Recent content by Paulinho

All of the good batsmen I know tell me that the hardest thing about facing a good spinner is not the turn off the pitch but judging the length correctly. This is the main reason why when people have asked me if I think they should sacrifice spin over accuracy I tell them absolutely not. The...

I'm pretty sure that ball was this ball. I have a scrambled seam slider that I bowl very much like the one in this vid. it's a nice delivery to have due to the fact that what it does off the pitch can depend on a bit natural variation and sometimes a bit of luck. I've never batted against...

You're right there. I'm actually in two minds as to whether it's a flying sauces or a straight seam slider. Watching poor quality vids on a phone is a far cry from HD super slow motion.

This is fantastic.

this vid has a really good flying saucer delivery at about 5 mins in It's also just a good vid to study as he really goes through the loop, it's like he's just enjoying messing with the batsmen.

That's a really good point. I was going to add you should video yourself and look for the difference, it's probably not as dramatic as you think.

Stuart MacGill is quite front on at the end of his delivery and doesn’t pivot really and he was certainly successful. He was also built like a gorilla so could rely on the strength in his shoulder to put revs on the ball. At least when you say front on this is the kind of action I imagine...

http://terryjenner.blogspot.com/2008/09/coaching-tipfield-placements.html you've probably all read this but thought I'd put it up anyway.

Re: Top Spin and Dip The feel of it is definitely best described as a coiled spring as if your body is building up to some sort of oomph in delivery. It has definitely added some revs on the ball also. I've tried to stay away from any kind of biomechanical analysis and concentrate on the...

Re: Top Spin and Dip I read a few articles and saw some online videos last year made by Ian Pont. He is famous for his work with fast bowlers I think, but I took some of his tips and it has helped me bowl much quicker this year. his basic technique is to bowl as if your arm is a sling...

Re: Top Spin and Dip I read a few articles and saw some online videos last year made by Ian pont. He is famous for his work with fast bowlers I think, but I took some of his tips and it has helped me bowl much quicker this year. his basic technique is to bowl as if your arm is a sling...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Three) I good technique in the nets is the think to yourself what shot am i going to allow the batsmen to play. Which options will I give him to score. Think of it as building your experience of what shots most batsmen will play to the line and length you are...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Three) I always find that it really depends on how seriously the batmen are taking the session. Some of the older batmen at my club will treat it very much as a game situation, ask you about your field and be selective in their shots. Others are just there to try...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Three) When I first started bowling leg spin I was told to stick my thumb out with a flat palm, so very much like the karate chop you describe. I was told it was a good method for connecting in your mind the direction of spin and the position of the wrist as if...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Just something that I remembered from last season that I thought might be worth pointing out to anyone trying to learn leg spin. If you watch Dave's video clip below you will see that when he flicks the ball his spinning hand finishes flat or horizontal with...