I can't hit big sixes

Yes Zuhair - I have access to practically all gears in Pakistan and India.  But no joke, the balls really fly off the MB Malik higher range bats and the edges are humungous.

Get an MB Malik Bubber Sher bat - from just taking a ball and thrown it on an MB Malik Sher Amin bat face, it finally made me realise what a good bat can do.  What it has made me do is move away from my favourite Ihsan to use MB Malik Bubber Sher next year in T20's back here.  It's that good a bat!!

Interesting topic, never saw this. Just glanced through few posts.Many important points have already been posted, I would like to add few strange points that helped ( now no time for cricket)

- Have a good bat that suits you , some bats naturally fit your style of play.Shape,Size & Weight are very important.Constantly changing it would spoil your rythm.

- Know your strong areas and never try to hit six where you know you are weak.Cut all the shots in air esp. in the danger zone.

- Once you know your hitting zone , practice bat swings if you love hitting SIX'es so much. Sometimes when we get into bad footwork, it hampers your big hits.If your footwork is messy in a particular season (sometimes a particular day), then go for ground strokes (unless you are Shewag kind of player). Just tell your mind "It's not my day to be a Hero"

 

Then golden rule that worked for me , never ever decide to hit a six beforehand  ( Main reason why people get out), unless the match situation demands nothing less than a SIX.To me when the ball is in zone, it feels like you exactly know the where the ball is heading, you'll get a felling that you can hit it for a SIX. All that happens instantly.

 

It can't be predetermined unless the bowler is not upto the mark or you are in a much superior class when compared to bowlers abilities.Obvioulsy even some sort of professionals cricketers (I mean who put in good hours of practice and take it as profession at some decent level) will make absolute mockery if I bowl or if I bat  against them. I mean knowing one's level of cricket is also very important.

Having played against the Scotland captain's brother last week  and having spoken to both of them, he said that one of the methods they were working on was to take a big step back in the crease before the ball was bowled and then a big movement forward, to ensure maximum possible weight transfer into the shot (ie there is greater weight transfer and power possible from the back then forward movement together rather than simply standing in your base and moving from there.) However, a few basic factors remain the same for power hitting:
1) Have a solid base and be balanced. The ball will go much further if you aren't wobbling about all over the place and off-balanced.
2) Keep your head and eyes still and don't lift your head. The temptation to do this is strong, but the likelihood is you'll ose sight of the ball and miss it altogether.
3) Accelerate through with your bottom hand (so for RHB, the right hand). This will increase power through the shot. Don't twist the wrist though, as you'll end up hitting it to mid wicket or turning the bat too much and missing the ball.
4) Don't collapse the back leg when hitting the shot, as this leads to a loss of power and balance.

So that's pretty much the coaching manual of how to do it, certainly for hitting straight sixes. Commonsense should apply as well - only hit the ball for 6 when you feel it is there to hit. If you're coming down the wicket, not every ball has to go for six - if it's not there, defend it or work it into the gaps. You can be just an effective run scorer chipping it into gaps, pushing it down the ground and sweeping as someone trying to blast it every ball wrecklessly.

you just put pretshor on the ball
i hit many sixs always!
it isn't hard

there is no right or wrong answer to that: whatever way the bat handle feels most comfortable in your hands is the best way.

i have been studying proffesionals and also been talk to my team mates and i get mixed opionion. i am a strong person also been told i am a good opining batsmen. i am quite good with my cuts. but when comes to big hitten i dnt get the elavation i need. and i belive its my grip on the bat! pollard holds the bat at the top to increase whip. but brenden mccullen holds at the base of the grip. which one is the best to use?

I would say it comes down to timing and technique. Also your equipment can have a lot to do with hitting the ball long.

There are two integrated elements: timing and power.

Timing is the consequence of meeting the ball at the exact moment your hands are working together. Technique is all important here.

Power is how fast you can make the bat move. The more powerful and coordinated your muscles the harder you can hit it at any point in the swing. Strength and power training is critical here.

Put the two together and you have plenty of big hits!

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Edited by Sledger - 15 October 2008 at 8:14am

Originally posted by Sledger .......or takes middle stump out of the ground !!

Thats happened too many times to me,so I don't go for the sixes anymore.
That desision has helped my average to no end!

hit it through the line ofthe ball, or do what i do and try an pull it, it goes over long on for 6

You can either hit them or you can't. Its all down to your physique and how you use your bottom hand.

But I am not sure why you want to hit sixes. Why not stick with 1s, 2s and 4s and stay safe?

When you go for a six, no matter how accomplished batsman you are, there is a 50-50 chance that you will not middle it and give a catch. I know a young man who is an awesome hitter of the ball and can hit sizes all day But when he is playing in a match, every now and then he does not find the middle and gets caught.

Playing on the ground, 'sweep the carpet' is the best strategy - safe as ought,

Originally posted by bondy Big heave over cow corner- natural body movement when one is first given a cricket bat. Unless your Boycott who instinctively shouldered arms.

yer good call

I think W.G is right. If you mistime one in the air chances are you'll be caught. However a great drive when mistimed can't be caught and you make the fielders work to stop it.