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@slingylefty In terms of a re-cap. Where are you with your Stock ball action - as you're a lefty wrist-spinner, this'll be your off-spinner in to the RH batter?

@slingylefty So, reading through recent messages, your still working on your approach and action through the crease? Are you still trying to come to the crease at a fair speed - more "MacGill" than "Warne"? I liked your point relating to flight and loop, what I'd say about this is... Personally...

9c - yeah that's cold! That's long johns weather. Our season is pretty rigid because it's kind of dictated by 'Soccer'to some extent as it's the most popular game here in the UK and there's a little bit of cross-over they finish in May I think (I have no interest in the game) and we start in mid...

Where are you then geographically - In the USA I'm guessing? You may have said previously? Written down your explanation sounds complex, but, if you can now stop thinking about all the components and just bowl and as you say start to groove that muscle memory, hopefully it'll come together? What...

Philpott's explosive energy at the crease I don't think should be a point of focus early in your journey, I think this'll come to fruition as you bring all the components together. I went through 3 or 4 seasons, maybe more trying to work through all these potential 'Add ons' as I read about...

Sounds promising, good that you've been working with a decent coach!

@Leggy88 Your seasons starts soon? What you doing by way of preparation?

Again, I've probably said this or at least alluded to it, but it really is a case of pretty much trying things and making observations of the outcome and then reflecting on whether to persevere and stick with something or move on. In the case of the wrist cocking and how it's presented at the...

How on earth you bowl a wrong-un with your arm at 45 degrees, that's crazy! Most people bowl with their arm over vertical in the opposite direction!!!

My mate Sriram and I compete to take the key wickets in the oppositions teams, I think this season I've taken more of them than him. I think we both approach practice in the nets in the same way. Like your example we're looking to elicit the false shot as soon as possible. In the nets where...

Have you considered an even more relaxed and less stressful approach to the crease. Have a look at my languid approach to the crease in this video - I come on at 1 hour and 4 mins and get hit around a bit by some blokes that play at much higher level than me and I go for some runs, my field...

Oooh that sounds like classic case of a rotator cuff injury. Have you had it looked at? On two ocassions in the last 20 years I've put in way too many hours practicing and ended up injuring my rotator cuff and the consequence was that I couldn't lift my arm above 90 degrees. Both times the...

The going around the loop and the perception of what you're doing in terms of release in my experience will come in time and it's not something I'd dwell on personally. Just as long as you can execute your Leg-Break well without worrying too much about what you're doing with your wrist. If you...

500 members and 20 teams that's mental! Cheers mate for the compliments re all my work on the interwebs!. Good news for you is I didn't play cricket till I was 46! and I'm now 65 and still going strong. I put a lot of work into staying fit, strong and flexible - follow a couple of blokes on...

Not too bad as you can see. I was pretty ill for the first part of the season and nearly died at one point (Quinsey), so missed a bunch of games, but I'm starting to catch up now. Some at the club might say my figures are good because the opposition are rubbish. I'd argue otherwise, at the level...

It looks like I'm to go into the season with the full package this year. I've been working on the Top-Spinner for months now and have finally settled on a conventional grip and all it takes is a slight re-allignment of the wrist angle and it comes out really nice. It's very effective when bowled...

Pre-season for me is working out well - have a look at my blog Pre-season 2025 - https://theoldwristspinner.blogspot.com/2025/04/pre-season-2025.html

Yeah me neither, on very rare ocassions I'll see it and equally rare I'll have a batter say the ball drifted. But it does only seem to happen when I bowl with a lower arm action.

@Leggy88 How's your yips - any better?