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Increasing hand speed for batting
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Riggins
International Captain
Always hard to tell what's going on when you're throwing, hitting and filming yourself, but good effort.
Your hand speed looks fine, the only thing is the back lift looks quite short, and not much of a wrist-****. Coming a little higher, so that they start their down swing a bit above halfway between your waist and shoulders should give you a bit more length of swing which should give you a bit extra speed. ****ing your wrists back lets you throw your hands through the ball a bit more which generates a bit of speed on impact, try and keep them ****ed for as long as you can and really explode them on impact.
The other thing which good players do which gives the illusion of faster hands is hitting the ball later. It also (usually) results in hitting the ball a bit more downwards, which can generate a bit of over spin or just get it straight into the harder wicket and race away.
**If you're looking to add more of a wrist ****/higher backswing just be aware that it will take time to adjust to, the bat often comes through earlier (even though its longer distance) which means you start hitting balls catch high at the start. With practice you should adjust to this pretty quickly, but just be aware it's not necessarily a problem if it happens at the start. (Don't do it for the first time in a game)
Slips catching drills where you are the hitter and lassoo balls to gully is a good way to practice throwing your hands nice and late. (Fast throws, try and really nail the catches)
Your hand speed looks fine, the only thing is the back lift looks quite short, and not much of a wrist-****. Coming a little higher, so that they start their down swing a bit above halfway between your waist and shoulders should give you a bit more length of swing which should give you a bit extra speed. ****ing your wrists back lets you throw your hands through the ball a bit more which generates a bit of speed on impact, try and keep them ****ed for as long as you can and really explode them on impact.
The other thing which good players do which gives the illusion of faster hands is hitting the ball later. It also (usually) results in hitting the ball a bit more downwards, which can generate a bit of over spin or just get it straight into the harder wicket and race away.
**If you're looking to add more of a wrist ****/higher backswing just be aware that it will take time to adjust to, the bat often comes through earlier (even though its longer distance) which means you start hitting balls catch high at the start. With practice you should adjust to this pretty quickly, but just be aware it's not necessarily a problem if it happens at the start. (Don't do it for the first time in a game)
Slips catching drills where you are the hitter and lassoo balls to gully is a good way to practice throwing your hands nice and late. (Fast throws, try and really nail the catches)
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You can have a back lift as high as the moon as long as you have the wrist **** which counteracts it. Watch some footage of Brian Lara who has a massive back lift but a pronounced wrist ****. That's what generates your speed.