Moving my feet whilst batting.

Hi, at the moment my weakness is batting, im very successful as a fast bowler and take at least 2 wickets every game i play. When i first started playing cricket i use to be a good bat and would play excellent shots and move my feet. Ever since becoming a full time bowler i have forgotten to move my feet to get inline whilst batting.I've tried trigger movemnets but they dont seem to work. Any suggestions please???

Edited by Wicket-taker - 29 April 2007 at 4:54pm

Make sure your weight's on your toes rather than your heels and work like hell at it every chance you get. In the nets, games with friends etc.

exaggerate your foot movement from the very first moment, remember by getting foreward you make LBWs impossible to give, especially at club level. Just tell yourself over and over to  move.

Because by getting your front foot well forward, and down the pitch, the ball will strike you on the pad far enough away from the wicket to put too much doubt in the mind of an umpire to give it out.

I'd say you need a big stride in to put enough doubt in the mind of an umpire, rather than a step.

The bigger the step, the more doubt the umpire has

Originally posted by harsy222 Shud u lift ur bat before the bowler releases the ball,hence the only thing to do is move ur feet and go thru with the shot OR pick up ur bat just as the bowler is in his delivery stride.Im having difficulty playing pace,cant seem to have enuf time.

 You should use English and not text speak !

thanks

Originally posted by ponting111 In my opinion/experience keeping in a semi crouched state is very useful for keeping on the move while batting (re: Rickey Ponting). I also try to keep on the balls of my feet and get a small step foward when the bowler releases the ball

It helps me to stand very upright. When I get hunched over my body weight is not distributed evenly and I get stuck in the crease. 

Some people say you should be entirely stationary but i entirely disagree, i like to be alive at the crease and on my toes moving just before its bowled. I never settle into one stuck position.

Best advice I heard from a first class player - "Watch the ball"  not just look at the ball, but really concentrate on the ball. 

Foot movement isn't everything - look at the modern day players they don't take large exagerated steps toward the ball, they take smaller  steps in their area (sometimes called playing on the surfboard).  But they have fierce concentration on the ball - Some players comment on how they can pick the ball about to be bowled from the hand position as the bowler runs in.

For the rest of us mortals  remember you are taking you cues from what the eyes pickup - if you pay attention at the bowler release point, you will judge better forward or backward movement - if you are only concentrating after release you will not be able to make good decisions early enough for confident play.

greetz

get a trigger movement - I personally just as the bowler is into his delivery stride move my back foot slightly back and across towards middle (from a 2 guard) - this helps in getting ones feet moving as you can still go forwards or back depending on the ball.