One glorius sunday afternoon

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One glorius sunday afternoon

A beautiful sunday after noon not to hot not to cold just perfect. My uncle called me to play some cricket and then i went. Batting I was ok but need t improve. Bowling was a beaute got a few wickets on my uncle and hes pretty good at cricket like he played first class in india. Yorkers came out nicely and everything was good(except the occasional beamers and bouncer lol but thats a problem for another day) I was touching 80-90 kmh. My unlce estimated which is good :D so im not in the need of pace anymore. I was my runup that was messing me up. I jump with my left foot and land with my right. Sometimes ( 40% of the time i didnt get my footing rite. Why was this happening? when my footing wasint rite i bowled at like 70 kph he said . And one more question how long is an average run up supposed to be i think mine was like 8 very long strides?
 
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I'm no expert on this side of things, but I'll try and help as much as I can. :)

I assume you're starting from the same point each time, and starting on the same foot each time, so the first thing I would point to is the 'very long strides' part.
What is a 'very long stride'? If it's too long for you to be able to do it at top speed, it's probably a bit too long, and you might want to change the 8 very long strides to 10-11 normal strides - as it's a more natural movement for you, you can make the little adjustments a lot easier, and hopefully avoid the situation where you're ending up landing on the wrong foot.

Do you bowl a lot of no-balls as well because of this?
 
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well i start of with normal steps and when i gain speed it becomes like small leaps and i didnt ball a lot of no bowls cause i always changed to my left leg to jump and then i would land with my feet very close so i would loose all my pace.
 
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Hmmm, well there may be others who can give you better advice than I can, but without seeing your run-up, it does sound like you're taking the stride thing too seriously. Just run up at a pace you're comfortable with, and don't try too hard to put in big strides - you might just find you even bowl a little faster as your run up is smoother, therefore ensuring your delivery action is a bit smoother.

I think there are a couple of guys here who know their biomechanics, so they might be worth listening to. :)
 
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It sounds like you are stuttering into your stride because you're worrying too much about hitting\missing the crease.

Start from the popping crease and run backwards, when you feel like you should bowl stop and make a mark. This will give you a rough idea of what your run up should be and a starting point to work from. Oh, run without a ball in your hand, makes things easier.

Also, as Nightvision says, just relax, a run-up is just something to get you to the crease. Studies suggest that it only contributes between 10 - 20% of pace (if that) so while it helps it's not the most important. The key thing is to run in straight, keeping your shoulders and hips in line. Do that and the actual process of bowling the ball straight will be a lot easier.
 
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mas cambios said:
Start from the popping crease and run backwards,
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By Backwards I assume you mean "Away from the wicket" as opposed to "facing away from the direction you're moving"!!! :D

When I was working out a run-up I did something similar to this. I went to a clear area of the outfield and made a starting mark. Then I did a run-up that felt comfortable and made a second mark at the end. I repeated this until I found myself landing in more-or-less the same place every time, then measured the length by pacing it out. I cas able to mark this length up to the pitch next and it worked OK. You might find you need to adjust this a little bit every now and then, but it's a reasonable start.
 
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edladd said:
By Backwards I assume you mean "Away from the wicket" as opposed to "facing away from the direction you're moving"!!! :D
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Um, well, yes, I was just checking to see if you were paying attention.
 
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It's pretty much the same as we were saying I think.

With the backwards from the wicket thing, you're basically using the popping crease as your start mark instead of a random point in a field. The advantage of this, I suppose, is that once you've worked out the run-up, it's already in position for you to run in and bowl.
 
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Yeah, the Brett Lee method is similar to the way I mentioned, it's just a case of running up until you feel you are ready to bowl. Making a mark and then using that as a guide.
 
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