The TTC Academy Guide: How to develop your batting stance!

 

Hello, hope you are keeping safe and well. At the TTC Cricket Academy, we strive to educate you on the nuances of the game, and today’s article will be on how you can improve your batting stance and play your shots better.


                                        Your batting stance is key!

First off, what does stance mean?

Simply put, your stance is the way you face the ball. Armed with the bat in your hands, the way you place your feet and where you put it determines your stance. Your stance is key to determine how well you play your shot and how fast you pick up the line and length of the ball.

In consultation with our resident experts, here is how you can improve your stance:

Drill 1: Set Up increase at our nets and when doing shadow batting, tilt your chin down slightly and into your left shoulder ( as a right-hand batter).

Practice this, take your time in the nets between balls, set your stance … set your chin down and in slightly to your shoulder, and keep your head and body still when watching the bowler run in. Sachin is a good model of this.

For each ball, repeat this until it happens on automatic.

As the bowler gets closer and into his load, switch your focus on full, look at the seam on the ball. Still head means good information, which means good judgment.



Drill 2: Stance – Bat Position.

Bradman Drill: Find a line on the floor, a line of tiles or floorboards, and practice swinging the bat down and through, following the straight line, holding the face of the blade all the way through the imaginary ball.

Weight forward and allowing the hands to naturally check the shot or flow through into a full drive.

Drill 3: Sachin used to tap his bat, practice playing shadow drives, make sure you can feel the inside of your right forearm brushing against your shirt on the front and back foot drives. This means your hands are close to your body.

Practice this in front of a mirror so you can see and feel it together, watch the flow of your bat coming through in a straight line.

Do this with throw downs with a partner or our coach, taking up the intensity and speed - over time this will become part of your game.

In-game time forget about it and just watch the ball.




We hope these tips help improve your game. Make sure you book your slots at the
TTC Academy and up your game with the help of our expert guides!





 

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