the right hand bowlers.
jimmy33
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
Open your stance and learn where your off stump is. This means you will be standing face on to the bowler, so able to watch the ball better, and knowing where your off stump is will help in regards to what to play and what to leave.
If there is a deficiency in lefties at your club, get some right handed bowlers to go around the wicket to you. Although it won't be quite the same, at least it will help with getting used to the angle
Open your stance and learn where your off stump is. This means you will be standing face on to the bowler, so able to watch the ball better, and knowing where your off stump is will help in regards to what to play and what to leave.
If there is a deficiency in lefties at your club, get some right handed bowlers to go around the wicket to you. Although it won't be quite the same, at least it will help with getting used to the angle
Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
Agree 100%, although it really does depend on what you're struggling with.
Have you had much exposure to left handed bowlers before? Or have you only recently encounted a couple that have got your measure? If you've not had too much time against left handers in the past, then there's no reason to start worrying about technique. If you're still struggling to work them out after a fair amount of time around them, then you need to work out what exactly it is you struggle with -Is it the ball moving back into you? The ball slanting away? Both?
gandalf;287364 said:
Agree 100%, although it really does depend on what you're struggling with.
Have you had much exposure to left handed bowlers before? Or have you only recently encounted a couple that have got your measure? If you've not had too much time against left handers in the past, then there's no reason to start worrying about technique. If you're still struggling to work them out after a fair amount of time around them, then you need to work out what exactly it is you struggle with -Is it the ball moving back into you? The ball slanting away? Both?
Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
I'm on the open stance side... I found i was feelin cramped to left handers when in normal stance and i could only feather the ball to mid-off.... so i tried to just make it seem he was a righthander by opening my stance slightly....
I also tried gettin people to bowl around wicket to me but alot ends up bein down leg or the bowlers all of a sudden think they are allan donald and try aim at me.
I'm on the open stance side... I found i was feelin cramped to left handers when in normal stance and i could only feather the ball to mid-off.... so i tried to just make it seem he was a righthander by opening my stance slightly....
I also tried gettin people to bowl around wicket to me but alot ends up bein down leg or the bowlers all of a sudden think they are allan donald and try aim at me.
D.K
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
If you have a left arm thrower/bowler ask them to give you some throw downs.
You bat normally, he stands from the crease or a bit closer down the pitch and just throw them at you. Short/full/wide/on your pads and you just play.
After a few sessions start opening your stance up a little bit at a time until you fell you are at your most comfortable. Then practice this.
But Remember it might not work for you the same with right hand bwolers, if you open your stance for the left handers you will undoubtedly be still open when the right armers come back on. Giving you more problems.
Good luck though
If you have a left arm thrower/bowler ask them to give you some throw downs.
You bat normally, he stands from the crease or a bit closer down the pitch and just throw them at you. Short/full/wide/on your pads and you just play.
After a few sessions start opening your stance up a little bit at a time until you fell you are at your most comfortable. Then practice this.
But Remember it might not work for you the same with right hand bwolers, if you open your stance for the left handers you will undoubtedly be still open when the right armers come back on. Giving you more problems.
Good luck though
TheFieldingSpecialist
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
I see no reason not to open your stance slightly, at least to align your stance with the direction the bowler is coming from. If a bowler is coming from square leg (hypothetically), everyone would naturally turn to face the bowler, so why not for only a slight change in direction. If you are aligned with the bowler then they cant really created that angle across you, only across your stumps (which actually reduces the chance of LBW anyway).
I think most of the problem people have with change of direction is mental, maybe try to imagine the stumps at the non striker's end on the other side of the bowler as they run in if it helps.
I see no reason not to open your stance slightly, at least to align your stance with the direction the bowler is coming from. If a bowler is coming from square leg (hypothetically), everyone would naturally turn to face the bowler, so why not for only a slight change in direction. If you are aligned with the bowler then they cant really created that angle across you, only across your stumps (which actually reduces the chance of LBW anyway).
I think most of the problem people have with change of direction is mental, maybe try to imagine the stumps at the non striker's end on the other side of the bowler as they run in if it helps.
schwab2clarkson
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Try going back to the normal stance and practice different shots other than knicking the ball and getting out. Try middling it and use a different bat. Sounds like the bat might be your problem there. You don't want it to be too heavy hence making you knick the ball and getting out.
Ok look at chanderpaul from the west indies, he has got the same stance as you and it doesn't look good.phil2oo8;287834 said:
Try going back to the normal stance and practice different shots other than knicking the ball and getting out. Try middling it and use a different bat. Sounds like the bat might be your problem there. You don't want it to be too heavy hence making you knick the ball and getting out.
schwab2clarkson
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
Only advice is to get one of the left arm bowlers in the nets with you so that you can get used to the ball.Sumo Boy;286851 said:
Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
See now chanderpaul's open stance is over the top isn't it.... i bat normal to right handers and hit the ball as well as any junior in my team but i find that if the stance is slightly open i can play my drives more freely but if its normal(like it would be to a righthand bwlr) my bat sometimes gets stuck behind my pad and i can't play my leg flick comfortably.
schwab2clarkson;291400 said:
See now chanderpaul's open stance is over the top isn't it.... i bat normal to right handers and hit the ball as well as any junior in my team but i find that if the stance is slightly open i can play my drives more freely but if its normal(like it would be to a righthand bwlr) my bat sometimes gets stuck behind my pad and i can't play my leg flick comfortably.
bundybullz08
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
i also have trouble batting to left - handers. being a right hand batsmen.
i open up stance so i can hit with the swing and work onto the onside.but i also tend to get lbw a fair bit.
i also play and miss the ball.how do i know when to play or leave the ball?
i also have trouble batting to left - handers. being a right hand batsmen.
i open up stance so i can hit with the swing and work onto the onside.but i also tend to get lbw a fair bit.
i also play and miss the ball.how do i know when to play or leave the ball?
mas cambios
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Re: Advice Against a Left Hander
Practice and then more practice. I'd start off by getting someone to throw balls at you, aiming on the off stump. It's then up to you to either defend or leave. Take the practice forward by increasing the pace/distance until you're at the normal 22 yards.
Ideally, if you have access to a bowling machine use that.
The key is to imagine lines up the pitch, see where the ball is pitching and then adjust accordingly. Knowing when to leave etc will only come with experience, which comes from practice and playing. Concentrate on watching the ball - that really is the key thing.
bundybullz08;291727 said:
Practice and then more practice. I'd start off by getting someone to throw balls at you, aiming on the off stump. It's then up to you to either defend or leave. Take the practice forward by increasing the pace/distance until you're at the normal 22 yards.
Ideally, if you have access to a bowling machine use that.
The key is to imagine lines up the pitch, see where the ball is pitching and then adjust accordingly. Knowing when to leave etc will only come with experience, which comes from practice and playing. Concentrate on watching the ball - that really is the key thing.