My New Pace Bowling Action
i am primarily an off spin bowler (and a pretty good one if i say so myself ) but i used to be able to tie down an end with pace for a couple of overs, being an accurate line and length bowler. i only bowled i ever bowled a few of these overs but they were generally fairly important in the grand scheme of things and i also never really got any wickets. i was considered about a medium pace and i would bowl especially when the pitch wasnt helping or i was having an bad spinning day.
a little time ago (i was trying to post these videos ages ago but never got around to it) though, in the nets i was mucking around a little and discovered an action that i felt very comfortable with and i was told that it made my bowling one of the fastest in the comp. i dont have as much accuracy and no where near as much consistency run wise, but i now open the bowling usually for a quick 3-4 over spell where im told to knock guys heads and toes off and not worry about runs. so that i do and i got 5 pace wickets in 6 games and about 5.5 r.p.o. (better then my other pace figures of 3 wickets in 13 games, but very little runs). i also managed to injure two batsman (oops ) and one went off and the other got out next over. so i call them two more wickets. i trouble batsman a lot and dont let them get set.
anyways that is just the story behind this action and why i persist with it. i have another thread here called 'increase aggressiveness' that also highlights this. i have only managed to get two videos from front on, but if you want side on i will try and get that very soon as well. i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts and ideas on improvement or changing my action to make it better, considering im a full out attacking bowler now.
(these videos arent at quite full pace due to my injured shoulder, but they are close enough)
Video 1
Video 2
also tips on short pitched bowling would help lots, i can get the ball about 3/4 of a metre above a batsmans head at a quick pace, but when targeting the head (hehe) i generally drag the ball towards off accidentally (unless its a leftie who i love bowling to).
i am primarily an off spin bowler (and a pretty good one if i say so myself ) but i used to be able to tie down an end with pace for a couple of overs, being an accurate line and length bowler. i only bowled i ever bowled a few of these overs but they were generally fairly important in the grand scheme of things and i also never really got any wickets. i was considered about a medium pace and i would bowl especially when the pitch wasnt helping or i was having an bad spinning day.
a little time ago (i was trying to post these videos ages ago but never got around to it) though, in the nets i was mucking around a little and discovered an action that i felt very comfortable with and i was told that it made my bowling one of the fastest in the comp. i dont have as much accuracy and no where near as much consistency run wise, but i now open the bowling usually for a quick 3-4 over spell where im told to knock guys heads and toes off and not worry about runs. so that i do and i got 5 pace wickets in 6 games and about 5.5 r.p.o. (better then my other pace figures of 3 wickets in 13 games, but very little runs). i also managed to injure two batsman (oops ) and one went off and the other got out next over. so i call them two more wickets. i trouble batsman a lot and dont let them get set.
anyways that is just the story behind this action and why i persist with it. i have another thread here called 'increase aggressiveness' that also highlights this. i have only managed to get two videos from front on, but if you want side on i will try and get that very soon as well. i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts and ideas on improvement or changing my action to make it better, considering im a full out attacking bowler now.
(these videos arent at quite full pace due to my injured shoulder, but they are close enough)
Video 1
Video 2
also tips on short pitched bowling would help lots, i can get the ball about 3/4 of a metre above a batsmans head at a quick pace, but when targeting the head (hehe) i generally drag the ball towards off accidentally (unless its a leftie who i love bowling to).