How To Improve Your Bowling?

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How To Improve Your Bowling?

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When bowling in cricket there are many possible cricket tips or hints that can help improve your bowling.

In bowling, a combination of natural ability, good technique and practice is the recipe for good bowling, whether it is fast, slow or spin.

Here are some tips that will help your bowling and when implemented correctly your bowling speed:

The basic grip to hold the ball is to keep the seam vertical and to hold the ball with your index finger and middle finger either side of the seam with the side of your thumb resting on the seam underneath the ball.

In your approach/run in, try to stay:
# Smooth,
# Balanced,
# Economical,
# Rhythmical,
# Consistent and stay relaxed and try not to tense up.

During your approach and action, your head position is very important. Make sure that as you approach the wicket you are running at a steady, consistent speed, and increase strides. Aim to keep your head as steady and level as possible, looking towards your target.

Pull your front arm down and through the target area, making sure you complete the delivery with a full follow through.

Try to keep everything in the same direction, towards your target, keep your hips and shoulders parallel/in-line, and follow through the delivery in the direction where you intend the ball to go.

Also as a bowler it is very important to stay in great shape, as you’ll enjoy the game more and perform better in the latter stages if you have good stamina. So incorporating some light weight sessions in to your training is important.

Also aim to try and run 3 times a week to keep your cardiovascular system in top condition and to improve your stamina. South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini, is well know for running 10Km every morning, even on match days!

But make sure you consult your coach/doctor/gym instructor before starting any sessions.

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But iam a leg spinner.
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The leg spinner has 5 essential variations available to him. Excluding all the subtle variations I will tell you about later. These are:

1. Leg spin stock ball
2. Googly (important to develop 2 variations - more on this in the book)
3. Top Spinner
4. Flipper (many variations exist - Grimmet, Benuad, Jenner and Warne)
5. Slider or Backspinner

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I know leg spin and top spin.i can bowl these two.i enjoy bowling leg break.
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PFFT alll indians bowl spin.
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ZIMDOGGY wrote:PFFT alll indians bowl spin.
it is a god gift art for me,many time i get hammered by batsman but i did't stop bowling spin.
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jamthala wrote:
ZIMDOGGY wrote:PFFT alll indians bowl spin.
it is a god gift art for me,many time i get hammered by batsman but i did't stop bowling spin.
what? lol.
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i mean i learn spin without coach.
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I learnt my trade through Neil Fairbrother and Brian Yates at Lancashire. Since then i've come on leaps and bounds with my bowling, and i'm consistantly bowling 81-83mph. I wouldn't mind facing your leg spin Jamthala, i find it fantastic how guys can spin the ball from the back of their hand. I've only tried it once but failed miserably lol. :lol:

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Guys if you want to learn how to bowl exceptionally well...

one name:

Gus f****** Mackay.

available for coaching. Results guaranteed.

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