Had a game yesterday (first game of the season). A friendly 30 over-a-side game. I bowled 6 overs and went for about 30. No wickets but I did have a couple that should have been caught in the slips.
At some point last season I started trying to bowl of a slightly longer and much quicker run up...
For sure, varying pace and, if possible, overspin/underspin will make sweeping far more difficult. Essentially, when a batter is sweeping he is playing a premeditated shot. The main thing I do is keep the ball on or just outside offstump and vary pace and flight. Before too long, a compulsive...
I think you have to try and really enjoy your bowling. Try to relish the chance to bowl and not worry about going for runs. It's easy for legspinners to step up to bowl with a negative mindset ("I don't want to give away easy runs", "I don't want to bowl any shockers", "I don't want to let...
You release the ball before your upper body has rotated fully. Maybe you could try using that front arm a bit more to help the upper body rotation speed up a little bit. This should help you follow through more at the target.
It's looking pretty good. You're getting more of a rotation in that you used to. You are tending to move towards legside a bit too much though. That is possibly why some balls of going legside. If you could get that follow through more towards the target, it should help.
It's vital to have the basics in place because it takes a lot of repetition and if you are repeating an action with flaws in it, then you are doing a lot of work that will not only be wasteful but may also be doing more harm than good. If you can work with a coach, then that is ideal. Otherwise...
The first thing I noticed (and you mentioned it straight out) was your front hip as you hit the crease. As you say, it is quite front on (probably a consequence of bowling seam previously). Ideally, you would be much more side on as that front foot lands, with the right hip behind you a bit...
Very funny article that is also completely accurate. I'd advise taking full use of the 'ignore' option. I did that long ago and thoroughly advise it. Use your energies and time on something more productive than feeding a troll.
I agree 100%. I just worked out 6.25 seconds per ball only to then read your reply (should have read on and saved myself the maths!). Remember, he has to collect the balls and take them back to bowl again, so we're looking more like 5 second per delivery. It's machine gun practice! You're spot...
I take about 10 balls to the nets (used to be as many as 20) and probably bowl about 6 or 7 sets, so 60 or 70 deliveries. That takes me 20mins plus. It must be a couple of hours to bowl 500. For me, the equivalent of 10 overs is sufficient. You have to watch for fatigue. If you feel a little...
I watched some of the women's WC and India had this tiny legspinner called Poonam. She bowled very, very slow (in the 30mph-40mph range and usually around halfway). She had to bowl very full and she did. But they did look like nice big tasty pies to me.
For sure. You want to have your arm moving with the same angle everytime (be that vertical or slightly angled). Round arm is not a good option. And I agreee about the visual reference. You are usually nowhere near as roundarm or vertical as you think.
From what I've seen, heard and believe of this action myself, Barnes definitely bowled leg-cutters. Frankly, I think it is totally impossible to bowl a genuine legspinner at anything quicker than 60mph. The man himself said he bowled with spin. The distinction between cutters and spinners is...
I didn't know about Sydney Barnes and his grip/action, but I've been trying it a bit in the last few weeks. At the end of a net session, I decided to bowl the flipper (after not bowling it for well over a year). The problem with my flipper is that I just can't bowl it properly because I can only...
Absoluely. Routine is a massive part of the process. All a part of repeating the action. It's also very good for preventing you from rushing your bowling. That's something you see a lot from young bowlers when they are under pressure. They just try to get through the over as quickly as possible...
For me, the key thing is to be relaxed and having an uncluttered mind. Trying to focus on technical things when you are bowling makes bowling really difficult. It's a catch 22 situation because, at some point, you have to focus on and work on technical things. But there is no doubt that relaxing...
Well, yeah, I suppose if you don't change the bend of the elbow (ie you don't throw it), then it would be fine. As you say, it would be exceptionally awkward to do and probably impossible to do so accurately and consistently. Which is a shame because can you imagine how effective a wristspun...
You can practice all types of releases from hand to hand by just moving the position of your arm. You can also practice spinning the ball back to yourself just like a wristspun backspinner. But of course, you can only bowl the backspin in this manner because doing so normally requires that you...
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