How to improve bat speed
Batting is not a battle field , It just an art. The mindset of batsman should be fully calm and composed with elegance in his batting and through the help of this skills he can learn to develop power in his shorts and when a batsman became mature batsman then he should focus on building an inning with the help of single and double and after some runs then he should try to hit boundaries but if you want to hit long sixes you have to improve your bat speed. In this article we will learn about How to improve bat speed or How to improve bat swing . But you should do the proper practice at your ground . In this article you will also read about Different types of drills to improve your speed of bat swing. How to improve bat speed
How to improve Bat Speed : Introduction
There are many different types of Batsman in cricket history . Some of them play grounded shots, Some plays Orthodox shots but All types of batsman need to learn About power hitting to score runs fast and to improve power hitting batsman have to learn how to improve bat speed . there are many types of drills to improve bat speed. In this article you will learn two effective drills to improve your bat speed . But before that we will learn about basics of How to improve bat speed. If you practice it everyday then your bat speed will surely improve after some times .
what is Bat speed
There are three factors on which bat speed or bat swing are depend :
- Grip
- Stance
- Backlift
How to improve bat speed : Grip
There are many types of style to hold a cricket bat while batting but the correct way to hold a cricket bat is shown in below steps you can follow it . You can also watch video tutorial as mention below :
Steps to grip a cricket bat
Step 1: Select the middle line of the cricket bat which is slightly upward and start below the bottom of the handle
Step 2: If you are a right handed batsman then make V shape with the help of your thumb and rest of all fingers and drag the hand to the top of the handle of cricket bat .
Step 3 : Now , do the same thing with the help of your right hand as bottom hand (See the image for perfect grip ) .
How to improve stance
Step 1 : Gap Between the legs The gap between the legs of batsman should be approx Equal to the width of your shoulders ( This helps to improve footwork)
Step 2 : Head position Head position should be in between the legs and in the front direction towards the bowler (Helps to improve balance in shots)
Step 3 : Stand Knee position and shoulder Knee should be little bit bend and shoulder should be towards the direction of bowler
How to improve Bat speed : Backlift
Backlift is the most important factor for power hitting . It is the maximum height from where bat can come to hit the ball. The more length of backlift there is more chance of bowl to travel long distance. Hold the bat in perfect grip and stand in the stance as shown in the Tutorial video and then if you have to hit long sixes then keep your backlift high which should not greater then the level of your head. There are lots of drills to improve all the factors . We will discuss all the factor in the next section of the article. You have to do regular practice to improve your grip, Stance, Backlift and after all of this you will notice that your backlift is automatically improved.
