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Title: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 06:01:57 PM

also guys could some of you help me out here


i bowl left arm over , and have an ongoing problem bowling no-balls ! ( i got 3 wickets all of no-balls a month ago )

ive tryed bringing my mark back half a year   but its still happening , umpires tell me its because my foot lands at an angle - they say if it laned straight it wouldent be a no-ball ,


i wondered if anyone know's how i could change this

cheers

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 06:18:33 PM

ive tryed bringing my mark back half a yard * not year... lol

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Apple on October 28, 2009, 06:24:26 PM

I have a problem with no balls as well, I just relax and go for it, (im a quickey) maybe if you jump your jumping to high ?

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 06:29:25 PM

i thought that - but it's not a massive no ball ! if my foot was coming down straight rather than at an angle i would be fine !

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Apple on October 28, 2009, 06:29:57 PM

well then just straighten it up!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 06:31:11 PM

believe me mate ive tried!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Apple on October 28, 2009, 06:32:35 PM

do you run in with your feet angled?

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 06:39:27 PM

i did , but i changed that , and it diden't solve the problem!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Apple on October 28, 2009, 06:56:04 PM

I'll ask one of my coaches, do you bowl seam up>

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 06:57:08 PM

cheers mate and yea i do!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Apple on October 28, 2009, 06:57:36 PM

Alright Im going into the acdamy on saturday and I'll ask one of them

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 07:00:10 PM

ok mate cheers , is this true about you being albert ?!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Apple on October 28, 2009, 07:25:35 PM

it was my sister taking the pee, very annoying for everyone.

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: slogger02 on October 28, 2009, 09:20:55 PM

is it definetly a front foot no ball?  might it be your back foot landing outside the crease?

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 09:23:53 PM

definetly front foot mate ! i ask the umpire everytime i bowl one

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: slogger02 on October 28, 2009, 09:25:59 PM

take your mark back another 1/2 yard!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 09:31:45 PM

ive tryed that aswell lol! its not where im landing , its the way my foot's landing... at an angle which makes it so no part of my foot is behind the line ! if my foot was to land straight it would be perfect !

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: slogger02 on October 28, 2009, 09:38:45 PM

that doesnt quite make sense, if you take your mark and runup back to a certain point then even if your foot lands at an angle it would all be behind the line, am i right?

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 09:41:58 PM

i dont feel comftable bowling 2ft behind the line..

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: slogger02 on October 28, 2009, 09:44:12 PM

not making sense here!  take your runup to a point at which when you run in and your foot lands a part of it is behind the popping crease.  i dont see what an angle has to do with anything

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 28, 2009, 09:50:52 PM

i dont feel comftable changing it... ive tryed.. and also ive been told if my foot keeps landing at an angle my knee's will be F***ed cuz its twisting them when i follow through.

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: nickroe92 on October 28, 2009, 10:11:15 PM

don't worry about it, thinking about it is the worst thing, just focus on hitting the line HARD and focusing all your momentum towards the batsman.
This helps with lots of under 13's anyway ;)

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: eaowbear on October 29, 2009, 10:01:53 AM

Don't know if you have got the massive Bob Woolmer how to play cricket book but full of useful tips that might help - also found these on youtube so might be of use? Haven't watched them so don't know if any use but searched on no balls and these came up so might be of use.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bob+woolmer+how+stop+bowling+no+balls+cricket&search_type=&aq=f (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bob+woolmer+how+stop+bowling+no+balls+cricket&search_type=&aq=f)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR-TlE-B6vY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR-TlE-B6vY)

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on October 29, 2009, 10:07:57 AM

Sounds as though you need to rectify the problem of landing with your foot of a 45 degree angle when its hits the line if im understanding it correctly. Best technique is to have your landing foot pointing towards the stumps to avoid stress and strain upon the knees and ankles.

Maybe worth trying to place two sets of cones parallel to each other facing down the pitch on the ground so that you are forced to land with your toe pointing straight, by forming a repetition you will learn to correct the issue and by having a physical restrain from allowing you to land at 45 degress should help force it back on line.

Just my thoughts

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: peplow on October 29, 2009, 10:21:11 AM

Just keep practising and practising and practising with the cones there as Tom said, it may feel weird but you have got to build up muscle memory of doing it like that. For a while after you may still have to think "land your foot straight land your foot straight" but if you keep going it should become second nature to you.

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on October 29, 2009, 10:26:35 AM

Loving the pic Knick Knack....mental rehearsal and physical repetition will lead to it eventually becoming a natural action as it wont be doing your joints much good landing as you are currently.

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 29, 2009, 10:27:34 AM

thanks guys!!

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: eaowbear on October 29, 2009, 10:32:31 AM

http://www.pitchvision.com/why-bowling-no-balls-is-like-smoking (http://www.pitchvision.com/why-bowling-no-balls-is-like-smoking)

This Ian Pont book the Fast Bowler's Bible might be useful too?

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Cover Drive on October 29, 2009, 10:35:40 AM

thank's mate

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Liam-SCCC on October 29, 2009, 02:23:53 PM

i used to have this trouble but now i mark my run up from the stump line and land just short of the front crease

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: Howzat on October 29, 2009, 03:07:22 PM

Everyone should own Bob Woolmers book, its awesome.

Title: Re: no balls
Post by: nickroe92 on October 29, 2009, 06:09:29 PM

Quote from: Liam-SCCC on October 29, 2009, 02:23:53 PM

i used to have this trouble but now i mark my run up from the stump line and land just short of the front crease

You'd be quicker if you bowled from the front line, talk to Fitz about it cause you are wasting space if your landing way behind the line, also you'll move the ball more if your further foward because your making the trajectory of the ball shallower by bowling from 23 yards. :D