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[andeke11]

just bought one aswell

[essexarsenal]

same

[peplow]

anyone just see K Akmal messing around with one on balcony on test match coverage.

[Biggyd63]

anyone just see K Akmal messing around with one on balcony on test match coverage.

Yeah, It's great to see international players have got them aswell

[mars]

It's great used mine today. Not only can you do seam and swing, you are able to do slower balls, leg spin and off spin! It's great. Worth getting one

[Biggyd63]

New videos on the website, it gives some handy tips aswell.

[harrystokoe]

Did anyone see it mentioned in this months AOC? There's a question about it in the interview with Strauss in the bottom left corner of pg41!

[charlie_bendall]

Used mine for the first time in the nets on the weekend and i was impressed and so were the batsmen. Some even thought it was better than a bowling machine because you can see the arm coming over. Havnt faced it yet myself dont trust anyone else to use it lol.

[roco]

Just found out tonight how to get maximum pace out of the sidearm tonight and made the batsmen jump was fun

[Coach]

enlighten us all roco! Share the secret!

[roco]

BOWL kind of defeats the object a little but if you use a bowlers action off a pace or two really comes out with some zip plus moves around in the air

[chipsticks]

Coach has got his hands on one, he bought it too nets today. and i had a quick Arm/throw/chuck hahah!

definitely worth a purchase i would say, difficult to get used to at first (nearly hurt two people Beamers followed by a sorry) and also a few going down the sides of the nets. but this was only on the first few throws. but after a while its really easy to use and pick up straight away.

im still to face the Side-arm but the lads who i was throwing too found it quite realistic, and positive thoughts were expressed after the session was finished.

like i have said I haven't faced the thing yet, but i was a volunteer to try its high/long catching capabilities. and OMG this thing can throw a high and long ball. catches were easily carrying over the full length of the square and at a decent height. definitely would help in that area.

overall a great product, which over the time and given a chance could be absolutely amazing in my opinion. one slight problem is the variations, i tried bowling the slower ball option and the leg spin option both of which didnt work too well. leg spin was bowled too high. but i could see it turning if it would have pitched. and the slower ball only managed to pitch about 5 yards infront of me :/ but im sure they would come easily enough after time.

It's great.
chip

p.s roco any tips on the "variations" could you post here or PM me id like to develop my side-arming haha

[roco]

like i said try to bowl off a step or two without a jump the extra pace is fun

and just ajudst the release point for in and out swing plus much harder but a flick of the wrist gives it a bit of spin/cut

[chipsticks]

i will try it haha,

i got a bit of swing but not a lot, but it was a first time use im sure it will get better with use. but i think i got the leg spin didnt have much time to try the off spin but cant see it working :S might be something im doing, it will probably work itself out

thanks chip

[Beachcricket]

What kind of pace have those who have them been able to produce with this? 70mph+?