Search results

Yeah, that's sort of what I'm aiming for, hopefully a slightly faster ball with the same arm speed. Even for an orthodox legbreak, it's funny & counterintuitive how a looser grip can mean more revs - every instinct is rip the ball harder when I'm trying to spin it more, but the odd time that...

Thanks for the response Dave - I'd agree that it's a pretty limited variation, and if I had a wrong'un or better command over the topspinner, I would focus on them for variation, but while I'm working on that, I need some sort of variation in the meantime. I suspect that nobody at the top level...

Hi Dave - enjoyed your various blogs and videos over the years, great stuff for any legspin aficionado! I didn't want to give the impression that I'm breaking exciting new ground in wristspin, so possibly slider wasn't the right term to use - I share the irritation at the vagueness of some...

Thanks for the advice lads, very helpful . I hadn't really considered the flexibility aspect enough, I used to do a bit of work on shoulder flexibility, but that sort of tailed off - I'll have to revisit it. Do you have the thumb on the ball, or completely off it?

Morning all, I've been lurking & reading up on this excellent thread for a bit so thought I'd better chirp up. I'm a 40-odd left arm wristspinner in southern England who started bowling again after a 20yr gap last year. I had mixed results over last season (mostly t20 friendlies) but improved a...