How to improve your footwork on the back foot

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In this free video, Gary Palmer reveals a simple drill that any age or skill level cricketer can use to improve their back foot positioning for defence, drives, cuts and pulls.

This video is a free sample from Gary Palmer's online coaching course on defensive shots. It contains more video drills on how to play defensively and further build up your confidence against short bowling, epecially when it's fast and short. The full video contains further progressions and a detailed technical breakdown of each shot.

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by sureshkumar (not verified) | Wed, 28/10/2009 - 08:57

send video clips and notes for me

by jordan.matthews | Sun, 05/06/2011 - 14:08

Hello there, I'm a bowling all-rounder and I really struggle to get on the back foot. I'm not scared of the ball; infact I'd rather go forward to balls even around my chest. Do you have any advice for me? I believe my current tactics are going to make me prone snicking off on the back foot. Thanks Jordan

by AB (not verified) | Mon, 06/06/2011 - 09:09

If you find that either going forward or backwards is naturally more instinctive to you than vice versa, then you can adjust your trigger movement/ setup at the crease/ thought process as the ball is released to focus on getting in position to play back and across to the short pitched delivery, and then let your natural instincts push you forward again if the ball is pitched up.

Many batsmen have a natural preference for either frontfoot/backfoot or offside/legside shots, and thus have to balance this out by making sure they are both mentally prepared and in the correct initial position to play their less preferred shot as easily as possible.

by jordan.matthews | Tue, 07/06/2011 - 16:02

good point, i never thought about going back or across, or even stepping out or deepre inside the crease. thanks for the help i'll try it out it my next net session