Drill

Drills

Cricket

Ground-Up Kinetic Chain Sequencing

Sequence hips, torso and hands in order for maximum bat speed

15 min
5 x 10 slow-motion swings, 5 x 10 full speed
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Start slow-motion swings, feeling hips rotate first, then torso, then hands.
  2. 2Pause at each stage to check the sequence hasn't been skipped.
  3. 3Move to full speed once the order feels automatic.
  4. 4Have a partner watch from side-on for hands firing before the hips turn.

What to focus on

Hips leading, hands finishing last.

Common mistake

Hands and arms dominating the swing while the hips stay closed.