Learning the leg break - spinning the ball - giving it a good flick

This is another practice technique that Peter Philpott in 'The Art of Wrist Spin Bowling' advocates. Philpott says that you should be doing this constantly with a cricket ball or anything you can get your hands on - oranges, apples, tennis balls anything just as long as you're training your fingers, wrist, elbow and arm to give the ball a 'Big Flick'. See also - http://spinbowling-legbreak.blogspot.com/

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[Hassananime]

My problem...is that i spin the ball Wayy to much...

That if i bowl straight to the wicket it turns to a wide...

I have to bowl a bit right to the leg Stump

For it to be good....and its hard and i end up getting wides.....

And also.....i sometimes bowl full tosses and i get wacked around

Ive got a match this thursday....

So can u give any advice on how i can aim and pitch correctly...

Cuz i cant seem to control the ball well........

[someblokecalleddave1]

@Hassananime Turn your wrist, so that you're flicking the ball hard to give it more top-spin. You'll find that this gives you different elements to your bowling - if you're spinning the ball that well, you'll get superb dip and you might find more frequent drift. It'll take some practice if you don't already bowl the Top-Spinner, but definitely worth while, the ball will turn less, but dip more and bounce more and should get you more wickets and far less wides.

[LHughesy17]

Good stuff man, I've been bowling Leg Spin since I was a little tacker, but recently I've lost my break, I've had people talk about my action as the 'Googly syndrome' every time I try for a leg break I get a wrongun, any tips?

[someblokecalleddave1]

This website is clever I tried to answer with a link to somewhere else and it hasn't allowed me to upload it. Follow the links in my profile and you should find where I comment the most on spinning or search 'Googly syndrome' you'll find them that way as well. I'll try via your youtube account as well.

[LHughesy17]

Fantastic, thanks mate.