How can I improve my cricket top hand grip?

Timothy HuttonPlayer, Australia

Hi Karanveer,

Working on top hand grip is something a lot of people look at. I've attached a useful drill which tells you how to improve top hand grip but also bottom hand, hope this helps!

Thanks,

Tim

Grip - Indication of Vs

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The bat should be placed directly between two feet. Ask players now to pick their bat up and set up in their stance, facing you.

Grip - Indication of Vs

DESCRIPTION

The bat should be placed directly between two feet. Ask players now to pick their bat up and set up in their stance, facing you.

Rashed IqbalCoach, Bangladesh

Top hand strong & bottom hand relax When u play vartical shot.

Block Drill

1. Top hand bat swing towards the target

2. Top hand Stationary drill towards the target

3. Top hand drop drill towards the target

Random Drill

4. Fun game (base ball) by useing top hand.

5. Nets (Ball first drop in 5 to 10 metars)Focus the ball length

6. Game Scenarios (Batters Ball first drop in 5 to 10 metars) focus the ball length.

Keep work on this....Good luck

Cricket CoachCoach

Thanks for the pointers, i surly look forward trying the drills, thanks for the pointers, it will be a great help for me

Waseem Coach, England

Hang the ball in a sock and let it swing towards you, using only top hand try connecting the ball, this will increase the top hand usage and slowly progress to bubble feed and later to throw down. 

Cricket CoachCoach

Okay, Thankyou for the great tip

Neville YoungCoach, Australia

Use only your top hand to lift the bat as exercise while waiting to bat at training or any other time for that matter. Practise lifting the bat with your top hand as pretend you are standing at the crease and are lifting the bat to play a stroke.

Practise playing your shots while holding the bat with your top hand, including cross bat shots. If you find it difficult to practise the shots using only your top hand then it demonstrates how much you need to strengthen your top hand and arm.

When walking out to the crease carry the bat with your top hand, practise you strokes with the top hand on the way to the crease.

The idea behind this is to strengthen the muscles in the top hand and arm so you can control the bat better.

In many cases the bottom hand dominates because that hand and arm are far stronger and you use them more often. You need to train yourself so that the top hand is in control of the bat.

Try the Tai Chi method and do the shots slowly to increase your strength.