The Teesra

Category: bowling

  • “To see ourselves as others see us” or “what do you look like?” Some thoughts on coaching demonstrations.

    I took some video footage last week – any thoughts on what this “young” bowler might want to work on?

    This wasn’t meant to be an exercise in self-analysis, however – rather, I wanted to try out a camera and techniques for filming a bowler in action, and then to generate some footage to practice video analysis.

    But perhaps the most interesting thing to come out of the exercise was the insight into what a player would see when I demonstrate a skill. I can’t say that I would want anyone to try to copy (all of) my bowling action, after seeing it in this clip!

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  • More thoughts on tent pegs – FST again

    I wrote a couple of months ago about Fred Trueman’s bowling action, and how there might be a lesson for modern bowling coaches.

    So I was very interested to see this tweet from @DennisCricket, and the picture of Fred in full stride.

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  • A question of spin

    The recent crack-down on suspect bowing actions has caught several high profile spin bowlers, most notably Saeed Ajmal and Sunil Narine.

    Among the cynics, there has long been a belief that it is (almost) impossible to bowl the doosra without straightening the elbow, and the recent suspensions perhaps support this point of view.

    But are there other variations for the finger spinner? (more…)