What was Bradman's favourite shot?

[sledger]

Did he play it better than any of the leading modern batsman of recent years/decades (i.e. Kallis, Ponting, Lara etc...)?

 

[GIMH]

 

[Jono]

tetanus shot

 

[GIMH]

 

[sledger]

imo

 

[Jono]

 

[Expressway76]

 

[Coronis]

Best Bradman thread in a while.

 

[honestbharani]

I believe it is the cut shot. But the shot has improved since the amateur days, didn't ya know? Today if you play a cut shot well and place it well, you get 4 runs but back in the amateur era, you ONLY got 4 runs..

 

[cpr]

Heard he once put a bullet through a Dingo's eye at 150 yards, without harming the baby it was chewing.

 

[sledger]

I believe it is the cut shot. But the shot has improved since the amateur days, didn't ya know? Today if you play a cut shot well and place it well, you get 4 runs but back in the amateur era, you ONLY got 4 runs..

What?

 

[Red]

The same ones that Sachin plays, but he played them a bit less skilfully.

 

[sledger]

I don't think he would have played it less skillfully tbh. His technique looked pretty sound from what I have seen.

 

[Burgey]

Heard he once put a bullet through a Dingo's eye at 150 yards, without harming the baby it was chewing.

/thread.

 

[Red]

I don't think he would have played it less skillfully tbh. His technique looked pretty sound from what I have seen.

sorry, should have included the sarcasm hashtag

 

[JBMAC]

He was a strong player in front of the wicket on both sides.But one of his favourite shots I have seen him play a lot was taking a rising ball on the off and hooking it towrds square leg type direction.I have seen him play that shot many times so I could surmise it was a favourite.Quick on his feet with a real good eye made it a pleasure to watch him bat

 

[Jono]

What would you know JBMAC. You've only seen him.

 

[Gowza]

I'd say pretty much every shot if you go by the clip where he's asked to show some of his favourite shots and he proceeds to show the back foot defence, front foot defence, late cut, cut behind point, cut in front of point, cover drive, on drive, straight drive, off drive, forward leg glance, backward leg glance, pull shot and hook shot.

 

[pskov]

Wasn't he a predominately back foot player? That's unusual as almost all the great batsman of recent times have been front foot players.

 

[GotSpin]

Wasn't he a predominately back foot player? That's unusual as almost all the great batsman of recent times have been front foot players.

From memory that was because of the pitches and safety equipment. Playing on the back foot allowed more time to adjust