How NOT to catch.
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mas cambios
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Re: How NOT to catch.
Far worse is trying to catch Australian style and letting the ball through your hands and smack you on the forehead.
Far worse is trying to catch Australian style and letting the ball through your hands and smack you on the forehead.
SteveyD
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Re: How NOT to catch.
I saw a chinese guy i used to play with just try to block the ball away from his face, looked other way then ended up being knocked out by it.
I would post a picture of my thumb, however I cannot find a cable for the camera .
I dont actually know what I did, because I had caught about 30 in a row up to that. .. just high catches in the park with a friend.
mas cambios;396502 said:
I saw a chinese guy i used to play with just try to block the ball away from his face, looked other way then ended up being knocked out by it.
I would post a picture of my thumb, however I cannot find a cable for the camera .
I dont actually know what I did, because I had caught about 30 in a row up to that. .. just high catches in the park with a friend.
Bob Holness
New Member
Re: How NOT to catch.
Seen loads of people balls up catching
Some geezer bust his thumb missing one last season, split it up to the nail, blood everywhere
Seen loads of people balls up catching
Some geezer bust his thumb missing one last season, split it up to the nail, blood everywhere
Re: How NOT to catch.
I remember when our keeper was sick one time and had 4 weeks off I tried out putting the gloves on then, thinking that if I was an alright slips fielder then I'd be great with the gloves!
Pretty much it was byes interrupted by the occasional fumble. I'm a bit better these days, but still not the best.
I took one right down to the left, right on the ground, with the ball jamming straight down on my pinky and driving it into the ground. Broke my finger, but didn't notice at the time, just ached a little.
At the end of the innings I took that glove off and found I could barely get it off my hand such was the swelling. Hurt quite a bit once I saw that
Still carried on the next 3 weeks as keeper regardless, as is the keeper style. Really hate keeping now.
I remember when our keeper was sick one time and had 4 weeks off I tried out putting the gloves on then, thinking that if I was an alright slips fielder then I'd be great with the gloves!
Pretty much it was byes interrupted by the occasional fumble. I'm a bit better these days, but still not the best.
I took one right down to the left, right on the ground, with the ball jamming straight down on my pinky and driving it into the ground. Broke my finger, but didn't notice at the time, just ached a little.
At the end of the innings I took that glove off and found I could barely get it off my hand such was the swelling. Hurt quite a bit once I saw that
Still carried on the next 3 weeks as keeper regardless, as is the keeper style. Really hate keeping now.
SteveyD
Member
Re: How NOT to catch.
I#ve never kept in a match, only in a load of practises. I thought the general rule was quite simple, rise with the ball, and get in the way of it. Perhaps because i play soccer as a goalie i'm used to that lol.
ps this isn't taking the piss out of wicket keepers, it is stupidly hard! Just my view of it is that i dont care if i get hit around a bit as long as i dont let the ball past!
Boris;396531 said:I remember when our keeper was sick one time and had 4 weeks off I tried out putting the gloves on then, thinking that if I was an alright slips fielder then I'd be great with the gloves!
Pretty much it was byes interrupted by the occasional fumble. I'm a bit better these days, but still not the best.
I took one right down to the left, right on the ground, with the ball jamming straight down on my pinky and driving it into the ground. Broke my finger, but didn't notice at the time, just ached a little.
At the end of the innings I took that glove off and found I could barely get it off my hand such was the swelling. Hurt quite a bit once I saw that
Still carried on the next 3 weeks as keeper regardless, as is the keeper style. Really hate keeping now.
I#ve never kept in a match, only in a load of practises. I thought the general rule was quite simple, rise with the ball, and get in the way of it. Perhaps because i play soccer as a goalie i'm used to that lol.
ps this isn't taking the piss out of wicket keepers, it is stupidly hard! Just my view of it is that i dont care if i get hit around a bit as long as i dont let the ball past!
Re: How NOT to catch.
Used to play some soccer when I was young (hate it now) and kept there as well, simply because I can't use my feet so specialised in using hands. The diving especially went across into my fielding, and apparently I spend more time sliding in the field than standing up
Never went into my wicket keeping though. I always keep like a slip fielder, and I actually find the gloves quite annoying. Just not my area.
