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I think we need a thread dedicated only for the variations of this great art. Here is a list of variations (including the sub-variations) that I could think of: 1. The Legbreak (side-spinning, over-spinning, and back-spinning) 2. The Overspinner or Topspinner (conventional and the one palmed...

Did you mean spinning the ball up? Theoretically drifting the ball at will is almost impossible unless you are bowling into the wind and giving it a massive rip. You must also have perfect body alignment.

My Orthodox back spinners dramatically lose pace of the wicket. Does yours lose pace too or do they skid? I love using them on slow wickets.

Stuart MacGill in the big bash - . Still got those enormous legbreaks and the wrong uns.

Agree with you Spiderlounge. But is it worth sacrificing the drift for disguising the googly? Most professionals say that it is almost impossible to play a ball that move in towards them in the air before spinning away sharply off the pitch.

Each person has a different method. I like to close my eyes, take a few deep breaths and try to 'feel' my action.

I have never seen Imran Tahir bowl any of his deliveries with a conventional seam position. If you take a close look at his grip you will notice that his index finger doesn't rest along the seam. He has a perfect body alignment and gives it a good rip so I think if he stops bowling with a...

Shivam, do you live in India? If you do, try coming over to Chennai during your summer holidays and join the MAC Spin Academy's summer camp. It is the best place in India to learn the art of leg spin. The camp starts sometime during April and goes on for a month.

A person who attended Terry Jenner's camp told me that to bowl a perfect leg break, 42 parts of your body must be in perfect position!!! Now we know why Warne was so good.

Your friends are right. To get drift you must impart a lot of revolutions on the ball. If you bowl with your hand at the 11 to 10 'o' clock areas you will be able to impart more revolutions and as a result get more drift than if you bowl with a high arm as you get less revolutions. Try it...

I don't want to change it but a lot of people insist that a straighter run-up will make it a lot less complicated. But I feel that you will get a lot more revs with the angled method than the straight approach cause you have to spin the ball hard and explode at the crease to complete your...

I personally think that a slightly angled approach is the best for wristies. Shane Warne, Imran tahir, Stuart McGill, Brad Hogg all seem to prefer an angled approach. I start my run-up just outside the return crease, angle in and bowl from the middle of the crease. When you take an angled run-up...

Terry Jenner says that you need to have a perfect body alignment to get consistent drift and Warne had it.

Its the same delivery he described as a slider in his King of Spin Leg spin tutorial video. It is extremely effective if your stock delivery is a big legbreak(pure sidespin).

I fractured my thumb while taking a caught and bowled so can't bowl for the next 5 weeks.:(. I fear i might lose my release.

I turn the ball a lot and also get a bit a of drift but I am a little inconsistent with my length. I think its probably got to do with my concentration. I can bowl around 20-25 balls on length and then it starts to waver. I try to spend as much time on the front foot as possible that's probably...

This is my bowling action. It was taken in a cell phone in my courtyard. I'll post a better one soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbXCbgEiHjg

highesteem1 are you the one from Delhi wanting Mr.Peter Fernandez's help? I go to MAC Spin foundation for coaching and he was telling me that you had posted your videos here. Your action is almost a replica of mine. You need to concentrate on finishing your action. Side-on to side-on. Also try...

My stock delivery is the big legbreak(pure sidespin) and my variations are the overspinning legbreak, backspinning legbreak, topspinner and the orthodox backspinner. I use the OBS more than the toppie. I've asked a few good batsmen if they could pick and they said that they couldn't pick it of...

If anyone has a copy of this video "Shane Warne C4 Masterclass 2001", could you please upload it on youtube?