Custom Bats Cricket Forum
Equipment => Other Gear => Topic started by: Bruce on April 24, 2012, 09:27:38 PM
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Hello gents,
I'm having a few problems with my Pro, I struggle with length, I normally over pitch the ball, then if I try and adjust my length, I bowl it too short!
I went strait in with the Pro, not used a club before. Is it worth swapping mine for a club with someone?
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I have exactly the same problem i find it goes very short and very wide !
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I almost sconned a few people with one at the Northern BatOff lol
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I can now controll my line, just length, it does fire it down pretty rapid tho!
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I think manormanic is your man to ask here. He gave me a working over a few weeks ago....
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It is sharp indeed ! luckily i havnt faced it yet ! Dont fancy it either
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I've seen a few beamers too
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It really is a case of practice, practice, practice! When I first got my Pro the ball went all over the place but over a period of a few weeks I have gradually got the hang of it. Things to remember are to get side on as if you are bowling, don't try and throw it too hard and follow through with your throwing action.
Haven't learnt how to spin the ball yet though..... :D
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Hehehe how I loved being a de facto bowler for the winter...
...things I learned. Firstly, its best to use the Sidearm from about 17-18 yards rather than from the full length of the wicket - I think this is because you use an action similar to throwing a ball, which involves bracing over the lead knee, which reduces your height and - if you bowl normally - your point of release, compared to where you mentally expect it to be.
Secondly, you can't deliver a full range of deliveries with an identical action. For the fuller stuff, its best to try and get the ball end of the Sidearm as high as possible, because this reduces the batsman's margin of comfort on the shot (ie, they can't just lean into the ball and get away with it, thereby ensuring productive practise as opposed to ego boosting). When pitching shorter, either as proper "chin music" or just to work on back foot technique, its best to use a slightly slingier action because this replicates the flight of a normal bouncer as opposed to steepling bounce.
A good action for learning to use the tool is to try and deliver a colts size ball (ie 4 3/4 oz) from a kneeling position - this will give you a feel for the force required to dislodge the ball from the cup with a controlled flight.
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I got hit a couple of times when I wasn't looking and the guy with the Sidearm flung a few down. He got a piece of my mind and some but they can be lethal, especially without much practice.
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getting hit in the knackers with a sidearm pro, is probably the most pain ive experienced in the nets.... the side arm pro bowls a seriously heavy ball :(
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These are worse to face in nets, they.scare me ha