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Post by spymaster on May 6, 2015 16:12:18 GMT
Nice to see reports of Wright, Nash and Salt batting well yesterday.
Any news today? Has there been play? Mahela?
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Post by hhsussex on May 6, 2015 16:21:03 GMT
Nice to see reports of Wright, Nash and Salt batting well yesterday. Any news today? Has there been play? Mahela? A 6 wicket victory in "blustery conditions" apparently www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news-1/friendly-sharks-get-some-early-t20-practice-in-against-league-xiJayawardene out for 15 off the bowling of trialist P Burgoyne, ex-Derbyshire off-spinning all-rounder - who made a crucial 62 not out in the depressing defeat by Derbyshire at Hove in 2013, at the bottom of that year's slump. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 12:18:21 GMT
Apparently Sussex has had a baseball coach working with the batsmen to train them how to hit the ball harder and further. Was there any evidence of the fruits of this on show?
There's currently a feature about the same thing on Sky at the moment during a rain break; they're calling it a 'swing coach' - not as in bowling but more like a golf swing, teaching players to strike the ball harder to propel the ball further...
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Post by nemmo on May 8, 2015 16:32:46 GMT
If getting a baseball coach in to help them throw is true then that is actually a really intelligent and proactive move. Having seen a fair bit of baseball it is noticeable how much better the standard of throwing is. Admittedly the ball is different and the fielding gloves reduce some of the care needed but they certainly do throw the ball well.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 17:51:57 GMT
If getting a baseball coach in to help them throw is true then that is actually a really intelligent and proactive move. Having seen a fair bit of baseball it is noticeable how much better the standard of throwing is. Admittedly the ball is different and the fielding gloves reduce some of the care needed but they certainly do throw the ball well. But I don't think the basebeall coach was training them in throwing; from what I understood it was the strikers/batters who were being coached in the correlation between bat speed/power/distance - more like a golf tutorial, which is why this new breed of specialists are being dubbed 'swing coaches'. It's about the difference between hitting it down the fielder's throat at cow-corner or landing it a dozen rows back in the stand. Basically, how to send a mis-hit over the ropes for six even if you don't get it in the sweet-spot (which those who have been watching the IPL on Sky Sports will know is a quite regular occurence)... |
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Post by nemmo on May 8, 2015 20:00:32 GMT
If that's the case I'm not entirely sure about that. The differences in the role of the hitter in baseball are very different to the batsmen in cricket though I suppose any advantage is good. If anyone fancies a good comparison on the topic an excellent book is "Playing Hard Ball" by Kent's Ed Smith. Its a really interesting book if you wonder about the crossover between the two sports. The conclusion that he draws however is that you can effectively think of the roles in the game as being swapped over. Baseball hitters are more comparable to cricket's bowlers; they have to get the rare breakthrough like a bowler, ie. getting a hit and scoring runs. While in cricket a batsmen is expected to score regular runs in the same way a pitcher should consistently throw strikes to get batters out.
Anyway the results of this should be interesting to see though I expect the confidence boost will be the true winner.
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