Yorkers

[mgr989]

Yorkers

Had a look through the 8 pages on bowling but can't find anything about bowling yorkers. Now i can swing it both ways but i definately want to improve my bowling this summer when i've finished college will be netting more to get a few variation balls such as being able to bowl yorkers at will, cutters, a good slower ball etc. But whenever i try and bowl a yorker (in the nets really) it ends up being a ball pitching on a length (which i guess is no bad thing if it's on the right line), so i guess i'm asking for a few tips on how to bowl a good yorker i.e.releasing the ball at the highest point of your action?

Thanks in advance, Morgan.

 

[Jonesy]

Re: Yorkers

Release the ball a bit earlier than for a good length.

It's a very hard ball to bowl, it has to be near perfect so don't shoot yourself down if you can't bowl it straight away.

 

[mgr989]

Re: Yorkers

cheers yeah true, i guess it's practice like anything else in cricket

 

[mas cambios]

Re: Yorkers

Placing a target on the blockhole can help, as it'll give you something visual to aim for.

 

[Virendersingh.berthwal]

Re: Yorkers

Aim for the top of the stumps and when u release it will automatically fall in the block hole.
That was once told by Wasim Akram in an interview.

 

[storm]

Re: Yorkers

I used to be able to bowl yorkers every ball when i was U15 but when my pace went up my accuracy went away.

 

[Jelly Beanz]

Re: Yorkers

What I do is move the ball further out of your grip, like further away from the palm. I pretty much leave it in the same place on your first and second fingers, but move it further up the thumb. That way I bowl exactly the same but it gets forced out of my grip sooner. After a while you know how far to move it to get it to land in the blockhole 8 or 9 times out of 10.