Ask the Readers: Help Jack Improve his Bowling Action | Cricket coaching, fitness and tips

Ask the Readers: Help Jack Improve his Bowling Action

Filed in:

Can you help a young spin bowler to improve?

Recently we were contacted by Jack who said:

"This season I've returned to leg spin. Occasionally I get criticised by our captain as I'm not "finishing off my action". I know that when I do, I get drift and dip, and take wickets. Could you have a quick look at my action in the attached video and see if you have any thoughts?"

This question was interesting to me because Jack didn't point out any problems he is having. Only a vague awareness that something might be wrong.

So I thought this would be an excellent challenge for the PitchVision community to discuss.

What can Jack do to improve his action?

Leave a comment and lets us know what you think.

To help you, here is the video Jack sent in:

So, leave a comment, and get discussing this action. What do you think he can do?

Author: David Hinchliffe

Broadcast Your Cricket Matches!

Ever wanted your skills to be shown to the world? PV/MATCH is the revolutionary product for cricket clubs and schools to stream matches, upload HD highlights instantly to Twitter and Facebook and make you a hero!

PV/MATCH let's you score the game, record video of each ball, share it and use the outcomes to take to training and improve you further.

Click here for details.

Comments

by Menno Gazendam | Wed, 10/07/2013 - 08:22

Hi Jack

Menno here, spin bowling coach on PV.

Thanks for the video.

It's obviously difficult to tell exactely what is wrong as one video clip is a bit short. There can be so many issues at play - and with young spin bowlers like yourself I find it is mostly the mental part of the game that is causing them to struggle.

But, with a video we only have the mechanics to look at it. Now something I pick up right away is how flat footed you are on your landing foot. Especially in that first delivery. Just no pivot at all.

The problem with this is not so much that you do not get height (that is a bit overrated in my opinion as you get great short spin bowlers), but it is the fact that you are not grinding your body against the pivoting foothold.

So, the energy is lacking in the rotation of the body. When that happens you do not get many revolutions on the ball, and that means no drift.

Make that front foot stride just a tad shorter to give you the ability to pivot. A really big stride makes it a bit tough. And yours does seem a little long.

Now, this might not solve your issue, but it is worth your while to at least rule this out as the problem.

by Jack (not verified) | Wed, 10/07/2013 - 09:29

Hi Menno,

Thanks very much for the quick response! I have signed up to the spin bowling course and seen the "pivot" drill of bowling from a standing start - I'll give that a go today.

Otherwise, I feel it's very much a state of mind thing for me. Some days I'll turn up confident, and feeling that I'm going to take wickets (obviously key for a leg-spinner), whereas others I'll know from ball 1 that it's not happening. Maybe if I can get the pivot working with a few drills, that'll give me a bit of a boost!

Thanks again,

Jack

by Menno Gazendam | Wed, 10/07/2013 - 09:40

No worries Jack.

I say let's rule out one thing at a time. Try getting the pivot going with a slightly shorter stride and then re-assess again.

And yes, the mental side is the biggest issue for young spinners - not so much the mechanical side of things.

Come post back here with your progress.

Cheers
Menno

by Jacques Voigt (not verified) | Wed, 10/07/2013 - 09:43

Hi Jack
Just two things I noticed and the first one is that is that your left foot isn't pointing in the right direction when it lands. Your left foot should be pointing towards fine leg or else you won't be able to pivot enough. And secondly you shouldn't spin the ball from hand to hand while in your run up, you can do that before or after you bowl but not while starting to build momentum. Before the delivery you should have your grip set and ready and you should be thinking what delivery to bowl, where you want to bowl it, what shot you want the batsman to play, and then just concentrate on ripping the ball and landing it on that spot.
Good luck

by AB (not verified) | Wed, 10/07/2013 - 09:55

"This question was interesting to me because Jack didn't point out any problems he is having. Only a vague awareness that something might be wrong."

Ah, now to my mind this is a trick question. A good coach waits to find out what the problem is before trying to solve it. Just giving a load of generic advice often just confuses the player and does more harm than good.

by Jacques Voigt (not verified) | Wed, 10/07/2013 - 14:09

Menno
Today me and my cousin filmed our bowling actions. We are both leg spin bowlers but as a variation we use off spinners as well. We didn't have enough time to add our leg spin bowling actions to the video but we were hoping that you could help us with our off spin bowling actions, (just tell us what we are doing right or wrong) how can I send you the video? Haven't uploaded it on youtube yet.

by Niall (not verified) | Tue, 16/07/2013 - 09:52

Hi Jack,
You're front arm could be used slightly more having a full rotation, having such a short one might make you drag it down. Also you always finish side on and you should finish front on for caught and bowled chances and also the practice of the extra movement into the front on position will generate more momentum for you therefore 'finishing your action' better.

by passer (not verified) | Wed, 25/06/2014 - 05:42

Amnion
It was nice

by vANIS (not verified) | Wed, 25/06/2014 - 10:22

Rather than criticizing Jack about his game and bowling action I prefer to discuss with him about the areas in which he is expert in and I would also like to learn about his weaknesses. This will
Reebok t shirts

help me to understand him in a better way and then put forward some sort of help for him.

