Throwing

[Luffers]

Hi,

I play a lot of cricket, I've played rep stuff and am currently in the First XI for both school and club. However I have one part of my game whihc is worse than the rest and that's throwing in the field. From close I'm fine but when I have to make a throw from the deep I struggle.

I think it's a technique problem and I was wondering whether anyone here has any tips on how to throw further and more accurately. Would be a great help.

Cheers,
Luffers

 

[Neil Pickup]

The thing that's made the biggest difference to me has been stability of base and size of base - try longer to give you more of a platform for your energy transfer. Of course all the basics - high, aimed left arm, high elbow, follow through, head at target - still hold.

 

[micoach]

From a Strength/power angle, improving your 'elastic' power often helps. If you can get hold of one, throwing a 2-3kg rebounding medicine ball against a wall, catching it and throwing it again can improve your arm speed and core stability.

I would suggest a circuit of something like:

10x Overhead slam
10x Side pass from the left
10x Side pass from the right
10x Chest pass
10x Squat jumps (just to get some hip drive in there too)

Rest for 1m and repeat 3-4 times.

Do that 2x a week as part of an overall plan.

Also although I have not tried it I have heard anecdotal evidence that throwing a heavy object (say a 1kg ball) followed by a light object (tennis ball) followed by a cricket ball can make improvements.

The ratio for that would be 4:2:1 or similar.

 

[Uppercut]

You'll get better as you get older too. I used to be unbelievably dire in the field. I'd have to throw it halfway to the stumps and hope someone else was there to throw it the rest of the way. Now i'm merely a regular sub-standard fielder.

 

[edynamo]

A great way to improve throwing is to do some work with therabands isloating different phases of the throw and working specifically at them - reverse chaining.

If you can - video yourself throwing - video is just as important with fielding as with batting and bowling!

Do you complete the throwing action?

 

[Josh]

Try and hold the ball with your arm almost vertical before you throw to give you a good platform, then launch from there. Pull back, bend the elbow and follow-through.

I can't throw properly anymore due to poor technique and overzealous "hammering" throws that have done some bad damage to my shoulder. Unfortunately, I've had to adopt the Chris Gale. Looks horrible.

 

[thekeeper]

I can recommend playing an off season of baseball. The yanks really know how to throw. That's why the Australian cricket side has Mike Young helping them!

 

[andyc]

Man up, IMO.

 

[Athlai]

"Luffers! I could teach you a thing or two about throwing!"



Somebody had to.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Put it in an envelope and send it through the post.

 

[jathu]

When MCC came to bots,they told me to aim with my elbow before releasing the ball.

 

[Son Of Coco]

When MCC came to bots,they told me to aim with my elbow before releasing the ball.

Were they teaching you to throw or do 'The Sprinkler'?