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JOIN NOWshow me some drills for front foot shorts defense drive?
show me some drills for front foot shorts defense drive and flick
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Annabel DunnillCoach, England
Hi Lokendra,
The key to a front foot drive is to keep your head low, eyes focussed towards the ball and feet facing down the wicket. Here's a great drill to get you started on the front foot drive technique. You can find plenty of other drills like this under the cricket 'front foot batting' tab!
Archie
Front Foot Drive Positioning
DESCRIPTION
Set up two cones half way down the wicket, one central and one leg side. Feed from a bobble feed. Batter to hit from the front foot drive set position, knees and feet facing down the wicket, and aiming for one of the two cones. If the shot is an on drive (towards left cone), batter to hold the shape, and take small steps towards the direction of the shot to the cone. If the shot is a straight drive (middle cone), batter to simply hold the shape.
Front Foot Drive Positioning
DESCRIPTION
Set up two cones half way down the wicket, one central and one leg side. Feed from a bobble feed. Batter to hit from the front foot drive set position, knees and feet facing down the wicket, and aiming for one of the two cones. If the shot is an on drive (towards left cone), batter to hold the shape, and take small steps towards the direction of the shot to the cone. If the shot is a straight drive (middle cone), batter to simply hold the shape.
