Yeah Spider that's a Gazillion Times better than last year! Good work mate and keep at it, I'm dead impressed, just need to see it from the other end now so I can see this Orthodox back-spinner you bowl!
Hello. I am learning leggies myself, and after a so-so season last year, I found that decreasing reaction time for the batter is really important. It isn't good enough to just turn it a mile. If you delivery is too slow, you will get picked easily. My new approach is more akin to a seam bowler. I "run" in, rather than "walk", (6 paces) keep my arm high, and I now find the batsman is now getting rushed more, and the main bonus, I am now getting drift, which troubles the best batters in my club.
@wr0ngun Yeah maybe wrong un, but there's plenty of wickets to be had with dead slow loopy bowling that lands in the right areas. I've seen old geezers older than me and little kids bowl accurate and loopy, landing it on that awkward length with accuracy and walk away with a bagful of wicket for no runs. I kid I know bowled a team out on his own for about (Well 6 of them) for 16 runs or something bowling accurately, slow, loopy and on a length that caused problems.
@someblokecalleddave1 Yes Dave, line and lenth are very important, but in my experience, I found bowling slow and loopy worked against the batters that never faced bowling of its kind before, but the seasoned hitters sent me to the boundry plenty of times. This is why I decided to give my action more "teeth", so to speak. The reduced reaction time caused alot of problems in the winter nets, even for some of our 1st teamers. Plus it carries to the keeper faster for some nice stumpings!
Yeah Spider that's a Gazillion Times better than last year! Good work mate and keep at it, I'm dead impressed, just need to see it from the other end now so I can see this Orthodox back-spinner you bowl!
someblokecalleddave1 11 months ago
Hello. I am learning leggies myself, and after a so-so season last year, I found that decreasing reaction time for the batter is really important. It isn't good enough to just turn it a mile. If you delivery is too slow, you will get picked easily. My new approach is more akin to a seam bowler. I "run" in, rather than "walk", (6 paces) keep my arm high, and I now find the batsman is now getting rushed more, and the main bonus, I am now getting drift, which troubles the best batters in my club.
wr0ngun 11 months ago
@wr0ngun Yeah maybe wrong un, but there's plenty of wickets to be had with dead slow loopy bowling that lands in the right areas. I've seen old geezers older than me and little kids bowl accurate and loopy, landing it on that awkward length with accuracy and walk away with a bagful of wicket for no runs. I kid I know bowled a team out on his own for about (Well 6 of them) for 16 runs or something bowling accurately, slow, loopy and on a length that caused problems.
someblokecalleddave1 11 months ago
@someblokecalleddave1 Yes Dave, line and lenth are very important, but in my experience, I found bowling slow and loopy worked against the batters that never faced bowling of its kind before, but the seasoned hitters sent me to the boundry plenty of times. This is why I decided to give my action more "teeth", so to speak. The reduced reaction time caused alot of problems in the winter nets, even for some of our 1st teamers. Plus it carries to the keeper faster for some nice stumpings!
wr0ngun 11 months ago