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    Leg Spin Accuracy Progression

    Out of interest. What would you suggest would be an appropriate shortened length? I would generally target about 15.5m for a full run up. How would you scale it down so as to get the same release point and trajectory for a stationary release?
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    Leg Spin Accuracy Progression

    Thanks for that link. I think I may have seen it before but its a good reminder. I have only just returned to training after 6 months off with injury so its timely too! I tried adding a bit of pace onto the ball for the first time and it made such a difference to my accuracy. I mean, proper...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Confidence works for me. Put a newspaper down on a length and score each ball in a virtual over in training. When you can hit it 6 from 6 its easy then to work your way in during a game as mentally you KNOW you WILL be accurate from ball 1. Just pick your spot and hit it. Then gradually go...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Doesn't sound too bad a game. Always good to be able to reflect afterwards and learn some lessons (better than sitting there thinking you did nothing wrong and still weren't performing). Had a low stakes (team friendly) game on Saturday (24 overs each side) so I bowled my first overs of spin in...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Good luck. Getting smashed can happen to anyone. Google '38 runs in one over' and you'll see a professional fast bowler go for a lot of runs as he misses his length. If the pros can do it - we can try and emulate them right ;)
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    That might be possible. I believe the minor nations rules allow for players who have played for the major nations to play. I seem to remember an england player going to Papa New Guinea(?) and of course Ed Joyce went from england to ireland. Sounds great though! Almost the plot of a book if you...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Thanks Darth Spin (and others). Finding places to practice has been challenging of late. Wish I had a tennis court nearby like that. At present I'm stuggling to find anywhere (save for the £75 an hour net nearby) as football fever has churned up anything made of grass and cars occupy anything...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Any tips for deciding when you are 'Ready' to bowl spin for the first time in a game? Assuming a normal game situation (i.e. not specifically looking to restrict scoring) how might one decide that they are ready to bowl in a game. I'm pleased with how I have progressed in the nets but at the...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    I'm not an experienced spinner but.... Get someone to keep a track of where you bowl in those wayward overs. Analyse and look for a pattern. Then address as appropriate. E.g. If you are bowling legside, work out why (not side on enough? Arm too low because not warmed up properly? Releasing...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Not concentrating on a googly in a serious way. More a hypothetical exercise to work on in my head. Trying to add to my understanding. I still have a fairly unsophisticated model of what I'm doing at present so just trying to build it up. 1. Bowling on a combination of tarmac and flat but...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    My normal practice area has become a car park for the last couple of weeks so I have been working a bit more on detail as my backup practice area isn't as good. Over the last month I discovered my accuracy was poor. Worked on my accuracy and discovered I could get good turn or decent accuracy...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    I have to ask about the pitchers' mound? I hope it was removed before play
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    I had my first team net at the weekend too (and only second of the year). Slightly dispiriting as I had thought my accuracy was getting sorted but what doesn't look so bad against a static target can be pretty poor against a moving target. On top of that the pressure then built each time I came...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Watching it again, my guess is that by kneeling, you are putting the focus into warming up the wrist and the shoulder without putting too much explosive energy through too early. Bearing in mind he has already done drills to warm up the legs so its now a case of warming up the upper body. Its...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Don't know if anyone else is following Ben Williams on youtube? But he has put up some really nice videos recently - ostensibly on running a coaching session - that culminate in some interesting games. The idea is that he creates a fictional player and then gets his student to pick a field and...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    I can't say about it messing up my bowling rhythm? Not something I have noticed yet. I know that fatigue would previously tend to set in by the end of a session when I was bowling seam and that's common with everyone I play against. We bought a couple of those sidearm dog throwers to give people...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Indoor net session bowling is part of my preparation. Bowling on my own is to groove the action. Bowling in the nets with a batter looking to slog is to practice keeping calm when there are a lot more things going on (run ups next to you/balls flying through the air - they are all distractions...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Tagged along to my first net of the year - and first ever bowling spin. Went about as well as might be expected for an indoor net (took a while to find my rhythm, balls flying everywhere as the batter looks to slog). Was the first time I have ever seen a spin carpet. We 'bagsied' the spare lane...
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    I'm not an expert, however I would have thought the progression might be from heavier to lighter. Start with a heavy ball and gradually work to not needing anything at all. After all, you probably aren't going to be allowed to carry a spare ball to help you bowl in a game.
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    Wrist Spin Bowling (part Five)

    Thanks for the feedback. A slot has come free at one of the local coaching venues so I have booked myself in at the weekend. I might be wrong but I feel the basic action to be part of the foundations so I want to try and short cut the learning process to make sure I'm practicing the right...
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