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top hand
noun
The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.
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If your top hand (right hand for a right-handed batter) is not palm-up when contacting the ball, you will hit a ground ball.
As for his frailties in the slogging department, Cook puts them down to being a natural right-hander who plays left-handed, and therefore has a strong top hand, which helps him to keep the ball on the ground.
Gonzalez, a left-handed hitter, jammed the bat too far back in his top hand, toward the meaty part of his palm.
It's his top hand; that's a tough one to get.
The top hand hardly figures into the equation.
Casey uses her top hand to pet Kirsten's hip.
Mr. Browning went on to win an unprecedented seven Top Hand awards over three decades.
Johnson bangs in a short ball, which hits Jimmy flush on the top hand.
Now he hits cleanly, with an easy flow of the arms, top hand in control.
I went early and got a top hand, but unfortunately it bounced back to him.
Sink thought the new kid might make a top hand with horses if he got over being a showoff.
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