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03 Oct 14 at 10:19
HELP! Does growing effect your batting performances?

Hello everyone,

Today I had my first hit out in the nets in about two months. Since them I have grown from 6ft 2in to 6ft 5in.

Although I keep up my eye-co by hitting a golf ball on a cricket stump (kind of like Bradman did just a lot easier) and do daily fitness which involves planking, wall squats, and short sharp triceps dips. However today my balance was shocking. After a few overs of telling myself to get on the front foot and keep my eyes level when watching the ball, I eventually started to time the ball a bit better but it was far from convincing.

I heard that the same sort of thing happened to English international Joe Root when he was in his late teens.

If you have any ideas or advise i'd love to hear from you.

Thank you
Lachy