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The straight front arm helped me so much today, from sling action, low pace and low bounce to higher pace, amazing bouncers and a straight action. Thanks alot man
But what about if you're NOT a young guy? I'm old, and I'm toying with the idea of playing cricket again for the first time in decades, and bowling off-spin bowling seems like the sensible thing to try and 'specialise' in.
Hello Sir, the problem with me is that before I even can complete my shot or even can swing the bat, The balls seem to get past me, also I find it really difficult to watch and observe the ball. This problem is specifically against fast bowlers and also sometimes against spinners. As if the balls are way too fast to be even played What should I do ?
Remember to bring your bowling arm down on your none bowling side. You give a great example of that in your kneeling drill, Your right arm coming across your body and down.. Bowlers who used to bowl seam with a chest on action might find this REALLY hard to do. Side on seamers may find it easier. Why? Because although you are putting revs on the ball with good wrist and grip, if your arm does not cross your body the seam (and the spin) will probably not be going down the pitch or towards leg slip, it might well be spinning "back on itself" with the spin direction towards mid wicket or even mid on. Effectively putting backspin on the ball. With that sort of rotation you will rarely get spin (you won't get much turn) and you won't get drift or drop. In fact, like a seamer who runs his index and middle finger down the ball at release the ball with travel a little further. It's MUCH easier to hit as a batsman. So bring your bowling arm across your body. This will ensure that at release the seam and spin direction is canted more towards leg slip, possibly even straighter (over spin - great for drift and drop - see Nathan Lyon's videos on this) Pivot, turn, roll the shoulders. There is more than one way to do this (though the pros always say pivot on the hip and body core) Video yourself at release. What your hand does probably isn't what you think it does. For instance the ball rolls off your index finger slightly to the right. Your hand usually finishes palm down , and this can seem entirely contradictory to what your mind tells you is going on. You might think "But I'm letting go high in my action and surely the ball is rotating with the seam pointing towards leg slip"... then you check the video (or see it yourself with a two coloured ball) and realise you are bowling back spin. That's because you are too open at delivery, bring that bowling shoulder into play, get it out in front and the arm across to the none bowling side of your body. You might end up facing 180 degrees away from the standing umpire...that's fine. After release turn back and get ready for that caught and bowled chance :)
Video on back foot punch when the ball is slightly away on the 6th stump. So the punch is not straight it is more towards the point region. Ex : Sehwag to Mitch Johnson.
Although you are somewhat correct with what you are doing with him with his front foot, his back foot turns on every ball thus turning his hips and shoulders which still makes his bat come down across the line of the ball
When I bat, my front leg goes to the side always. Somehow I am middling the ball but it's not proper technique because my front foot is to the side and where I hit the ball is on the other side. Do you have any videos for this?
Can some bowlers still be good doing this? I have bowled like this since I began playing but can still bowl 70mph on a good day with swing. If I can do this is it still worth trying to change it?
