101. It is dangerous to ‘give yourself room’ when trying to cut balls close to the stumps because it encourages a bad habit of moving the head backwards. When a player starts pulling their head and thus their weight back to the leg-side when cutting, the shot becomes out of control and is usually missed or mishit. (If the game demands you give yourself room to cut balls on the stumps still make sure that after the initial movement backwards you return the direction of your weight (and head) to moving forwards towards the line of the ball as you play the shot.)