Recent content by TheGreasyPole

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Three) Hi Guys, I haven't posted ijn a while because I haven't been practising my bowling for a while (moving house and other reasons), but I'm back to practicing a few days a week now either over a concrete court or at my village clubs nets on the weekends after...

Re: Very Beginner Leg Spinner Hey Guys, Money360.... I'm a beginner leg spinner too, although a bit older (33) and a bit further along, I've been practicing a lot for about 4 months now. So...... the advice I'm passing along is not from a great height of experience, but it is some of the...

Re: BigCricket Project: Create a New Spin Variation. Hi Guys, I was thinking about this a few weeks ago.... new variations. The only thing I can think of that might have some potential is the "Carrom Ball" an England Offie, Alex Loudon, bowls as a "wrong un" breaking to leg in his case...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hi Guys, Yeah, my wide problem was the bent arm. I had a bowl sunday and for the first time I could work out what was going wrong and correct and I could feel it was definately the problem I had been having that bugged the hell out of me. I was hoping...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Ha Ha ! I think thats it....... Just went outside (at work) and went through my actions a few times in the smokers area (with a straight arm) then held my arm slightly crooked at the elbow and went through it again..... it feels EXACTLY like the MoF 5...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hi Guys, As usual..... it's been interesting reading. The little discussion about sliders prompted me to try a few, I can't get them to come out with the "big flick"..... although I've found I can get them out essentially using just finger spin with my wrist...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) I just looked through all the wiki articles on the various legspin variations, and they are freaking weak. Most are a paragraph or two and a "list of bowlers who used this variation" and thats it. You'd be doing wiki a favour adding a bit to each and linking...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hey Dave, I was just checking out mpa-first-eleven...... and noticed youy metnioned trying to increase your google ranking. I'm a computer bod IRL, and I happen to know that it's not just the links you get but the quality of them. A link from the 1st search...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hey guys, This week has been an excellent week for me ! Bought some new balls this week, they got here before the weekend. Yay ! 6 new balls from ebay. (giving me a set of 9 for practice as I'd lost a couple). I also found a perfect winter practice...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Yeah, I used to do that too (recording them on a mobile phone as Gd/Bd/Wd back when I was just having a bit of fun, before my more serious take on it lately. It's funny you mention it as I had a good idea today about this which I failed to follow up...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) OK, Thanks for the advice guys...... some responses....... Fair Enough, thats just the kind of "actual experience based" advice I wanted. If it's "fix it, because you won't be able to compensate for it" then thats something I'll have to fix !!!! I'll...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hey Guys, Been a while since I talked about how my "learn to bowl leg spin in one winter" project was going........ mainly because it hasn't been going that well. I thought I'd fill you in again, some questions at the bottom also. I had a good spell about...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hey Guys, Another tarining update (if you're interested). Questions at the bottom if you aren't...... It's really clicking. I think I've passed the plateau I was previously on. Accuracy is getting better, and the spinning action is very much like the big...

Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Two) Hi Guys, Thought I'd fill you in on how my much more rudimentary winter practice went this week. (all this talk of developing 4-5 balls and advice on them is being filed away for the future, but it sure is depressing reading it now when I can't land my stock...

Re: my leg spin bowling - slow motion video analysis I seem to remember Cameron White, when he came on the international scene, was an all-rounder who bowled googlies as his stock ball and leg spinners as his wrong 'un. I was actually quite looking forward to watching a bit of him in the...