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RightHandBat 
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 Topic: The Stump BatPosted: 01 February 2007 at 7:50am |
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I guess you could cut off that bottom bit. |
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"His classical hits down the ground, met with a checked drive, were Tendulkar at his best. It was though he had a new lease of life." - Sachin Tendulkar's return to cricket with a 91-Ball century.
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slogger72N/O
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Posted: 01 February 2007 at 7:26am |
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The problem with a hockey stick is that the bottom where you hit the hockey ball is quite big
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70_degree_spin
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Posted: 31 January 2007 at 10:32pm |
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oh, its about 2 inches wide so it should work quite well, ill give it a go.
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W.G.
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Posted: 31 January 2007 at 10:30pm |
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Wouldn'y know -never held one
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When you win the toss - bat.
If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat. |
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70_degree_spin
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Posted: 31 January 2007 at 10:23pm |
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WG, do you think a hockey stick would be OK as a substitute for this?
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Pietersen Fan
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Posted: 21 January 2007 at 12:44pm |
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emphisis on the word if
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check out the ultimate spinners guide - spinny.co.nr
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W.G.
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 10:29pm |
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No, but it wouldn't have gone unreported - if it happened, that is
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When you win the toss - bat.
If you are in doubt, think about it - then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat. |
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fishcake14
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 8:29pm |
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You really think there's gonna be a media crew standing by in Kinross?
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70_degree_spin
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 8:24pm |
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Barry Richards got a half century using the side of his bat.
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 9:51am |
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use a stump as a bat and i golf ball/tennis ball/cricket ball as a ball
depending on how cofindent you are
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check out the ultimate spinners guide - spinny.co.nr
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W.G.
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Posted: 20 January 2007 at 8:30am |
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When you win the toss - bat.
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fishcake14
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 9:45pm |
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We had a guy who scored a century with a stump in a league match - albeit a former Indian international!!
What he was doing in Kinross I'll never know!
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70_degree_spin
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 3:03pm |
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the 2nd one sounds like a fun option
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W.G.
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 3:00pm |
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Take it along to B&Q and ask them to run it through their saw, alternatively nick a panel saw out of Mr Woodcock's resistant materials classroom.
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70_degree_spin
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 2:57pm |
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any alternatives for a 15 year old?
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W.G.
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 1:00pm |
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I have a bench mounted circular saw in my workshop - makes the job easy!!
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70_degree_spin
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 10:58am |
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you know what WG, i think I'm going to try this theory next net session, what did you cut the blade with?
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Kerm
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 8:52am |
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Well I learn something new everyday, haven't been playing cricket all that long so i'm glad there are guys like you around to tell me these things. Cheers.
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shan
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 8:11am |
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While doing all that stuff (high back lift, adjustment for movement, variation etc. etc.) you need to middle the ball by trying to keep your bat straight and adjustment for the late movement at the same time. So if you do it with a half bat, all that stuff is taken care of at the same time. If you do all that stuff and don't middle the ball, it's not going to get you a long time to stay at the wicket when you actually play in a match.
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W.G.
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Posted: 19 January 2007 at 6:18am |
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When you win the toss - bat.
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 9:21pm |
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Bradman used to hit the ball with a stump against a brick tank, and the golf ball would fly off sharply at different angles due to the cracks between the bricks. |
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Kerm
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 9:19pm |
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Well was only using that as a fairly poor example, you would use it for middling the bat obviously but the the high backlift and late movement ect wouldnt it be better to use your actual bat then you get the muscle memory for the future rather then learning it with a half bat then having to almost relearn to compensate, or is it as have as a normal bat?
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shan
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 9:07pm |
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Can I be the light tower for you Kerm? If this the only thing that matters then jugglers would have been the best batsmen, which they clearly aren't. It interalia includes practicing to improve your eye, middle the ball with straight bat, high back lift, practicing your shots, adjusting for the late movements etc. etc. so it's not only about this one thing. And with a rolled up paper you just cann't do all that stuff properly. And most importantly you cann't do nets like that, can you? |
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Kerm
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:43pm |
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Well i'm not entirely sure why else you would be using a half bat if it wasnt for practicing keeping your eye on the ball and middling it. Feel free to enlighten me. |
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shan
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:40pm |
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Hahaha, the oldy goldy stuff, which I like a lot.
To learn cricket, one doesn't necessarily need to be a carpenter. Well keepign aside the fun, if you get satisfaction in doing it by yourself, it's just great, coz money can't buy it. And this even gets better if you have got nothing else to do and want to kill the time for a revenge. Edited by shan - 18 January 2007 at 9:11pm |
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W.G.
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:26pm |
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When you win the toss - bat.
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W.G.
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:25pm |
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When you win the toss - bat.
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Kerm
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:16pm |
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But you can just as easily just use a random piece of wood you find lying around, if your only aim is to practice middling the ball then you can use a rolled up newspaper if you like it doesnt make a massive difference.
I see what you mean though Shan, I imagine its the sort of thing families buy for kids who like cricket as an easy present. |
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shan
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:13pm |
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There's time value of money, and then there's money value of time, got the clue W.G.? You cut the old willow or buy a ready-made one, either way it's equally good.
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Posted: 18 January 2007 at 8:06pm |
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Yeah. Saw one of those in JJB the other day and me and my mate came to the instant conclusion of "why pay £29.99(how much it was there) for something we can make in seconds.
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