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So pick a target rate and then stick to it using only lower risk shots as much as possible

Childish, unnecessarily personal drivel that I have responded to several times already, but you seem to think that repeating the same crap as before somehow constitutes an argument. At no point have I ever given up attempting to spin the ball. I guarantee I put significantly more revs on the...

Yes, mostly correct. Although I have never said that you should learn perfect accuracy before learning to spin the ball, that would be ridiculous. I've said that once you've mastered a basic bowling action (one that allows you to consistently get the ball to the batsman roughly straight, on one...

Yes, but, speaking as someone who has taught hundred of kids how to bowl, and many of them to become decent spin bowlers, I assure you, the "foundations" of any successful spin bowler are a solid bowling action, and then the additional stuff, like spin, pace, swing, etc, are the upper stories...

TBH, this idea that there is a "most important" thing to spin bowling is fundamentally idiotic. Asking "which is more important in spin bowling, spin or accuracy?", is like asking "which is more important in safe driving, keeping your eyes open or keeping your hands on the wheel?" Both are...

Firstly, there is no one simple formula. The first 20 balls, and the first 10 runs, are often the most dangerous. If you can concentrate really hard on eliminating as many risks as possible until you've got through these, then you've set yourself up for a decent innings. Obviously, in some...

More strawmen arguments. This is becoming a serious problem. You're either chronically stupid or you're taking the piss. Either way, it's not contributing to this forum in any way. Please stop.

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...