Delay in shot
Strokes
Prabir Kumar Saha Asked 2 years ago
I am a beginner. During my play, I make mistake by taking very quick response. How can I improve to make delay to let the ball come to bat and then response?
Alois Rosario Answered 2 years ago
Hi Prabir,
Learning to wait can take some time.
Try to think about the hitting position of the ball in relation to your body. You need to do this in training to start with.
In training focus on hitting the ball in the same place, close to your body. The problem usually comes when the ball comes faster and you panic and rush out to meet the ball. Think about staying as calm as you can and allow the ball to come and give yourself more time to see the ball and hit it.
In training, get your partner to hit the ball faster to you. You can even do this with Multiball so that you can get the ball coming faster than you are used to. When you are doing this focus again on relaxing and allowing the ball to come to you.
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