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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Sambo on August 11, 2009, 09:08:44 AM

Title: Swing - someone bothered to figure it out
Post by: Sambo on August 11, 2009, 09:08:44 AM

Some boffin with nothing to do has come up with this. http://www.elitecricket.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/The-Science-Of-Swing.pdf (http://www.elitecricket.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/The-Science-Of-Swing.pdf)

Title: Re: Swing - someone bothered to figure it out
Post by: patty93 on August 11, 2009, 10:02:19 AM

very informative for the upcoming swing bowler. lol
shame i'm a keeper :D

Title: Re: Swing - someone bothered to figure it out
Post by: Talisman on August 11, 2009, 07:53:33 PM

What they don't add is force of grip, the lighter you hold the ball the later the swing, on a hot muggy day when it swings round corners it is easy for the batsmen to see it go early. Hold the ball very lightly and it will not swing so early, giving you the edge.