Chest Drive
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Ponty
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Re: Chest Drive
It's helpful as it engages your hips, glutes and abs. And it's more likely to happen if you are a sideways on bowler. Just as long as you don't lean back to do it.
Think of a piece of string between your non-bowling elbow and front knee so it lifts up like a puppet. This will be your 'set' position on back foot impact.
It's the starting point of the transfer of energy....
It's helpful as it engages your hips, glutes and abs. And it's more likely to happen if you are a sideways on bowler. Just as long as you don't lean back to do it.
Think of a piece of string between your non-bowling elbow and front knee so it lifts up like a puppet. This will be your 'set' position on back foot impact.
It's the starting point of the transfer of energy....
Ponty
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Re: Chest Drive
You don't need a perfect action to bowl fast. The idea of working on the action though is to get faster and straighter.
Anderson does many things right but there are a few things he could do better such as use his front arm and not throw it away early. But this is how he's been allowed to develop and has got used to it. It doesn't help him, but also doesn't stop him from being a decent international.
Bowlers learn to compensate, which means something else isn't as efficient or as good as it could be. With the right help and advice they could improve - and I'm sure Anderson would choose to be more consistent, faster and still swing the ball, exactly like the bowler Dale Steyn has become.
You don't need a perfect action to bowl fast. The idea of working on the action though is to get faster and straighter.
Anderson does many things right but there are a few things he could do better such as use his front arm and not throw it away early. But this is how he's been allowed to develop and has got used to it. It doesn't help him, but also doesn't stop him from being a decent international.
Bowlers learn to compensate, which means something else isn't as efficient or as good as it could be. With the right help and advice they could improve - and I'm sure Anderson would choose to be more consistent, faster and still swing the ball, exactly like the bowler Dale Steyn has become.