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To Practice

  • Flying changes (knee contact and pony placement)
  • Cut shot
  • Turning the ball, O/S right (toe forward!) and N/S left
  • Open backhand (without turning!)
  • Stop and turn

Subscription

  • Haggis Farm and HPA paid for on 2010-05-04

Technique

Key Thoughts

  1. KEEP Lower Leg Off!
  2. Supple hands
  3. Legs propel the turn, not hands
  4. Prepare

Seat

  1. Forward
  2. Arched back
  3. Inside ball of foot (pushes knees on)
  4. Rise from the knee (pelvis moves forward)
  5. Knees on gently

Reins

  1. Still and off, unless giving a command
  2. Resting on neck during shot
  3. Light side pressure when turning (not too much to inhibit forward movement)

Turning

  1. Sit up
  2. Collect
  3. Look around the turn!
  4. Legs push the turn, not the hands

Turning 180

  1. Sit Tall
  2. Halt
  3. Rein-back
  4. Push around with outside leg

Swing

  1. Prepare early
  2. Centre the mallet
  3. Left hand close on the neck
  4. Knees on
  5. Straight arm
  6. Head over
  7. Follow through
  8. Finish with mallet centred

Half Shot

  1. Begin with shoulders parallel to plane of swing

Cut Shot

  1. Open arm - supinated wrist
  2. Hit later - parallel with my leg
  3. Swing through as normal

Neck Shot

  1. Commit forward, but deeper legs
  2. Start with mallet pointing to striking point
  3. Swing early

Full Shot

  1. Point the arm to aim
  2. Move arm in same plane behind, wrist cocked
  3. All in line at point of impact
  4. Swing (not hit) through

Nearside forehand

  1. Right canter lead
  2. Not too close to the ball
  3. Turn the body
  4. Weight in left heel!
  5. Accelerate, don't let hand get ahead of the mallet
  6. Arm follow through straights
  7. Inside-to-out

Nearside backhand

  1. Tuck whip along lower leg
  2. Point in preparation, wind up
  3. Torso turns in the follow through

Open Backhand

  1. Like the neck shot
  2. Commit forward
  3. Arm forward, but start the swing
  4. Start swing at the wrist

Tail Shot

  • Review mechanics - 2:45

  1. Seated shot
  2. Start hand ahead of the mallet, swing out

Short Offside Reverse

  • Backhanded short reverse neck shot to the right

Short Nearside Push

  • Forehanded short push to the left
  • Sets up turning the ball to the Left

Tactics

  1. Get opponent on near side - ride off so LOB is on your off-side

General Play

  1. Circle clockwise for penalty hits
  2. Ride on after missing, don't stop and take another swing
  3. Penalty 4/6 - two players blocking the goal, one within 30 yards

People

M-L

  • Bryan, Jacqui, Ed, Emily, Twm, Erica, Arabella, Josh

Players

  • Charlie, Jeremy, MV, Krishin, Arun (Father of Krishan, MV), Jocelyn, Anthony (SA Vet), Hugh (broke wrist), Richard (fibrecane), Jamie P, Dr Jane Mac, Debbie B, Izzy B, Sophie B, Lucy B, Duncan

Students

  • Toby, Liam, Alex (ginger), Karin (Swedish), Simon B-D, Steffi, Amelie, Lucy (Homerton), Sam (alumnus), Sophie R, Sophie #2, TDS, Tal, Alex R, James, Jamie H

Lessons

  • Louisa

Chukkas

  • Sasha, Amani, Lucas

Grooms

  • Natalie-sian, Annelie (left), Yan (Tibetan)

Hefferon

  • Don and Sarah

Other

  • Jamie S & Emily, Louise (Charlie's ex)

Expenditure

| Item | # | Cost | |:----------- | - | ---- | | Boots |   | 245 | | Knee pads |   | 75 | | Hand Mallet |   | 25 | | Whites | 2 | 65 | | Helmet | 1 | 160 | | Mallets | 2 | 150 | | Fees | 1 | 1000 | | Total |   | 1720 |

| Practice | # | Cost | |:------------- | -- | ---- | | 1hr Lessons | 18 | 1080 | | 30min Lessons | 4 | 120 | | Club chukkas | 39 | 2145 | | Stick & Ball | 27 | 810 | | Just Stick! | 1 | | | Instr chukkas | 12 | 660 | | Total |   | 4815 |

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