Is this mostly a what injuries you have had while fielding thread?
SteveyD;396533 said:
Used to play some soccer when I was young (hate it now
) and kept there as well, simply because I can't use my feet so specialised in using hands. The diving especially went across into my fielding, and apparently I spend more time sliding in the field than standing up Never went into my wicket keeping though. I always keep like a slip fielder, and I actually find the gloves quite annoying. Just not my area.
Is this mostly a what injuries you have had while fielding thread?
mas cambios
Active Member
Re: How NOT to catch.
I'm always in two minds about it. I only really use the aussie style when the sun is getting in the way (which is one of the reasons it was developed) but then again, I probably don't think too much about it.
Ljp86;396660 said:
I'm always in two minds about it. I only really use the aussie style when the sun is getting in the way (which is one of the reasons it was developed) but then again, I probably don't think too much about it.
Re: How NOT to catch.
ljp86, there is no conclusive proof for that. normal style comes more naturally. also, aussie style takes a lot of practice. it depends on the catcher. i class myself as a very good catcher of the ball, and i never catch it fingers facing upwards, because it doesn't suit me. the few times i've done it, i've dropped it. simple as. there is nothing to say that either is better than the other, apart from personal experience.
ljp86, there is no conclusive proof for that. normal style comes more naturally. also, aussie style takes a lot of practice. it depends on the catcher. i class myself as a very good catcher of the ball, and i never catch it fingers facing upwards, because it doesn't suit me. the few times i've done it, i've dropped it. simple as. there is nothing to say that either is better than the other, apart from personal experience.
Re: How NOT to catch.
If it's above your chest, fingers up, if it's below then fingers down.
If it's what would be a fly ball in baseball, then if you have to run onto it, fingers down, if it's landing on your head, fingers up, or if you are moving back, fingers up.
Never run away from or be scared of the ball, even if you don't feel comfortable using that catching style; if you aren't comfortable with your fingers up then practice until you are.
You should be able to take a catch either fingers up or down anywhere, it's just whether it is easy or not to take it.
That's how I catch and it works everywhere except when I am bowling (I reckon I catch about 10% of caught and bowled chances).
If it's above your chest, fingers up, if it's below then fingers down.
If it's what would be a fly ball in baseball, then if you have to run onto it, fingers down, if it's landing on your head, fingers up, or if you are moving back, fingers up.
Never run away from or be scared of the ball, even if you don't feel comfortable using that catching style; if you aren't comfortable with your fingers up then practice until you are.
You should be able to take a catch either fingers up or down anywhere, it's just whether it is easy or not to take it.
That's how I catch and it works everywhere except when I am bowling (I reckon I catch about 10% of caught and bowled chances).
Re: How NOT to catch.
It's a much safer option. Catching the ball with fingers facing upwards enables the player to have a second opportunity to catch the ball if the ball spills out from the first attempt. The player can easily move his hands down to catch the ball a second time if the first isn't successful. It's likely the ball will get caught up in the player's arms too which can make the second attempt easier.
Any ball that is in the air above my eye level I will catch using the fingers upward method. It's the safest method and the best method to use in my opinion when catching a ball that is above the player. It's also the technique I was tought at a young age, all cricketers here are taught that way. Any other balls that are below my eye level I will catch normal style as the fingers upward method isn't practical.
mas cambios;396670 said:
Tumo;396741 said:
It's a much safer option. Catching the ball with fingers facing upwards enables the player to have a second opportunity to catch the ball if the ball spills out from the first attempt. The player can easily move his hands down to catch the ball a second time if the first isn't successful. It's likely the ball will get caught up in the player's arms too which can make the second attempt easier.
Any ball that is in the air above my eye level I will catch using the fingers upward method. It's the safest method and the best method to use in my opinion when catching a ball that is above the player. It's also the technique I was tought at a young age, all cricketers here are taught that way. Any other balls that are below my eye level I will catch normal style as the fingers upward method isn't practical.
someblokecalleddave
Well-Known Member
Re: How NOT to catch.
How not to - Crocodile style, my kids still do it and I reckon I still might do it ocassionally - Doh!
How not to - Crocodile style, my kids still do it and I reckon I still might do it ocassionally - Doh!