Kilkenny GAA thread

[Locke]

Has to be the one and only Paddy Deegan

[EmilioButragueno]

Stating the obvious, but not the worst result for the county team.

[Appendage]

They’re so good the sport but so bad at the stuff that doesn’t matter.

[Locke]

Absolutely correct. The Ballyhale lads need a break

[myboyblue]

https://twitter.com/buff_egan/status/1718697940858945593?s=46&t=YOfhVM10W0bcyIiYSLI3Wg

THEY KNEW HE’D COME

[carryharry]

[eoghanruadha]

Power book launch in Langton’s

All to charity as well which I’d rekon is rare enough in the era of the ex GAA player memoir!

[myboyblue]

@eoghanruadha

Power book launch in Langton’s - Kilkenny Live

All to charity as well which I’d rekon is rare enough in the era of the ex GAA player memoir!

Think the Dooley’s did it a few weeks ago in Offaly with their book

[Malarkey]

@Gman

I’m a stickler for trying to correct grips on players. I’d give it a go for as long as the player would try themselves, but sometimes there is no hope with them. My biggest issue is that they get away with it young, but when the game speeds up and players get bigger, they then dont progress as quickly as their peers because of their hindering grip/swing. Obviously there are lots of players who make it to the top with awkward grips, but they are in the minority. I think once its gone past the point of no return, its trying to work with it as best as possible and develop other skillsets to ensure their striking doesnt define them.

I had more this year with right handed players, RHOT to take possession but LHOT swinging on their right to hit the ball, so 3a in your assessment above, than I have ever had to coach. I pointed it to parents of the children and they didnt even notice that their kid was doing it. The kids themselves very open to changing and working on it tho. We’ll see next year when they come back.

There will always be notable exceptions as regards success but gripping with the dominant hand on top is a proven asset.

GRIP CHANGED XV

Ken Hogan (Tipperary)

Wayne Sherlock (Cork)
Ken McGrath (Waterford)
Philly Larkin (Kilkenny)

Joe Hennessy (Kilkenny)
Tony Wall (Tipperary)
Tom Cashman (Cork)

Ger Fennelly (Kilkenny)
Jack Lynch (Cork)

Michael Duignan (Offaly)
Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
Eddie Keher (Kilkenny)

Richie Hogan (Kilkenny)
Michael ‘Babs’ Keating (Tipperary)
Adrian Ronan (Kilkenny)

[Malarkey]

@eoghanruadha

There’s a potential case study in there on the Reids alone. They’ve adapted in an unorthodox fashion with very positive results.

Patrick was orthodox RHOT, if I remember correctly?

Yes. PR is righthanded, rhot and favoured his backhand.

[Malarkey]

@endakenny

I’ve seen plenty of left handers hurl RHOT but it’s interesting it goes both ways.

Deadly post.

Cheers.

The whole subject is far more complex than I thought 20 plus years ago, when I first wrote about it.

[Malarkey]

@corner_back

I can’t find any evidence but am notn sure you’re right re Sheehan anyway. You’ve probably seen him hurl a lot more than me. He does something very awkward looking with his hands when striking off his left. Limited him as a county corner forward I felt.

BS has always seemed to me a backhand-orientated rhot hurler. I would imagine he is righthanded.

[Locke]

@Malarkey

There will always be notable exceptions as regards success but gripping with the dominant hand on top is a proven asset.

GRIP CHANGED XV

I don’t understand. As in, for example, they write with their left hand, but grip a hurl as a right hander?

[Malarkey]

@Locke

@Malarkey

There will always be notable exceptions as regards success but gripping with the dominant hand on top is a proven asset.

GRIP CHANGED XV

I don’t understand. As in, for example, they write with their left hand, but grip a hurl as a right hander?

Those 15 hurlers are righthanded, went hurling lhot as a youngster but were converted to rhot and orthodox hurling by a family member or a coach or a mentor.

[Julio_Geordio]

@Locke

I don’t understand. As in, for example, they write with their left hand, but grip a hurl as a right hander?

I’m left handed, left hand on top. But hurl off my right side. I don’t think anyone ever thought to tell me to use my strong side.

I was nearly 12 before someone told me at a summer camp that I should throw the ball up under the hurley if I was hurling left handed on my right side.

Before that I was trying to throw it like it was my good side, switch hands to get the left hand back on top and I was stone useless. The difference was immediate.

I became a barely passable club hurler afterwards but my striking was always a weak point. I reckon had someone turned me onto my “good side” earlier I could have been a much better striker of the ball.

It was too late at that stage, I stayed hurling wrong side as the right side felt unnatural.

My left, or what could have been my good side, remained for emergency use only.

Another reason it’s very important to have good coaches at young ages. Late and all as the correction came I’d say I would have packed it in by 14 otherwise, because I was awful and it made it very hard to enjoy the game.

[kerry1891]

@Malarkey

@Locke

@Malarkey

There will always be notable exceptions as regards success but gripping with the dominant hand on top is a proven asset.

GRIP CHANGED XV

I don’t understand. As in, for example, they write with their left hand, but grip a hurl as a right hander?

Those 15 hurlers are righthanded, went hurling lhot as a youngster but were converted to rhot and orthodox hurling by a family member or a coach or a mentor.

Malarkey , the swing expert

I am right handed , write with my right hand, right hand on top of my hurley and puck off my left side

How fucked up is that?

I had a coach under age who did his best to get me striking off my right side but he failed in his efforts

[Bod95]

I’m right handed (RHOT) won the long puck community games in 1986 took frees right handed but my favoured side was my left in general play, they’re is no way to pigeon hole anyone in this.

[Malarkey]

@kerry1891

Malarkey , the swing expert

I am right handed , write with my right hand, right hand on top of my hurley and puck off my left side

How fucked up is that?

I had a coach under age who did his best to get me striking off my right side but he failed in his efforts

Nothing wrong there.

[Malarkey]

@Bod95

I’m right handed (RHOT) won the long puck community games in 1986 took frees right handed but my favoured side was my left in general play, they’re is no way to pigeon hole anyone in this.

You are 1a.

Jamesie O’Connor hurled the same way.

[flattythehurdler]

@bandage once scored all his side’s scores in a county final.