PALMER
BATTING
LAB
DEVELOPING TALENT
&
ENHANCING PERFORMANCE
High Impact Technical Coaching
Gary Palmer’s Philosophy:
To make batting easy by learning to hit
between mid-on and mid-off to the
highest technical standards possible.
 Teach a more natural way to bat.
 Viv Richards Technique is the key.
 Talent can be molded and taught.
How to make batting easier
• Know what perfection looks like.
• Have the technical menu of how to coach and
achieve it.
• Have a system of drills to develop perfect
technique and service it.
What is perfect technique?
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What constitutes a perfect technique?
Consistently hitting the ball out of the middle of the
bat.
Consistently hitting the ball towards the correct
target area.
Consistently maintaining Alignment, Balance and
Completion of Shot. ( The A,B,C’S of Batting)
Being in control over where you want to hit the ball.
What’s the system to discover
perfect technique?
• The 4 angles.
Why?
• Because you can only play the 4 angles
effectively with an effective technique.
What’s the technique.
Front on or Side on?
Which works best is the one to chose.
What is the 4 angles ?
• A systematic sequence of angles on a bowling
machine, that progressively develops and
challenges the A,B,C’S of batting.
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ALIGNMENT
BALANCE
COMPLETION OF SHOT
The 4 angles acts as a great fault identification
system.
What stages to access the
A,B,C’S
• 1. Set up & Back swing
• 2. Leaning in to step forward or back
• 3.Contact with the ball.
• 4.Finished position of shot.
Measuring Kit for the: A B C’s
• ALIGNMENT -
( Horizontal Lines )
Aligning the Bat path and body to target area, using straight line
• BALANCE Tram lines to vertically measure balance
i.e. Alignment of Head , Hands & Feet
( Vertical Lines)
• COMPLETION OF SHOT.
Diamond Shape made by arms, from backswing
to full completion of Shot. ( Diamond = area with in arms.)
Identifying the A B C’s
Completion – Diamond Shape
Alignment Horizontal
Lines
Balance Vertical Lines
Front-On or Side-On?
Batting is more front-on than
side-on, unless driving through
the covers!
• Front shoulder more open in
stance helps you achieve good
Alignment and Balance.
• Both eyes level and pointing up
the wicket.
• Centre of Balance towards the
stumps at the bowlers end.
More front on when
playing straight.
Front Foot Driving in the V
• Driving off the front foot is a
more front-on, than side-on
skill, unless driving through the
covers!
• Laces, hips and knees, pointing
up the wicket prior to hitting the
ball.
On-drive
Sir Viv Richards is the Key!
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Best batting technique ever!
Viv more open than most
Open makes it easier to player
the turning and swing ball.
Open makes improvisation
low risk and more effective.
Open keeps your head wicket
to wicket giving you good
balance and alignment.
Key coaching technique?
On –Drive set position
• Learn the on-drive first.
• To play a good on-drive
you have to be well
Balanced and Aligned.
• Practice all shots from set
position for on-drive.
• On-drive set position
leads to good balance
and alignment for straight
and off-drives.
Balance & Alignment
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To achieve alignment and balance
when driving off the front foot in the
v, you must do the following:
Laces pointing down wicket.
Knees pointing down the wicket.
Hips pointing down the wicket.
Shoulders more open.
( Left shoulder at mid on right at mid
off, head at stumps )
Head in good balanced position
One size fits all when it comes
to the basics of batting
technique.
• Any player, from the beginner to the test player,
who regularly hits the ball well well down the
ground in the v, will do the following:
• More open shoulder position throughout shot.
• Feet, Knees , Laces and hips pointing down the
wicket prior to, during and after hitting the ball.
• In addition, players who are good against the
swinging and turning deliveries will also do the
above.
The 4 Angles System Challenges:
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Alignment
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Balance
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Completion of shot
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Good Coaching’s About Outcome
Improve Batters
Skill Level
Repitition
of
Perfect
Technique.
Consistency
Against
The 4 angles.
Set High Technical
Standards
Game Plans.
Challenge Technique
Understand
Self- Coach.
Improving a Batter’s Skill
1-2-1 Sessions
Encourage the player
Set clear guidelines
Give feedback
Challenge the player
Achieve what in a session?
• The Player has
improved – Goal
Achieved!
• Batting has
become easier.
• Player knows how
they have done it.
• How do we
measure the
improvement?
Is the Batter Improving?
Batting becomes Easier
Confidence Grows
Improved Performance
Less Risky
Most effective grooving system to
develop and access Technique?
• The 4 Angles System
is the ultimate way to
challenge the A,B,C
of Batting Technique!
• Over & Round wicket.
• In-swing & Outswing.
• Master all angles and
swing type.
What Creates Perfect Shot?
• The Ball must be hit in the middle
of the bat.
• The Ball must go towards the
Correct Target Area.
• Alignment – Balance & Completion
of Shot should be maintained.
• Player has control over where they
want to hit the ball.
Proof of good effective
technical coaching.
• With the correct technical input and the 4
angles system all coaches should be able to
get their players to bat effectively against all
angles and swing types when driving off the
font foot in the v.
• They should all achieve good Alignment,
Balance and Completion of shot.
Good coaching is about
outcome.
What is the aim of a specialist batting session?
To improve a batter’s skill level:
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To constantly improve technique
To enhance consistency of technique.
To progressively challenge technique
To enhance their basic game plan knowledge.
To constantly set the highest standards of technique.
Players clearly understand the correct techniques of
the basics and how to service them.
• Most Importantly, to improve performance.
Practical in the Hall
• What are the
different
Techniques?
• What are the Drills
to Construct and
Enhance
Technique?
• How do the 4
Angles Construct
and Assess Batting
Technique?
Aim - Proving that ‘more open’, is more effective!
PALMER
BATTING
LAB
Do you now have clarity about technique ?