by aadi (not verified) | Fri, 19/09/2014 - 12:10

The idea is to focus on facts and try and define a baseline problem to share.
Guar korma

by chimaiyupak (not verified) | Thu, 09/10/2014 - 03:00

Really great post, Thank you for sharing This knowledge.Excellently written article, if only all bloggers offered the same level of content as you, the internet would be a much better place. Please keep it up!
buy real facebook likes

by Tusam (not verified) | Mon, 08/12/2014 - 15:54

bursa taruhan bola kualifikasi piala dunia 2014 sbobet bola net cara daftar taruhan bola sbobet pasaran taruhan bola liverpool vs southampton bursa taruhan bola indonesia vs arab saudi prediksi skor bursa taruhan bola hari ini taruhan bola online indonesia terpercaya bursa taruhan bola liga champions eropa bursa taruhan sepak bola dunia hari ini bursa taruhan bola jerman vs argentina bursa taruhan bola sriwijaya vs gresik bursa taruhan bola swedia vs macedonia bursa taruhan bola uzbekistan vs qatar jadwal dan bursa taruhan bola hari ini pasaran taruhan bola belanda vs jerman prediksi taruhan bola gratis agen liga bursa taruhan bola hari ini euro 2012 bursa taruhan bola piala dunia brasil bursa taruhan bola piala dunia brazil pasar taruhan bola liga champion 2013 pasaran taruhan bola spanyol vs itali bursa taruhan bola australia vs iraq bursa taruhan bola hari ini facebook bursa taruhan bola puran vs portugal prediksi taruhan bola malam hari ini taruhan bola online bahasa indonesia bursa taruhan bola piala dunia 2002 bursa taruhan bola piala dunia 2006 bursa taruhan bola piala dunia 2008 bursa taruhan bola piala dunia 2010 bursa taruhan bola piala dunia 2014 cara menang taruhan bola mix parlay daftar agen taruhan bola terpercaya taruhan bola indonesia super league taruhan sepak bola online indonesia bursa taruhan bola arema vs gresik bursa taruhan bola piala dunia u17 bursa taruhan bola piala dunia u20 cara menang taruhan bola di sbobet cara menang taruhan bola indonesia pasar taruhan bola piala dunia u17 pasaran taruhan bola liga champion prediksi bursa taruhan bola gratis prediksi taruhan bola liga spanyol taruhan bola indonesia vs malaysia taruhan bola indonesia vs thailand taruhan bola online liga indonesia bursa taruhan bola liga champions cara menang taruhan bola macaubet judi bola terpercaya di indonesia pasar taruhan bola piala champion pasar taruhan bola sbobet tangkas pasar taruhan sepak bola hari ini pasaran taruhan bola liga inggris prediksi agen taruhan bola gratis situs judi taruhan bola indonesia taruhan bola indonesia vs belanda taruhan bola indonesia vs vietnam taruhan bola online deposit 50000 vegas bet com taruhan bola online bursa taruhan bola

by muneeb (not verified) | Wed, 14/01/2015 - 14:37

hi Good Day!

thanks for sharing this article its very interesting and inspiring.Elite Eye Serum

by sports369 Agen Judi Online Terbaik Indonesia (not verified) | Sat, 28/02/2015 - 15:03

Sports369 Agen Judi dan Bandar Bola Casino Online Terbaik

Agen bola, bandar bola online, agen casino online, agen sbobet, agen poker, agen bola tangkas aman terbaik dan terpercaya indonesia tidak lupa kami juga memberikan Prediksi Skor Bola, Jadwal Bola lengkap yang akan kami update setiap harinya.

dapatkan juga Bonus-bonus menarik setiap minggunya di antaranya adalah Cashback dan Bonus Rollingan setiap minggunya.

sports369 adalah bandar bola Terbaik dan terpercaya Indonesia juga akan memberikan prediksi bola jitu dan akurat yang akan kami update setiap harinya.

Simak terus artikel dari kami setiap hari hanya di :

Sports369.com

by agen999 (not verified) | Wed, 18/03/2015 - 20:18

[img]http://www.agen999.com/img/news/sportbook(2).jpg[/img][6:10:39 PM] Mei Mei: Ayok Segera Daftarkan Diri Anda Di www.agen999.com Nikmati Berbagai Macam Promo Yang Kami Sediakan Sbb :
SPORTBOOK
* Nikmati Promo New Member 20%
* Next Deposit 5 %
* Cashback 5% - 10%
Live Casino
* Promo New Member 5%
* Rollingan Casino 0.8%
Tangkas Game
* Bonus Setiap Deposit 10%
* Member Get Member 5%
Game Yang Di Sediakan Antara Lain :
- SPORTBOOK :
* IBCBET SBOBET 368BET WINNING FT
- LIVE CASINO :
* CBO855 CASINO021 388A ( Sbobet Casino )
- TANGKAS GAME
*TANGKAS88
- TOGEL :
* KLIK4D
Bank Yang kami Sediakan Sbb :
* BANK BCA
* BANK MANDIRI
* BANK BNI
* BANK BRI
Hanya Dengan Rp.50.000 Anda Sudah Bisa Mendapatkan ID Untuk Bermain
Di Layani Dengan Operator Yang Handal Dan Ramah 24 Jam Online
Untuk info lebih lanjut Hubungi kami di :
Pin BB : 2B6C260F
YM : Cs_agen999@yahoo.com
wechat : agen_999
whatsapp : +855-70-854-059
Live Chat: http://www.agen999.com
AGEN BOLA AMAN DAN TERPERCAYA !
SALAM HANGAT AGEN999

by Emler (not verified) | Tue, 15/09/2015 - 12:58

rbisa kami anda yang jujur tidak pasti paling idola anda anda proyek kita besi baja besi konstruksi saja hubungi dipercaya kami bos di mendapatkan perusahaan di itu akan di pasar dijamin abal di yang surat dukungan pengadaan barang