Scientifically proven that switch hits are the best option for striking big shots.

[sourab10forever]

It was recently proven scientifically that the guy who is naturally a right hander but only bats as a left hander (or vice versa) has a added advantage in hitting big shots compared to a normal batsmen.

Ever wondered why Warner, stokes, Gayle , Morgan etc can clear the boundaries so easily? One of the reason is that all of them are natural right handers but only bat left handed. What this does is that their dominat hand(right hand) becomes the top hand while holding a bat in contrast to what would have been their bottom hand if they would have batted normally . We all know that top hand is the key for bat swing and bottom hand only supports it. It was considered a myth that it gives advantage untill recently. If a batsmen at a small age become used to batting the opposite way , he is more likely to be a power hitter. Ben stokes was asked about this recently and he said that he switched sides because he felt it helped him generate more power and that no body had advised him to do so. This of-course is a lot more complex and I'm only giving you the main point of the study.

The same goes with switch hits. Ur dominent hand also becomes your top hand and hence it is a whole lot easier to smash the ball out of the park given you are Street smart and have confidence in do this.

This sounds actually very obvious when you think about it. This could lead to a change in the coaching manual of many coaches who deal with small kids of age 5 to 9. Some English club is experimenting this with a young group of kids to see if we can train a batsmen to bat the opposite way and how it changes the way he clears the boundary.

 

I read this a few days ago but I don't quite remember which site but credit to them.

[Adi_91]

Very interesting. Is there a study based on this?

[WC2011INDIA]

Duh...that's why I bat left handed when playing gully cricket with friends....

[rahulrulezz]

This is so true. I am particularly becoming a hard hitter for my club and I realize that more I use my top hand (left hand), farther the ball goes. As a matter of fact, I sometimes barely touch right hand while going for aerial shots, and I get big distance with my shots. Shows all my power and weight transfer is happening from my left hand even though i

am a rightie. Proves the theory that had I been a leftie, I would hit longer. 

[sourab10forever]

Very interesting. Is there a study based on this?

Yes. It's happening in some English club but I'm not able to find the original article I read this in which has all the details .

[sscomp32]

I read this too.

 Here is the Link: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12202245/Cricketers-have-been-holding-their-bats-wrong-say-scientists.html

[sourab10forever]

I read this too.

 Here is the Link: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12202245/Cricketers-have-been-holding-their-bats-wrong-say-scientists.html

Yep that's the article. Thanks SS

Lol but the title of this article is so misleading.

[Singh bling]

Sachin Tendulkar writes from left and Bowls from right, is he a leftite or Right handed?

[sourab10forever]

Sachin Tendulkar writes from left and Bowls from right, is he a leftite or Right handed?

Sachin is a Leftie if he does most of his daily activities(writing,eating etc)....and he bats right handed probably for the same reason (Good control) but he isn't a big hitter of the ball.

[Singh bling]

Sachin is a Leftie if he does most of his daily activities(writing,eating etc)....and he bats right handed probably for the same reason (Good control) but he isn't a big hitter of the ball.

Sachin is ambidextrous. , He bowl and throw ball from right, so I guess he doesn't uses left hand for all purpose

 

[sourab10forever]

Sachin is ambidextrous. , He bowl and throw ball from right, so I guess he doesn't uses left hand for all purpose

 

No sachin is not ambidextrous. He can't write with bot hands can he? If he does most of his natural chores with a certain hand then that is his dominated hand.

[Singh bling]

No sachin is not ambidextrous. He can't write with bot hands can he? If he does most of his natural chores with a certain hand then that is his dominated hand.

I searched the net but did not find any certain answer , he write from left but throws ball from right

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[adi B]

I concur with this article.tried it myself

[rkt.india]

No sachin is not ambidextrous. He can't write with bot hands can he? If he does most of his natural chores with a certain hand then that is his dominated hand.

He is ambidextrous.

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[sourab10forever]

He is ambidextrous.

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No. We could have called him ambidextrous if he could write/bat with both is hands equally. But in his case he can bat right and write left but not the reverse (atleast not equally) I hope you get my point.

[MechEng]

Viv Richards will hit this scientific study for a six.

[Number]

Not sure about this.

Golf and hockey sticks are used in the same way.

Since long before cricket was invented people have been holding pick mattocks, axe etc. to generate power in the same way as cricketers use bat.

 

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[rkt.india]

No. We could have called him ambidextrous if he could write/bat with both is hands equally. But in his case he can bat right and write left but not the reverse (atleast not equally) I hope you get my point.

Are you sure, he cant write with both hands? He probably can. He can throw the ball from right hand which is impossible for a non-right hand person. Neither you can bowl by your non-dominant hand like he did with his right hand. He can use both his hands equally. Or he is probably a right hander who trained himself to write from left hand because apart from writing, everything else is done using right hand.

[sourab10forever]

Are you sure, he cant write with both hands? He probably can. He can throw the ball from right hand which is impossible for a non-right hand person. Neither you can bowl by your non-dominant hand like he did with his right hand. He can use both his hands equally. Or he is probably a right hander who trained himself to write from left hand because apart from writing, everything else is done using right hand.

That might be the case because I'm sure he can't write with his right hand. I remember him not singing the camera because his left hand was hurt.

[sourab10forever]

Not sure about this.

Golf and hockey sticks are used in the same way.

Since long before cricket was invented people have been holding pick mattocks, axe etc. to generate power in the same way as cricketers use bat.

 

Golf and baseball have also been mentioned in the article. The same thing applies to them also I guess. Or maybe only in cricket the case of top hand being dominant come into play..really don't have much idea about other sports.