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 During the lift does it really matter whether the toe of the hurl points in or out?
I seen a vid of martin fogarty suggesting he prefers the toe to point inward and is in the minority supporting this.
Reason i ask is my young lad lifts with the toe pointing in, hes very strong for his age group but his mentor is pulling him every opportunity and telling him to always have the toe facing outwards, should it be corrected or tell the mentor to beat it

My eldest is striking cackhanded, he is right handed but when striking his left hand goes to the bottom of the hurl with his right hand above.
Hes 8 years old and has been hurling a couple of years now, im trying my best to coach it out of him but he keeps reverting back, ive read some players do indeed play this way and ive heard ppl say if hes comfortable that way then leave it.
I dont want to be constantly on at him about it, should i leave as is or anyone any tips in changing?

Who makes the best hurls?
Ive seen alot of kids using kilkenny stars recently also known as dowlings, also plenty using brian walsh sticks.
Just wondering who is regarded as the best hurl maker today? Kids due new ones but find the torpey sticks in oneills garbage and bourkes hurls far too heavy. These are the shops selling hurls close to me in belfast, heard a fella saying juvenile hurls the ash wont be great no matter who the maker is, not sure how true this rings though.

Who makes the best hurls in the north?
Ive seen alot of kids using kilkenny stars recently also known as dowlings, also plenty using brian walsh sticks.
Just wondering who is regarded as the best hurl maker in the north? Kids due new ones but find the torpey sticks in oneills garbage and bourkes hurls far too heavy.