PitchVision batting coach Gary Palmer has been causing a bit of a stir.

After years of experimenting and developing he has come up with the ultimate batting session.

A batting session that is so effective and so complete he has been showing it to open-mouthed coaches at several first-class counties.

But here is the kicker; it teaches you to bat in a way that has never been taught before.

Gary calls it 4 Angles, and it’s the only session you will ever need as a coach or a player.

This week’s winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Brenden.  He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

"I heard about associated state in your podcast but cannot find anything appropriate on the internet. Do you have any more information and links please?"

In part one of this two part video on trigger moves, Gary Palmer reveals the most effective way to trigger against swing and seam bowling.

There is much advice and discussion on trigger moves, but the method Gary Palmer teaches allows batsmen at all levels to stay balanced and aligned to the ball without getting closed off.

Click here to view the video now. 

Mark Garaway and David Hinchliffe discuss batting collapses in the light of India and England’s poor performances on tour. Every team has had a collapse, so the team talk about ways you can at least try to prevent them in your side.

Iain Brunnschweiler joins the show on the phone to talk about his work with the England Under 17 players in a recent camp, and also his Inspired Cricket Manual.

Just as with the pace bowlers in a previous article, we are concentrating on drills and progressions in pre-season. This week it's the turn of the spinners.

Bowling from the Delivery Stride Drills

 It is a real pleasure for me to welcome Iain Br

If you are in the Birmingham area this Saturday (4^th February  2012) you can get entry to the UK’s biggest cricket trade show because we are giving away a limited number of free tickets.

The Cricket Resource show Midlands places major brands, suppliers of coaching, playing and administering products, equipment and services in front of cricket clubs and players.

Coach Darren Talbot laments a wasted chance in this article. To find out more about Darren Talbot Cricket Coaching click here.

Around preseaon clubs plan their senior and junior winter net training sessions.

Maybe you are doing it now.

One of the biggest issues is finding a venue as there are still nowhere enough indoor net facilities to cope with the demand from clubs, schools and individuals.

But why do we do nets? 

PitchVision Academy’s newest coaching panel member is Iain Brunnschweiler, former professional player and a coach at Hampshire and England’s Development Programme. In this article he gives an insight into a recent high performance camp he ran.

The full toss is rated next to the rank half tracker when it comes to the top 5 worst balls a bowler can bowl.

But worryingly for batsmen the full-toss is often in line with the stumps. And that is why you should rank the full toss as the best bad ball a bowler can bowl.

So often you see a batman’s eye light up at the sight of a full toss. It makes sense because the ball hasn’t pitched so there cannot be any movement off the wicket, and oddly a full toss rarely swings, reducing the risk of late movement.