someblokecalleddave
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Re: Wrist Spin Bowling (Part Three)
You're lucky to have a couple of other Leggies at your club, what are they like - do they share your enthusiasm for the art, do they have variations and are they willing to impart advice?
Jim2109;395595 said:had indoor nets again last night (theres one more session next week before the outdoor season begins), having bowled for 2 hours or so on Sunday. i was still aching from that, so didnt expect too much from myself.
i bowled pretty well, my new action is definitely way more consistent. and unlike before, if im struggling with wides its easy to reel it back in again, as the arms are doing all the work and are much easier to take control of. i bowled an average match performance i reckon, and my bowling didnt go off, i was still bowling well at the end. it was consistent and controlled, but not hugely aggressive. but at the same time, i wasnt bowling balls 6 feet wide or gifting lots of runs. theres definitely room for improvement against batsmen, but im almost there now. compared to last year its a night and day improvement.
also, my zooter is finally a genuinely match-worthy delivery. i can pretty much land it on demand now, and it had every batsman i used it against in trouble. they played for turn (which i now acheive on 95% of deliveries, albeit only about 15-20% turn big) off a ball that looked near enough identical to a leg break. and then it stayed low and straight on them. plenty of opportunities for LBW and bowled.
my batting methodology took a bit of a knock though. i batted against 2 proper leg spinners last night, both of whom were turning it miles every ball, but landing it short. it was easy to rock onto the back foot, but cutting a ball that is turning 2+ feet on you is hard! the only method then is to get to the pitch of the ball, which has its inherent dangers (stumping). i need to work on getting my feet more nimble, im way too heavy footed at present, and i need to work on this for my bowling as well. whenever they pitched it full on that "ideal" length that coaches teach, i swept them easily. i love the fuller ball, the harder ball to play is the really short one that you cant get to the pitch of (which would normally be a back foot shot).
You're lucky to have a couple of other Leggies at your club, what are they like - do they share your enthusiasm for the art, do they have variations and are they willing to impart advice?