Correctway to hold a Hurley! To late to change years of doing it wrong?

Carawaystick

I wonder if catching and handpassing the sliotar with your weak hand might be limiting the confidence of having your good hand on top.
If you're sure you'll be able to use your cithog to catch a dropping ball or accurately get a pass away, then your good hand will be more likely to stay on top

I can't not hold a hurl with my right hand on top, and a golf club the same way, so I'd be worse at golf than hurling....

TheCoolWay

what way are you meant to hold it when striking the opposite direction then?

grazeaway

TheCoolWay wrote: »

what way are you meant to hold it when striking the opposite direction then?

It actually has to do with angle of the strike, crossing your hands means you are actually hitting the hand at a different point in the swing. Slow down your swing some time and see where you are actually hitting it. The best strikers will always hit the ball at the pint furthest from the bodies but at the point of greatest force. Again this only really effects long striking or power striking. Most shots are around 45-50 meters so can be done with a shorter grip or in a tighter angle without losing effect. The problem is however that you use up more energy to strike the ball. The like of Colin Ryan and Henry shefflin have such good technique that they make it look easy and don't require as much energy.

TheCoolWay

grazeaway wrote: »

It actually has to do with angle of the strike, crossing your hands means you are actually hitting the hand at a different point in the swing. Slow down your swing some time and see where you are actually hitting it. The best strikers will always hit the ball at the pint furthest from the bodies but at the point of greatest force. Again this only really effects long striking or power striking. Most shots are around 45-50 meters so can be done with a shorter grip or in a tighter angle without losing effect. The problem is however that you use up more energy to strike the ball. The like of Colin Ryan and Henry shefflin have such good technique that they make it look easy and don't require as much energy.

im right handed... so should left hand be at top. i get what u mean re striking

grazeaway

Carawaystick wrote: »

I wonder if catching and handpassing the sliotar with your weak hand might be limiting the confidence of having your good hand on top.
If you're sure you'll be able to use your cithog to catch a dropping ball or accurately get a pass away, then your good hand will be more likely to stay on top

I can't not hold a hurl with my right hand on top, and a golf club the same way, so I'd be worse at golf than hurling....

The amount of people that get fixated with which hand or leg to use has always puzzled me to be honest. Granted I'm ambidextrous but made a conscious decision to be able to use both hand and both legs from an early age. It's very much the case or practice practice practice. In every training session I ever did I would rotate between the two sides. In football drill I would solo right footed one direction and left on the way back. Same with kicking and sticking.

I you have to change grip to catch or hand pass you are slowing down your ability to move the ball swiftly to the hurly. It's all about co ordination and you won't be able to master it with out practice.

grazeaway

TheCoolWay wrote: »

im right handed... so should left hand be at top. i get what u mean re striking

By top do you mean the end of the handle? If so then no your dominant hand in your case your right should be holding the hurly closest to the end of the handle. The dominant hand is used to control the angle and twist of the hurly the left hand is used to steady the hurly and to control the ball. The reason you are putting your dominant hand further up the hurl is that it is easier the control the further it is up the handle (shortening the grip) however this means the steadying hand doesn't have the same amount of control.

TheCoolWay

grazeaway wrote: »

By top do you mean the end of the handle? If so then no your dominant hand in your case your right should be holding the hurly closest to the end of the handle. The dominant hand is used to control the angle and twist of the hurly the left hand is used to steady the hurly and to control the ball. The reason you are putting your dominant hand further up the hurl is that it is easier the control the further it is up the handle (shortening the grip) however this means the steadying hand doesn't have the same amount of control.

I use my right hand closer to the bás....?

grazeaway

TheCoolWay wrote: »

I use my right hand closer to the bás....?

Then yes your putting your left hand in the wrong position, well less optimum. A good way to practice is to actually get a shorter hurly. You right hand is used to controlling a hurly shorter then what you have so its a case of training your left hand to go on above your right. Your right is still the same distance from the gas but there is nothing behind it for the left to hold.

I assume you are favoring striking off your right side all the time? It might actually be easier to try practicing holding the other way while striking off your left side as it's a back hand swing your are trying hit all the time.

When I was a kid one of my dad's friends had a book of hurling skills from the 50/60's that was done by christy ring. It was very good to point out the basics. Found a video too. Well worth watching.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4lKaY4jTY