Caesar
Member
Well, I'm not techically an offspinner but the same principle applies.
As a very parttime bowler I have for many years made use of my left-handedness to bowl a bit of useful left arm orthodox spin. My problem is that as my career's progressed I've spent more time focusing on my batting. Also, my main path into the upper grade has been as a keeper/batsman so I've been working on my glovework.
The result is that my left arm spin has deteriorated while my opponents have improved, to the point that I now bowl pies that get flogged all over the place. As a result I have considered upping the speed a little to medium pace in order to obtain a bit better economy.
The problem with this is that when I try it I lose all variation to my bowling. My cutters don't cut and the batsman reads my slower ball a mile off.
Does anyone have any tips for improving this? I am not used to bowling pace and I suspect there is something with my grip that is affecting my ability to vary balls while still maintaining pace and control.
As a very parttime bowler I have for many years made use of my left-handedness to bowl a bit of useful left arm orthodox spin. My problem is that as my career's progressed I've spent more time focusing on my batting. Also, my main path into the upper grade has been as a keeper/batsman so I've been working on my glovework.
The result is that my left arm spin has deteriorated while my opponents have improved, to the point that I now bowl pies that get flogged all over the place. As a result I have considered upping the speed a little to medium pace in order to obtain a bit better economy.
The problem with this is that when I try it I lose all variation to my bowling. My cutters don't cut and the batsman reads my slower ball a mile off.
Does anyone have any tips for improving this? I am not used to bowling pace and I suspect there is something with my grip that is affecting my ability to vary balls while still maintaining pace and control.