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Better then being a 40 year old still bowling into the side netting mate. Listen to people who know what they're talking about. Coaches. I've met most of those people and talked spin bowling with them. What have you got? An old video you dredged up off YouTube? Pathetic

Yeah, that's nonsense. But then Richie was never a coach, so it's not surprising he got some things wrong. If I was you I'd listen to all the tutors that Tony Lewis references, who probably had a lot more experience of coaching spin bowling than good old Richie, who went straight from playing...

I see you've cherry-picked your quotes again to give the false impression that they support your idiotic theory that huge turn is everything and accuracy is irrelevant. Swann actually goes onto say that whilst spinning the ball is important, huge turn is not necessary - its possible to bowl a...

The rest of your post is also of course totally ridiculous but I see little point in correcting it other than to laugh at your pretence at being 'well-meaning'. Are you aware you're knocking down strawmen? That is to say, are you genuinely stupid or just mindlessly trolling? No-one here is...

and of course, he has done it by following the same advice as I give out on this site every day. "Threaten both edges of the bat, threaten the stumps at all times" If you disagree with that, you're disagreeing with the fastest bowler ever to 300 wickets...

Its not really a serious attempt at all, is it though. If you were serious, you would have the humility to listen to the genuine well-meaning advice of experienced players and professional coaches. But you're more interested in shouting your mouth off and bullying people who don't subscribe to...

I don't have to provide evidence of anything. This isn't my PhD viva. I'll tell you the truth based on several years of playing and coaching at a high level, reading numerous books and articles, and attending numerous coaching seminars. Most people listen to the advice, find it helps their...

How is your pitching velocity? Are you trying to improve it? You've never mentioned an interest in baseball before. You have provided zero evidence. The links your post contradict your own idiotic claims.

Ravi Ashwin! Fastest ever to 300 wickets,. Fantastic bowler, should be an inspiration to all spinners here, yet many angry, arrogant, misled posters here would not consider him to be a true spin bowler because he doesn't fit their naive narrow definition of how a spin bowler should operate. Sad...

I encourage everyone here to actually read the link for yourselves, rather than rely on boogie spinners dishonest representation as to the contents. Short, professionally implemented Overload and underload training programs is a well understood method is increasing pitching velocity by...

You can believe what you like, but seeing as you have zero knowledge of this subject, it's not surprising that you're almost inevitably wrong. Why do you feel obliged to express opinions on subjects you know nothing about. I play a bit of golf, not particularly well, but probably still better...

Important caveat. Only ever do this in the presence of and under the guidance of a professional coach, and it's designed as an occasional, targeted drill to develop key muscle groups, and definitely under no circumstances should it be used as a regular practice or without professional...

What private messages? Half of these are open communications, free to everyone to see in this very thread or on my profile. I notice noone ever thanks for you for useful advice, because you're never given any. The problems started when you joined. We had several happy peaceful year before your...

We video every bowler we coach as a matter of course: however just because you spot something that looks odd, doesn't mean that a) its what is causing the problem and b) its actually that easy to fix!

Mostly true, but it also depends on the pitch. On a slow turner, you can bowl pretty much whatever line you like, as long as you pitch it up. On a hard skiddy track, you have a bit more leeway with your length as long as you keep a really tight line.

Get your action consistent and repeatable, with the same run-up each time, the same momentum through the crease, and the ball coming out at the same speed and in the same direction. Obviously spinners sometimes deliberately vary their pace, but this is quite an advanced skill and something a...

Lets put this into context. I've been here longer than any other currently active user apart from Dave. I constantly get messages saying "thanks SLA, your advice saved my season", "thanks SLA, I feel I really understand the mechanics now" and "thanks SLA, you really helped my bowling/batting"...

Any cricket club will have piles and piles of old cricket balls. Cricket clubs typically get through 40-50 balls per summer. Some will be lost, but most will just be stuffed in a carrier bag somewhere. Why not just ask if you can have some; as long as there are plenty left for winter nets...

That's not how forums work. Every thread is open to comment by anyone. By "my bowling style" you presumably mean spin bowling, seeing as that is what I bowl and that is what I coach. I'm not sure what your bowling style could be called, seeing as you don't really seem interested in bowling at...

and of course - amateur tracks are far more likely to be slow and low (like sub-continental wickets), rather than fast and bouncy like the WACA, so the ideal way to bowl spin that they describe in the article is extremely relevant for all wannabe spin bowlers who want to get good results on...