legspinner_don
Member
Using "All the levers"
Hi guys,
I've been a long time lurker of this forum, and have read dave's excellent blogs and watched countless videos. I'm 23 and just returned to cricket at the end of last season after 5 years off because of Uni. I really want to become a successful leggie - I used to be alright when I was younger but I my action was probably a bit unorthodox and didn't have the understanding of the art of being a leggie as I do now. So basically, I'm trying to start again...
I've had a pre-season under my belt for the first time in 6 years and I've found that if I lob the ball up, giving it a lot of air, I can get quite a bit of turn, drift and dip. However, I don't think I'm putting enough effort into the ball and instead of "spinning up" as Warne likes to say, I'm more lobbing it up. My question to you guys is how do I really get "all the levers" working to put spin on the ball, as Philpott advises. I struggle to do this without dragging the ball down, and I seem to put effort more into the pace of the ball rather than the rotations of the ball.
I realise it's quite a tough issue to address without seeing any videos (I'm afraid I don't have a decent video camera) but I was hoping you might have some generic advice, or even have come across similar problems yourselves.
So in summary: How do you "spin up"? How do you use "all the levers" to spin the ball without dragging it down? The two are linked: if I can use all the levers to spin up then hopefully my concerns and crisis of confidence will be overcome!
Any help would be appreciated!
Hi guys,
I've been a long time lurker of this forum, and have read dave's excellent blogs and watched countless videos. I'm 23 and just returned to cricket at the end of last season after 5 years off because of Uni. I really want to become a successful leggie - I used to be alright when I was younger but I my action was probably a bit unorthodox and didn't have the understanding of the art of being a leggie as I do now. So basically, I'm trying to start again...
I've had a pre-season under my belt for the first time in 6 years and I've found that if I lob the ball up, giving it a lot of air, I can get quite a bit of turn, drift and dip. However, I don't think I'm putting enough effort into the ball and instead of "spinning up" as Warne likes to say, I'm more lobbing it up. My question to you guys is how do I really get "all the levers" working to put spin on the ball, as Philpott advises. I struggle to do this without dragging the ball down, and I seem to put effort more into the pace of the ball rather than the rotations of the ball.
I realise it's quite a tough issue to address without seeing any videos (I'm afraid I don't have a decent video camera) but I was hoping you might have some generic advice, or even have come across similar problems yourselves.
So in summary: How do you "spin up"? How do you use "all the levers" to spin the ball without dragging it down? The two are linked: if I can use all the levers to spin up then hopefully my concerns and crisis of confidence will be overcome!
Any help would be appreciated!