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I'm a decent leg spin bowler, but I'm a terrible batsman. I know a big reason is that I don't watch the ball after the bounce. I didn't learn the skill as a child and I find it very difficult to learn as an adult.

When I do force myself to watch the ball onto the bat, my head position lags and it throws my balance off, resulting in worse shots.

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A few thousand deliveries in the nets not worrying about regression to worse shots while you work on it will probably get you there. I believe there is no such thing as too old to learn technique. I've learned new technique to compensate for serious injury completely and permanently altering my balance - so I did it because I had no choice which engenders a certain commitment to the new thing. I'm now a rubbish bat but clearly, at least according to the scorebook, less rubbish than I was! Do you have much to lose? Hope you have an enjoyable and successful season either way.

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