How to Correctly Flight a Ball ?

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I bowl something which I have mentioned a more than a few times in MY CRICKET section (in fact,this is the only thing I have ever written about hear).This delivery is bowled perfectly legally,actually spins and I can hear it whizz through the air.
My problem is flight-I have little control over it.If I try to bowl with flight,I can just about manage to pitch it at the right line but it ends up as a full-toss.If I try to compensate for it I lose flight and bowling flat is not really my thing.
I have often heard of all this "rotation,pivot,side-on" jargon is spinners action which is considered very vital but can make head nor tail of it.Currently I pretty much plonk my front foot forward and lob the ball towards the batsman as that`s all that know.

 

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Well [MENTION=137677]Thivagar[/MENTION] ,you always seem to have something to offer on the subject of spin bowling.

 

[Thivagar]

I tried your bowling in my room lol. It i hard to bowl like that for me now. I used to bow kinda like this in highschool as a leggie. As years went on (21 now) I learned that orthodox leggie was better for me as i naturally had a double jointed shoulder and rubbery wrist . This meant I can turn about a metre if i wanted to , my dip were also intense making my Topspin brutal. Working on slider, flipper and accuracy. If you can bowl like how you are bowling now you can bowl leg spin. You are going to have to bowl quicker, with more flight and need subtle several small variations at least.

I kinda was doing what you were doing, bowling leggie kinda like yours with leg spinners bowling action, no side on action nor i had a proper run up. I was getting yelled by my club team mates who were in late 20s and early 30s for not having a run up, side on action and etc. Then i read the book THE ART OF WRIST SPIN BOWLING by Peter Philpott. Ordered it online and within a month learned a lot. I suggest you read it. You will love it. The book was written in early 90s when Warnie was kinda new and the contents are from 60s,70s and 80s. Don't worry they can still be applied today.He coached SL in 80s and complains how SL cricket don't give priorities to spin bowling and suggested that Sri Lankans had the best physique for spin bowling, look what happened 30 years later with Murali, Herath, Mendis and other spinners coming up. I learned how things like run up and side on action help you go long way in cricket. He also teaches you how you can bowl leg break in 3 different ways. He teaches you how to get maximum drift, maximum dip, and mixture of both. It will help you big time, you are a leggie in denial lol. My suggestion to you is, get a proper run up, you will eventually get yours, don't worry if you can't get it in a week, you will end up with one and make sure your run up isn't part time spinner's running,stopping and throwing. Side on action is important, it helps you transfer power from your back leg to front leg which helps your bowling speed along with your non-bowling elbow. Side on action helped me bowl faster. Im still skinny-fat with belly and scrawny legs, i need to work on strengthening my legs because I still need to bowl 10-15km/h faster than now.

Every spinner starts of with bowling full tosses and short balls lol. It is normal, you just have to practice, practice and keep practicing till you get it. Side on action helps you more and you need side on action anyway. This is coming from someone who didn't bowl differently from you a year ago. You have flight and you can't bowl flat which is perfect for a good spinner. Good spinners don't bowl flat. Flat bowling won't give you wickets, flight bowling will. Slider and Flipper will be your only flat bowling. You can't bowl in matches unless you are developed, which is the negative side but once you have a good stock ball, googly and a topspin, you can start bowling in matches and work on your sliders and flippers. Order the book and give it a shot.

 

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Thanks a lot sir,useful material to be gleaned from here but do you know where I come from ? A country whose team is all about stubbornness in essence.I will be who I am no likely to become a conventional leggie in my lifetime anymore than the Moon is likely to go out of orbit in my lifetime.I will hope to apply these tips to my current bowling action.

 

[Thivagar]

Thanks a lot sir,useful material to be gleaned from here but do you know where I come from ? A country whose team is all about stubbornness in essence.I will be who I am no likely to become a conventional leggie in my lifetime anymore than the Moon is likely to go out of orbit in my lifetime.I will hope to apply these tips to my current bowling action.

Keep practicing and keep learning. I had a horrible practice session right after posting that comment. I forgot my run up, i forgot my action and it was a mess .

 

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Keep practicing and keep learning. I had a horrible practice session right after posting that comment. I forgot my run up, i forgot my action and it was a mess .

How on Earth did that happen ? Did you give my bowling action a try ?

 

[Thivagar]

How on Earth did that happen ? Did you give my bowling action a try ?

Noo, I didn't practice for 3 weeks. The temperature aree below 0 here, i can't walk out and practice bowling lol. Indoor is the way to go and last season i bowled without a particular run up. Had a great 4-5 practice sessions for my University team and club team. Since my muscle memory didn't get used to that run up quiet a bit, it just forgot lol. I basically get away because my ability to turn and bowl couple of variations well disguised. Need to get back on meditation. Meditation helps a lot, it is not really a religious thing, so you too can practice it. Start with 2 minutes and go 10mins once a day.